Morgan Stanley alone manages roughly $7 trillion in client assets. If its 
advisers shift even 3% of that into Bitcoin, the math gets staggering fast. 
That scenario sits at the heart of what financial adviser Ric Edelman calls a 
potential &#8220;flywheel effect&#8221; — a chain reaction of institutional money that 
could send Bitcoin soaring past $150,000 before 2026 ends. Related Reading: 
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Waiting For A Green Light Edelman laid out the argument during a recent 
appearance on the Milk Road podcast with host John Gillen. He said traditional 
financial firms have largely stayed on the sidelines not because of 
disinterest, but because of regulatory uncertainty. Once the Clarity Act 
passes, he said, that changes. Large brokerages, wealth managers, and fund 
companies would be free to move — and Edelman believes many are ready to do 
exactly that. Morgan Stanley has already told its advisers to begin adding 
small crypto positions to client portfolios. Other Wall Street firms are 
watching closely. The ripple effect, Edelman argued, could be enormous. Rising 
prices pull in more investors. More investors push prices higher. That cycle 
feeds itself, and the result could be a rally unlike anything the crypto 
market has seen before. He also said his longer-term target remains $500,000 
per Bitcoin before the decade closes. Why The 60/40 Portfolio Is Losing Ground 
Much of Edelman&#8217;s case connects to a broader shift in how he thinks retirement 
investing should work. For decades, the standard advice pointed investors 
toward a 60/40 split — 60% stocks, 40% bonds — with the bond share growing as 
retirement approached. Edelman says that model was built around a world where 
people died in their mid-80s. That world is fading. His research with 
institutions including the Stanford Center on Longevity and MIT AgeLab points 
to a future where living to 100 becomes common. Under traditional strategies, 
many of those people would run out of money. His answer is an 80/20 model, 
keeping 80% in equities and growth assets well into old age. Related Reading: 
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that 80%, he said at least 10% belongs in crypto. Younger investors with 
higher risk tolerance, he suggested, could go as high as 40%. Edelman did not 
push a single coin. Bitcoin remains the dominant choice, but he acknowledged 
the growing role of Ethereum and Solana. Some investors use a market-cap 
weighted approach, putting more into Bitcoin while holding smaller positions 
in other assets. Others prefer exposure through companies like Coinbase and 
Robinhood, which are tied to the growth of the broader crypto sector. Featured 
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