In a market characterized by manic mood swings, it’s hard to stomach the notion of adding alternative asset classes—which can be very volatile—to your portfolio. ...
Monday, August 31, 2009
Variety Can Bring Vitality For Your Portfolio - CNBC
In a market characterized by manic mood swings, it’s hard to stomach the notion of adding alternative asset classes—which can be very volatile—to your portfolio. ...
Investors' Guide to Fine Wine - CNBC
If your traditional portfolio has left a bad taste in your mouth, you may want to consider a more flavorful investment. ...
Music To The Ears Of Investors - CNBC
Hardcore collectors spend hour upon hour at estate sales, crawl through dank, dirty basements and crawl spaces in search of that rare gem among the rubbish, hoping to make the one find that will net tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. You could understand such behavior if they were looking for diamonds or gold. But vinyl? ...
Vintage Cars: Wheels of Fortune or Road To Ruin? - CNBC
Looking for a way to justify blowing $100,000 on a red 1967 435-hp Corvette with special three-deuce holly? Say it's an investment.
"With 20-20 hindsight, if I had known eighteen months ago that my 401(k) was going down the toilet, I would have taken that money and invested in vintage cars," says David Schultz, a board member at the Classic Car Club of America. ...
Putting Your Stamp On A Collection - CNBC
While tangible investments have their charms in times of market turmoil like today, investors thinking of hedging their portfolios with collectible stamps might just find themselves getting licked. ...
Real Estate: Real Money And Real Problems - CNBC
The last property Giovanni Isaksen bought to fix up and resell was a “nice house in a nice neighborhood.” An independent real estate investor in the Seattle area, Isaksen and his partner figured they could sell the house for about $850,000, so they budgeted for renovation accordingly. ...
Heavy Metal Jacket For Defensive Investors - CNBC
Given the uncertain economic climate, is gold a sound investment?
“Gold has a place in almost every investment portfolio as a hedge or safety mechanism,” says Burton Rothberg, Ph.D., a former senior trader with Commodities Corporation, who has invested in the gold markets for decades. ...
Eight Rules To Remember About Memorabilia - CNBC
Some love Mickey—Mouse that is. Others worship Mickey—as in Mantle. But to make a profit off of your passion, you have to know what you’re doing. ...
Antiques: Antiques Can Make Your Portfolio Young Again - CNBC
Though things may be looking up for the stock market, the next time the Dow Industrials drop 500 points, you may want to consider pulling funds out of the market and putting them in your bed. ...
Art: Here's Looking At Handsome Returns - CNBC
If you’d added a few paintings to your portfolio over the last few years, instead of all those Lehman Brothers [LEHMQ], AIG [AIG] and Citigroup [C] shares, your retirement nest egg might be looking a little different right now. ...
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