Oluwatosin Olaseinde – Africa’s Financial Literacy Queen Says Be Careful Who You Trust

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tosinmoneyafrica/?originalSubdomain=ng" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Oluwatosin Olaseinde</strong></a> is a professional accountant with over 10 years of experience spanning across accounting, audit, financial management, and taxation. She is the Founder and CEO of<a href="https://themoneyafrica.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Money Africa</a>, an ed-tech platform that enhances financial literacy and investments leveraging technology.</p><p>Oluwatosin is a Washington Mandela Fellow, and she was a finalist for The Future Awards. In 2019, she was selected as one of the top 100 women by The Leading Ladies Africa. She was awarded one of the top 8 traders by CNBC Africa in 2012 and is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society. Oluwatosin has spoken at TedX and has been featured on BBC UK, Al Jazeera, Guardian, and other outlets.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>“Be comfortable with having money conversations. It’s your money, and you have every right to know where it goes and how it works.”</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center">Oluwatosin Olaseinde</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Worst investment ever</strong></h2><h3><strong>The one with the winners</strong></h3><p>Oluwatosin had this friend who was always talking about how well his investments were performing and would always entice her to join him.</p><p>In 2017 the Bitcoin craze was gaining so much momentum. At the beginning of the year, it was at $2,000, then $3,000, and it kept growing. Her friend was<a href="https://myworstinvestmentever.com/ep53-ralph-woodcock-following-the-crowd-into-bitcoin-disaster/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> investing in Bitcoin</a> and would constantly tell Oluwatosin about all the profits he was making. Oluwatosin now wanted a piece of the pie.</p><h3><strong>Investment out of her reach</strong></h3><p>Being an account, Oluwatosin knew about the stock market, mutual funds, and all these other things, but Bitcoin sou