For years, Birkin by Hermès has been the go-to investment item for luxury fashion enthusiasts. It had the reputation of not only being able to hold its value year after year but also surpassing its original price on the secondary market, especially during the 2020 lockdown. Now, however, Chanel s…
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Got LEGOs? You Could be Sitting on a Pile of Cash
For years, analysts have listed Birkins, wines and spirits, vintage autos and timepieces amongst others as the best performing alternative assets available. However, new research has uncovered a worthy yet largely ignored player: LEGOs. According to researchers at the Higher School of Economics i…
Bitcoin takes its Place on the NYSE… As an ETF
For the first time ever, Bitcoin will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as an exchange-traded fund (ETF) following the approval of Proshares’ ETF which will operate under the ticker symbol ‘BITO’. The ETF will invest primarily in bitcoin futures contracts and will not directly i…
Place a Bid at the World’s First Private Islands Auction in the Maldives.
If you’ve ever wanted to own your private Island, the Maldives is offering you the opportunity to do so now. The government of the Asian nation has announced that it is auctioning 50-year leases to 16 islands, and island clusters, scattered throughout its atolls. It’s a canny move, aimed at helpi…
ASPIRE Valentine Edit (Day 10): Mutual Funds by Emerging Africa Capital Group
We are counting down to Valentine’s Day, and today, we get serious with money by moving our attention to investing as against spending which is what the packages from Emerging Africa Capital Group are all about. By now, you might have browsed our previous articles which all form part of our 14-da…
Grow Your Investment Portfolio with London Properties
With the ubiquitous nature of the internet and the proliferation of social media, it is not uncommon to see various data claims with no actual research or statistics to back it up. Everyone has an opinion in today’s world, and they are not afraid to call up numbers to justify their position…
Dual Citizenship? Consider Investments in the Caribbean
Professional Wealth Management Magazine, a publication from the Financial Times, released the fourth edition of its annual report- A Guide to Global Citizenship: the 2020 CBI Index. It evaluates all active citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes in the world and ranks them against nine pillars…
Scam or Nay? TikTok-Inspired Dogecoin Surge
The world of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies was set alight last week by the sudden surge of dogecoin—a “joke” cryptocurrency that’s doubled in value in the last two days thanks to videos posted on controversial China-based app TikTok. Dogecoin, a tongue-in-cheek bitcoin rival name…
The Best South African Wines You Should Be Investing In
According to Knight Frank’s latest Luxury Index (KFLII), wine has finally overtaken collectable cars as the most popular luxury investment for the world’s super-rich. The value of the Knight Frank Fine Wine Icons Index rose by a 24% in the 12 months to the end of March 2017, while the HAGI Top In…
Where the World’s Wealthiest Invest Their Billions
Being part of the global billionaire class is beyond the imagination of most people. At the threshold of $1 billion, a 5 percent return would yield an annual interest payment of $50 million — without ever touching the principal. But how billionaires, from those in the single digits to near the to…