Archive for August, 2011

(2) The New Economy; Decorative Arts as Assets

Saturday, August 13th, 2011

I enjoyed the study of macro economics in college, but real life experiences tend to clarify how much you really don’t know (and my oversight of micro economics). It sounds a bit like being in the decorative arts business most of your life. I always believed these objects would develop an economic asset model with [...]

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The New Economy; Decorative Arts as Investments

Saturday, August 6th, 2011

With the latest round of stock market gyrations from the Great Recession aftermath, where can you put your money? With assets measured in stability, the home investment was always considered rock solid. Now, is it US 10 year bonds yielding 2.5%? The idea of investing in decorative art items doesn’t sound like an impossible asset [...]

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