Sector: Alternative Investments
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November 2008
A Bull Market?
Those hoping that Sotheby’s auction of 223 lots of freshly minted works by the art world’s enfant terrible Damien Hirst ...
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January 2008
The Idyll Classes
How do the genuinely wealthy find each other when everyone wears Prada these days? Not easily. Buffeted by a storm ...
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January 2008
Paper Profits
Ask a rare and antiquarian book dealer if their tomes are a good investment and most will say not to ...
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December 2007
Vintage Investments?
Primeurs? Early-season vegetables, aren't they? Nimble little lace-leaved carrots; rows of radishes lined up in a box like toy soldiers; ...
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December 2007
Invest In Yourself
Learn to earnIn the knowledge economy, university graduates earn on average 45% more than non-graduates. In Europe, a university education ...
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November 2007
Driving Profits
The excuse for putting your savings into a classic car rather than a more conventional investment has always been the ...
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October 2007
Racing Certainty
A racehorse, or even just a bit of one, has long been a popular alternative investment, but the sport of ...
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April 2007
Brass In Pocket
Vintage Patek Philippe watches manufactured during the 1930s are famously expensive, frequently reaching six- if not seven-figure sums at auction ...
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March 2007
A Corking Asset
The simple yet ingenious corkscrew is believed to date from Roman times, and its history has made it inherently collectable. ...
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January 2007
Magic Carpets
Our two-decade infatuation with city lofts and stripped floorboards has sent the popularity of oriental carpets soaring, along with their ...
