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Tap Into This $229.4 Billion Asset Class With $25
Friday, August 25, 2023 - 4:11pm | 554The fine wine and spirits industry was valued at around $229.4 billion in 2021. To put that into perspective, the entire Hollywood film industry is worth about $91 billion. But that’s not the end of it. Some estimates predict that the fine wine and spirits industry could grow to $414.8...
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Uncorking Opportunities: Vint's Innovative Approach To Fine Wine Investment Accessibility
Thursday, August 24, 2023 - 8:31am | 1001Stay up to date with the latest on Vint here As the lines between the physical and digital worlds blur, barriers to investment accessibility are crumbling. This shift is democratizing the investment landscape, making both mainstream and niche industries accessible not just to the elite but to the...
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Millennials May Have Racked Up Trillions In Debt, But Boomers Could Learn From Their Investment Strategies
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 - 12:15pm | 811At the end of 2022, people in their 30s accumulated a record-high debt of over $3.8 trillion. While it may be tempting to overlook millennials’ financial strategies because of their debt levels, baby boomers might discover an approach to investment that has the potential to yield significant...
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The Buy, Borrow, Die Strategy: How the Rich Pay Less in Taxes Than Most Americans – and You Can Too
Monday, August 7, 2023 - 12:01pm | 660Investing money can be a pathway to building wealth. However, the impact of taxes on earnings cannot be ignored. To address this issue, some individuals adopt the buy, borrow, die strategy, developed by Professor Ed McCaffery in the 1990s. This strategy minimizes tax liability and preserves wealth...
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Making Money With Whiskey And Wine? Fractional Ownership Player Democratizes Wine And Spirits Investing
Friday, August 4, 2023 - 4:14pm | 763Wine and spirits drinkers might dream of buying a rare Domaine de la Romanée-Conti wine or a Red Collection 77-year-old scotch from The Macallan and holding them for years. But with those bottles going for around $20,000 for the wine or $100,000 for the scotch, they are well out of reach for...
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Young, Rich Americans Don't Trust the Stock Market, So They're Turning to Alternative Assets to Amplify Their Wealth
Monday, July 31, 2023 - 1:55pm | 771A fresh wave of investors is veering away from the tried-and-true stocks and bonds, opting to venture into alternative assets. Gen Z and wealthy young investors are increasingly drawn to alternative investments rather than conventional choices. Based on a survey conducted by Lansons, it was...
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The Sobering Reality Of Wine Investing: How Much 5% Into The Right Wine Can Return
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 - 9:38am | 508Many people perceive wine investing as more of a hobby for the ultra-wealthy than a legitimate investment vehicle. In reality, premium liquor has found itself as one of the most consistently profitable asset classes — on par with commodities and real estate. Nothing exemplifies this better...
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This Asset Class Historically Popular With Ultra Wealthy Investors Has Long Been Overlooked By The Masses – One Company Is Changing That
Thursday, July 20, 2023 - 8:13am | 1079When it comes to investing, the focus is often directed toward assets like stocks and bonds. However, as investors seek greater diversification and portfolio resilience, alternative investments have gained in popularity. Real estate, gold, and the digital gold of our era, Bitcoin, have all claimed...
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Vint: 2015 Latour Collection (Last Call)
Monday, June 12, 2023 - 12:16pm | 380The high-end wine and spirit investment platform Vint is nearing the close of an investment fund comprised of wine from one of the premier producers in Bordeaux. The fractional investment platform builds collections of some of the world’s most sought-after investment-grade wine and spirits,...
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Amid The Current Turmoil, Investors Are Looking At Alternative Investments — Have You Looked At Wine?
Monday, April 3, 2023 - 7:50am | 587In the world of investing, real assets are powerful additions to traditional portfolios. This is especially true when a market is in a downturn like the current one. Simply put, portfolio diversification generally lowers the level of risk. From gold to real estate and even art, real assets are...
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Whisky Investing: A Rising Alternative Asset
Friday, March 31, 2023 - 9:09am | 845Whisky is a drink that has been enjoyed for centuries, but it is not just a beverage, it is also a valuable investment. Investing in rare and investment-grade whisky can offer market-beating returns to investors. Rare Whisky (RW) 101’s Apex 1000 index, which aims to track the top collectible...
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How Champagne Competes With The Stock Market
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 - 10:06am | 906The story of Champagne includes Romans bringing vines to present day France, monks perfecting the carbonation process, and more recently, investment returns that outpace the most notable indices. In an ever more volatile stock market, alternative assets are becoming more popular. This includes fine...
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What Do A Birkin Bag and Bottle of Burgundy Have in Common? Spoiler: Market Beating Returns.
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - 9:35am | 721In the world of fashion, one bag reigns supreme and leaves celebrities and the ultra-rich fighting amongst each other for positioning and the opportunity to own one. The bag is known simply as a “Birkin'', and since its inception in 1984, this bag has experienced a meteoric rise to...
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Jeff Bezos Says Inflation 'Most Hurts The Least Affluent' Which May Be Why These Assets Are Performing Better Than Ever
Saturday, October 29, 2022 - 9:39am | 586Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos got into a bit of a Twitter spat back in May with President Joe Biden over who's to blame for the record-high inflation. In one tweet, Bezos said, "Inflation is a regressive tax that most hurts the least affluent.", pointing out that...
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The Stock Market Has These Investors Turning To The Bottle, And It's Paying Off Big
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 - 10:44am | 694It’s 2022. The Nasdaq is down. The S&P 500 is down. Crypto has taken another enormous dip. We may be in a recession. If there ever was a time to consider previously disregarded investment options — it’s today. Not only from the seemingly dire situation we’ve...