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Books as investments

by Jim McCue | Aug 28, 2022 | Alternative assets, Golden Oldie

This article was first published in May 2018. Investing is usually a matter of judgment as well as calculation. What will do well, and what will do best over the period you envisage? Investing in books — or art of any kind — includes this element,...

An investment of the heart

by Tim Scholfield | Mar 29, 2021 | Alternative assets

This article was originally published in March 2018. One of the first questions we are always asked by new bidders at an auction is, ‘will it make me money?’ Our answer? The infuriatingly mercurial, ‘perhaps.’ Choosing a classic or collectors’ car is a deeply personal...

U.S. REITS AT A GLANCE: THE RIGHT RISKS WITH BLUE-CHIPS

by Brad Thomas | Aug 21, 2018 | The Fund Manager

First, let me offer up my thanks. It’s been over a week since my introductory article appeared here, and I’ve been hearing the response was very good. I’m so grateful. Thank you. This week I want to touch on “risk” … when investing in REITs (Real Estate Investment...

A bad deal on financial services will hurt the EU just as much as the City

by Richard Black | Aug 7, 2018 | The Analyst

The publication last month of the Government’s White Paper on the future relationship between the UK and the EU grabbed headlines for the immediate political fallout. But the document, a product of the heated discussions held by ministers at Chequers on 6 July, was...

Investing in Polish Commercial Property 1

by Ben Habib | May 3, 2018 | Investor's Notebook

My company, First Property Group plc, is an active investor in Poland, having commenced our operations there shortly after it joined the EU in 2004. Not many investors have successfully navigated the Polish property investment proposition. In a short series of...