dinsdag 14 oktober 2008

The art of investing in art


Art as an investment avenue is nowadays considered to be a lucrative and interesting alternative. Uncertain stock markets, corporate scandals and interest rates at their lowest point in decades are forcing investors to quest for alternative investment avenues such as art. However, one must keep in mind that art is high-risk investment -riskier than stocks- because prices of art fluctuate more widely than those of stocks. On the other hand, the advantage of investing in fine art is that it survives economic downturn, which might be useful in these dark financial times…

Jasper Soete

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Art as an investment avenue is nowadays considered to be a lucrative and interesting alternative. Uncertain stock markets, corporate scandals and interest rates at their lowest point in decades are forcing investors to quest for alternative investment avenues such as art. However, one must keep in mind that art is [a] high-risk investment -riskier than stocks- because prices of art fluctuate more widely than those of stocks. On the other hand, the advantage of investing in fine art is that it survives economic downturn, which might be useful in these dark financial times…

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