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Collectibles: For passion and profit
Historical evidence suggests that real, rare, traceable, tangible collectibles preserve their intrinsic value. They can potentially capture the anticipated appreciation in the long term and have done so in the past, making them an asset class worth noting. As investors …
Turning Art into Opportunity
Whether it is to free liquidity in order to invest in a business, buy real estate or simply to pay the estate tax on art inherited during a sluggish market, art-backed loans are gaining in popularity. During the recent economic …
Art Funds Lead to Returns: Chinese, Russian and Middle East interest drive the market
The appeal of investing in art via a fund is easily understood: access to a diversified portfolio of art that likely includes works beyond the reach of most individual investors, the ability to leverage the professional expertise and contacts of …
Savoring the Rewards of Fine Wine: Despite risks wine has retained value
Wine is capturing the attention of investors worldwide, attractive as much for the potential double-digit returns as for the social allure. Even teetotalers will appreciate the confluence of factors that make wine worth a closer look. Not surprisingly, interest among …
Whisky is a Go-Go: Limited Supply and Rising Demand Are Perfect Mix
Something is brewing in the sleepy highlands of Scotland, and it’s not tea. Scotch whisky is emerging as an asset class. With some bottles of single malt, the preferred drink of connoisseurs, fetching as much as $50,000 at auction, it’s …
Bling’s the Thing: Investors Seek Shelter in Colored Diamonds
A stronger appetite for low-volatility investments is driving investor demand for colored diamonds. This asset class, traditionally ruled in secrecy by a few diamond dealers and high-end jewelry retailers, is being nudged into price transparency. This year a few hedge …
Peter Marber: Global Institutions Must Rethink Their Roles in the World Economy
Peter Marber is the Chief Business Strategist for Emerging Markets and Chairman of Emerging Market Debt Business Management at HSBC Global Asset Management. Marber, who is author of Seeing the Elephant: Understanding Globalization from Trunk to Tail (Wiley, 2009), shares …
It’s Not Just BRIC Anymore: Meet the New Frontier Markets
Brazil, Russia, India and China, the BRIC countries, no longer monopolize the attention of emerging and frontier market investors seeking ground-floor opportunities. Goldman Sachs operates a fund targeting growth engines it identifies as the Next 11: Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, …
The Spoils of War: Arab Spring Brings Conflict Investing into Focus
Conflict investing is the macro twin of distressed investing. Instead of buying into a broken company, investors buy into a broken country in order to benefit from its restructuring. It is not defined by asset class or geography, but rather …
Feed the Hunger
Investors are craving investment strategies that don’t rely on stock picks, and some big name hedge funds are satisfying that hunger with hot alternative asset strategies. If you’ve got ready cash and time to wait for these distressed assets to …
