Financial advisor Ric Edelman says crypto should make up 10-40% of a portfolio
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Financial advisors should be recommending clients to allocate between 10% to 40% of their portfolio to crypto, influential investment manager Ric Edelman told CNBC on Friday. According to Edelman, founder of the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals, the percentage of allocation to crypto should be decided based on the client’s risk appetite. Therefore, he recommended a minimum of 10% allocation to crypto in conservative portfolios and up to 40% for more aggressive scenarios. In 2021, in his book titled ‘The Truth about Crypto,’ Edelman claimed that a crypto allocation of even 1% was reasonable. But given the evolution of the crypto market and regulations over the past four years, Edelman has recalibrated his recommendation. He said: “Today I am saying 40%, that’s astonishing. Nobody ever, anywhere, has ever said such a thing.” Why allocating 40% to crypto makes sense According to Edelman, who has been involved in the crypto space for more than a decade, cryptocurrencies now represent the “best investment opportunity of the decade.” Edelman urged everyone to invest in Bitcoin back in 2018. Therefore, allocating 40% of a portfolio to cryptocurrencies makes sense. Edelman’s radical shift in crypto allocation strategy was brought about by “the massive change in the evolution of crypto” over the past four years, he said. Four years ago, the fate of the crypto industry looked gravely uncertain. There was no clarity on whether governments would ban crypto, if the technology would become obsolete, or if retail and institutional investors would adopt it. However, the past four years have removed or reduced most of the uncertainties. Highlighting the Trump administration’s support of crypto, Edelman believes it is no longer a question of whether the government “likes crypto.” He said: “Today, all those questions are resolved…It [crypto] has radically changed and is now a mainstream…
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