Scott Lagana
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Scott Lagana
@SL175150
Van Halen fan, sports, politics, finance.
MA Katılım Ekim 2011
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Morgan Stanley’s launch of its bitcoin ETF is a huge milestone in the annals of crypto. The massive inflows on its opening day ($34 million, most likely all by Morgan Stanley clients) prove there’s massive demand among wirehouse clients and equally massive support among wirehouse reps. The successful debut of the firm’s bitcoin ETF will compel every other brokerage firm to do likewise – and when they do, they will enjoy similar success.
And because Morgan Stanley priced their ETF at just 14 bps, we may experience another price war, like when the first bitcoin ETFs launched in Jan 2024.
In fact, the new Morgan Stanley crypto ETFs (starting with their first, bitcoin, with ETH and SOL to come) will have a three-fold impact on the market: First, they will attract assets from other crypto ETFs because they are cheaper (sometimes massively cheaper, depending on the competitor). Second, because these ETFs come from a trusted name in the financial services industry, they will bring new asset flows to crypto as Morgan Stanley’s 16,000 financial advisors allocate to them. And third, these new ETFs help legitimize crypto by virtue of having one the nation’s largest brokerage firms issue their own funds (which is much bigger statement than merely putting others’ funds on their platform). The result; broader adoption of crypto by investors nationwide.
Consider the impact: Morgan Stanley manages $7 trillion. Its clients depend on their advisors for investment recommendations, and until now, Morgan Stanley advisors have not recommended bitcoin. Now they can – and they are. The first day’s flows represent a pace of $7 billion piling into bitcoin in just the first year.
And by pricing their ETF at just 14 bps, Morgan Stanley both eliminates any criticism over conflicts of interest and gives their advisors a strong argument for recommending its fund over any of the competitors. This will likely lead to a price war as the other ETF providers are forced to respond. It will also force all the other brokerage firms to engage – to avoid losing clients and AUM to Morgan Stanley. This flywheel is just starting to spin.
The fee war not only benefits investors, it demonstrates to them that there’s a huge demand for this asset – causing those who have not yet invested (either because of high fees or perceived lack of investor interest) to finally invest. Those new flows will increase the price of bitcoin over time while expanding the number of people who own it. And all that is good for bitcoin.
All this means it’s essential that all financial advisors get the knowledge they need to effectively advise their clients. We’re seeing an uptick in enrollments in our CBDA program, and it’s easy to see why.
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@bostonmedia617 @bostonradio Beetle is the worst and needs to be replaced
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I enjoyed Toucher & Hardy poking fun at Zolak & Bertrand this morning. As much as I thought Zo had a pathetic performance on Monday’s show, Beetle was just absolutely obnoxious about the whole story. @bostonradio
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OUTRAGE after Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announces $80 train rides to World Cup games at Gillette Stadium — with no discounts for kids, seniors or disabled riders.
Critics on social media called the move “pure greed.”
Do you agree or disagree?

Kalshi Sports@KalshiSports
NEW: Massachusetts is QUADRUPLING the price of train tickets to $80 on trips to Gillette Stadium for World Cup matches. There will no exceptions for kids, senior citizens or passengers with accessibility needs, via @AdamCrafton_.
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The @PrimeVideo
Rory McIlroy documentary is tremendous.
A must watch if you love golf and a championship journey.
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What the hell are we doing here?
Take 95% of these guys off this list.
It’s the bleeping @baseballhall
#MLB
Baseball’s Greatest Moments@BBGreatMoments
2027 Hall of Fame First-Time Candidates.
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I think every rink should have a “Rink Rat” time. A time slot in the early afternoon after school where it’s open for kids to come out on the ice and have unstructured time to play or work on their game.
You’ll have kids out there of all different ages and abilities and it’s a time to fall in love with the rink and the game. I’ve seen it in places like Minnesota and it leads to great mentorship, kids figuring out how to use the ice on their own, and passion for the game.
It can also be profitable for private rinks. As Michael Scott says:
“Win, win, win”
We talked all about how to develop “RINK RATS” on our latest 10 minute episode.
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Your local grocery store's produce section is the latest casualty in the war with Iran. bit.ly/4sydF1L
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The S&P 500 could be headed for a decade of weak returns, according to one top portfolio manager. bit.ly/4bNZSyQ
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Massachusetts Senate President announces she will use the millionaires tax to fund additional lawyers for illegal migrants facing deportation
massdailynews.com/2026/04/02/mas…
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@sentdefender Just pave the place already. Colossal waste of time.
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