Overview

• Edelman now recommends crypto allocations scaled to risk with 10% for conservative investors, 25% for moderate profiles, and 40% for those with high risk tolerance.
• He attributes his shift to settled policy uncertainties and the influx of billions into spot Bitcoin ETFs, which he says have solidified crypto’s mainstream status.
• Edelman contends that increased life expectancy necessitates prioritizing higher-growth assets and renders the traditional 60/40 stocks-to-bonds split obsolete.
• Market projections of bitcoin reaching $150,000 to $250,000 by year-end and potentially $500,000 by 2030 underpin his argument for significant crypto exposure.
• His firm, Edelman Financial Engines, overseeing nearly $300 billion, has significantly ramped up its commitment to digital assets in client portfolios.