Widely followed value investor Bill Nygren, portfolio manager at Oakmark Funds for 40 years, said the best trade of his career was when he made 80 times his money buying Liberty Media in the early 90s. Nygren took advantage of a period of time when Liberty Media went through a number of structural changes. He
The great wealth transfer from Baby Boomers to their descendants is shaping the rise of family offices/ Image: Bob Venables Change is afoot in the art world. Auction houses are registering a 30 per cent increase in new buying clients, while the normalisation of online bids has fostered a democratisation of the industry. Asia is
British-American artist Russell Young has long been fascinated by the poisoned chalice of fame. In Dreamland, his glamorous diamond-dusted artworks depicting celebrities at the peak of their powers is tempered by an undercurrent of darkness “Fame doesn’t fulfil you. It warms you a bit, but that warmth is temporary,” the iconic Marilyn Monroe once said
In a groundbreaking move that merges the worlds of art and finance, legendary prediction painter Cristo Xvion has launched his innovative investment platform, the Cristo Exchange. Art collectors have the distinctive chance on this platform to invest between $100 and $500 in replicated prints of his iconic predictive art pieces, valued from $1 million to
Blue-chip art, or iconic 20th-century masterpieces Art, valued at over $2100 billion in 2022 according to Deloitte, is gradually becoming a key element of individual’s wealth seeking diversification. However, the market is diverse and performances vary depending on the style, era, or medium. In other words, it’s a sector for connoisseurs. In this context, Arnaud
Stocks, bonds, index funds, and real estate are the traditional instruments that are part and parcel of any good wealth management strategy. However, investments in luxury items such as art, cars, whisky and wine have emerged in recent years as alternative options for astute investors looking to diversify their investment portfolio. In fact, over the
Marvel Snap developer Second Dinner, a studio headed by former Hearthstone game director Ben Brode, has secured a sizable investment during its Series B funding round earlier this week to the tune of $100 million. The funding round was led by investment firm Griffin Gaming Partners who have now partnered with Second Dinner on future
Art World Paris’s annual Art Market Day event will now become part of the Art Business Conference’s international program. Jo Lawson-Tancred 44 mins ago The Art Business Conference 2014 The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre L-R: Leonora Gummer (ACS), Simon Stokes (Blake Morgan), Ivan Macquisten (Antiques Trade Gazette) The French cultural investment fund ArtNova has
Unlocking Art Investment for All: Ikebana on Polygon — Revolutionizing the Market with Blockchain-Powered Fractionnal Ownership Historically, investing in the art market has been an exclusive domain, fraught with challenges that deterred individual investors. The high entry barriers inherent in traditional art investments, with hefty capital requirements and a focus on entire artworks, made it
Investors diversify their capital across several assets to mitigate risk. Most investors put their money into stocks, bonds and cash. While some investors pick individual investments, others achieve quick diversification through an exchange-traded fund, or ETF. While traditional assets are popular choices and can generate good returns, you may be missing out if you don’t