Collectible Items

Are Warhols Bad Investments?

May 12, 2011
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Some art experts are recommending that investors stay away from pricey Warhol paintings and look at more mid-level priced pieces. They feel that these mid-level pieces may have greater upside and can bring better returns to the investors. Pricey Warhols Make Lousy Investment: Mao Beats $30 Million Liz By Katya Kazakina As postwar and contemporary [...]

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Is Your Wine Real Or Fake

May 10, 2011
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With vintage wine prices being so high many investors are trying to insure their wine portfolios.  With so many people buying fake collections it has scared away so many insurance companies. Insuring wine goes down the hatch, not up in smoke By Leslie Gevirtz There’s a growing market for insuring fine wine as even people [...]

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Can Wine Be The Solution To Inflation?

May 6, 2011
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With many investors worrying about inflation they are driving their money into tangible assets.  Many of these investors have started to look at alternative investments like vintage wine. Drink to That? Acquiring a Taste for Wine Investment By JOHN JANNARONE With many stocks setting records, it is tempting to open a fine bottle of wine [...]

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Are The Strong Returns In Collectable Items?

May 3, 2011
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Many investors have started to steer their money into funds that invest in collectible items.  Over the past year there has been a couple of big classic car funds that have started up.  There has even been a large fund started to invest in guitars. Classic cars are the stars of the latest investment vehicle [...]

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Is China The Next Big Wine Market?

May 1, 2011
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The Chinese wine market has been growing at a very quick pace.  This growth has gotten the attention of many investors. Interest in Wine Investing Grows as China Drinks More By: Allison Browne Asia is taking a sizeable swig of the market share when it comes to wine. In fact China, including Hong Kong, became [...]

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What Wines Should You Invest In?

April 30, 2011
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Some wine experts are recommended that wine collectors invest in the 2010 Bordeaux vintage wines. Topping Up Your Wine Portfolio By: Jessica Hartogs If you want to invest in wine, look no further than the Bordeaux vintage wines of 2010, which are being called unique by connaisseurs,Stacey Golding, investment director of Premier Cru Fine Wine [...]

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Classic Car From Movie Goes To Auction

April 29, 2011
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The classic roadster from the 1968 movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will going to auction.  Even though this is not a true classic car, it is still expected to sell for a big number. AUTOS: ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ At Auction Bob Golfen From the land of make-believe comes this opportunity to own a unique [...]

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Wine Collections Get Over US$17 Million

April 26, 2011
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The 2011 Sotheby’s auction has received over US$17 Million for wine collections so far.  Many investors are buying up alternative assets like wine and spirits because they have done very well over the past couple of years. Sotheby’s Spring 2011 Sales of Two Private Wine Collections Achieve a Combined Total ofUS$17.5Million HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong [...]

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Is Stamp Collecting Making A Comeback?

April 11, 2011
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Many baby boomers that are retiring with expendable income are starting to get back into stamp collecting. PHILATELY WILL GET YOU EVERYWHERE By Julie Carpenter GEORGE V had one of the most impressive collections in history while more recent devotees include John ­Lennon, Freddie Mercury and Sophie Ellis Bextor. We are  talking about stamp collecting, [...]

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Tired of Traditional Investments?

April 8, 2011
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Many investors are tired of traditional investments.  These investors have either been burnt in these markets or are just turned off by their recent performance.  This has led these investors to look outside of the box at alternative investments. Fed up with Isas? Try our guide to alternative investing By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Filled up [...]

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