From Fringe to Foundational: The Case for Bitcoin in the Modern Portfolio

Resolve Riffs Investment Podcast

In this episode, Rodrigo Gordillo, President of ReSolve Asset Management Global, and Mike Philbrick, CEO of ReSolve Asset Management Global unpack Ric Edelman’s bold argument for allocating 10–40% of a portfolio to Bitcoin. They explore how Bitcoin is evolving from a fringe asset to a foundational one, discuss its role alongside gold, and examine the structural shifts—from regulatory clarity to ETF innovation—that are driving institutional adoption. If you're rethinking diversification in a changing economic landscape, this conversation delivers the key insights.

Topics Discussed

• Differentiating Bitcoin and gold as scarce, non-cash flow assets that offer distinct diversification benefits

• The role of regulatory clarity and its accelerating impact on institutional and advisor adoption of Bitcoin

• Return stacking techniques that allow alternative assets like Bitcoin and gold to be layered on top of traditional cash-flow portfolios

• Key insights from the Ric Edelman paper regarding Bitcoin’s portfolio allocation and the existence of a measurable risk premium

• Portfolio construction strategies, including equal risk contribution approaches between Bitcoin and gold

• Analyzing the impact of Bitcoin’s volatility on overall portfolio risk metrics and diversification outcomes

• Innovations in digital asset accessibility through ETFs, buffered ETFs, and curated crypto index solutions

• The evolving investment narrative for Bitcoin as a global asset amidst shifting economic and fiscal paradigms