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Below we have provided a sampling of articles and other news items that may be of interest to our members, friends and guests.

 

      • The Hedge Funds of the Art World
        Barron’s – June 8, 2013
        Art funds are growing in popularity as a way to get a piece of the art market, estimated at $56 billion. Art economist Clare McAndrew, who writes the annual TEFAF Art Market report, believes that art funds are likely to stick around. “People are realizing that it’s a valuable form of investment or, at the very least, a way to hold wealth with some security for the longer term.”

 

      • Five Scenes From a Hot Art Market
        The Wall Street Journal – February 14, 2013
        While the US and most other economies continue on a path of slow growth with the specter of inflation looming, the art market remains strong, and the recent London auctions were considered “a rousing success”.

 

 

 

      • Christie’s Art Sale Hits Post 2008 High
        Financial Times – February 16, 2012
        Last year the auction houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s enjoyed strong revenues, in part because global investors have turned back to art as a way to diversify portfolios and hedge against the negative effects of volatile equity and inflation.

 

      • Investors Search for Alternative Returns
        Financial Times – February 15, 2012
        Sharp swings in global equity markets and the eroding effect of high inflation have pushed more investors to hunt for real returns in art and other alternative markets.

 

      • Art Market Beats Equities For Second Year
        Financial Times – January 8, 2012
        The art market defied the economic gloom to return 11 % to investors in 2011, outpacing stock market returns for a second consecutive year.

 

 

      • Art Funds Bidding to be Considered a Real Asset Class
        Institutional Investor – November 29, 2011
        Art funds are examined as a good way to access art as an asset class because they offer diversification, expertise and the collective resources to purchase major pieces. The Collectors Fund is featured as a successful fund, with its annual rate of return averaging 28.5%.

 

      • Secrets of the Fine Art Funds
        artnet – November 22, 2011
        Article features several successful art funds, including the American Masters Collection I, and illustrates their approach to art investment.

 

 

      • SWAG: The Industry’s Latest Acronym
        Investment Week – September 23, 2011
        Art, among silver, wine and gold, has performed especially well over the last decade, with appreciation levels at 120%, according to the Artprice Global Index.

 

      • The Full Picture on Dabbling in the Arts
        The Sydney Morning Herald – September 16, 2011
        Globally, people are turning to art in these times of economic uncertainty in a bid to diversify investments away from the finger-burning sharemarket.

 

      • Art is an Asset
        Financial Planning – September 1, 2011
        Art has proved to be a dependable investment over the years, outperforming the S&P 500 and serving as diversification among investment portfolios. Art funds are a good way to get started, as they pool financial resources and offer expertise for new buyers.

 

 

      • Investing in Art for Love and Money
        FINalternatives – June 1, 2011
        With growing recognition among wealth managers and high net worth individuals of art as an alternative asset class, The Collectors Fund is featured as a rare example within the art fund field with a successful track record.

 

 

      • Art Market: Masterful Returns
        The Christian Science Monitor – April 14, 2011
        Art collectors and art-fund investors who are getting high financial returns, such as The Collectors Fund, are starting to get noticed.

 

      • Artwork as an Uncorrelated Asset
        artnet.com – March 25, 2011
        Since art is insulated from market volatility, it provides a good place for the wealthy to invest their excess capital.

 

      • Escape Into Art
        Institutional Investor – February 19, 2009
        Article features American Masters Collection I in its discussion of advantages of investing in art in this economy.

 

      • Mastering the Fine Art of Finance
        The Wall Street Journal – January 8, 2011
        Recent concerns about inflation and stock-market risks have boosted demand for alternative vehicles to store wealth, such as precious metals. But for far longer, the ultrarich have enjoyed similar advantages through ownership of rare art.

 

 

    • Art Investments Can Add Color to a Portfolio
      Reuters – November 20, 2009
      Collecting fine art is more than just a hobby for savvy investors who see the art world as a $50 billion vehicle for generating wealthy, storing it and passing on to their heirs.