Investing in Art

If  i had talked about investment in art around 10 years back, people might have laughed at me. But today, it is a reality. It is getting more and more popular. A time when stock markets worldwide are behaving in a uncertain matter, investment in art is a very good way of diversifying and bringing stability to a portfolio. It was ignored when stock markets were soaring high and stock were yielding 20 per cent returns but as situation is turning very fragile and unstable, people have again started looking at more stable avenues for investment.

Investment in art involves investment in art masterpieces. It is quite stable and chances of masterpiece depreciating with the time are very low. It brings a stability to individual portfolio. Currently investment in art is very low in comparison of investment in equities and commodities. Traditionally art was bought only by art lovers for their passion and elite community to decorate their houses but over a period of time, this interest has gone up. And now more and more people are getting attracted to art pieces.

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