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Articles tagged: Tangible Assets

Investing in Wine – Assets in the Red (and White)

Investing in wine has historically offered greater annual returns than both stocks and bonds. Learn about wine funds or how to make a DIY wine investment. 

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What Moves the Needle on Precious Metals Spot Prices? 

Market volatility, interest rate cuts and trade tensions have pushed investors towards gold, revealing factors that drive precious metals spot prices. 

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Should You Invest in Comic Books? Top Tips From A Comic Book Investor

Investing in comic books is more than liking Superman or Thor. Learn how to identify the best comic books to buy for investment.

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Why Investing in Gold Remains a Reliable Choice, Despite Economic Uncertainty

Thinking about investing in gold? Adding gold investments to your self-directed IRA can be a smart diversification choice for retirement.

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Do Real Assets Outperform Stocks and Bonds?

The Pros and Cons of Real Assets You know what they say about investing in land: “They’re not making any more of it.” And you may have heard people say […]

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An Investor’s Guide to Productive Assets, Physical Assets, and other Tangible Asset Types

Why Buy Farmland if You’re Not a Farmer? Tangible Assets Explained Individuals invest in tangible assets (called physical assets, hard assets, fixed assets and more, depending on the asset itself) […]

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Surviving the Apocalypse with Alternative Assets

When the apocalypse hits, assets like gold won’t help you survive. Why should you invest in tangible assets such as farmland and water instead? 

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You Cannot Eat or Drink Gold

From natural disaster after natural disaster, to terrorist act after terrorist act, there are a lot of things going down in the world right now. The Survivalism Industry (did you […]

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Investing in Farmland

U.S. farm real estate retained its value over the decade 2000 to 2010, despite the housing market’s tumble [see charts below]. In fact, the average value of land and buildings on farms has steadily increased since the late 1980s, with the sole exception of 2009.

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