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ART AS AN ASSET .
Art is an extraordinary and unique asset because it can combine financial soundness with aesthetic and intellectual
qualities. Art’s low correlation with equities, portability, globalized market, tax efficiencies, low maintenance
costs, hedge against the inflation and long investment horizon combined with estate planning wealth-transfer
capabilities, are among the numerous financial advantages that makes art a useful investment tool.
INTRINSIC ADVANTAGES OF ART AS AN INVESTMENT .
Beyond its emotional and intellectual value, we understand art as a real and tangible asset that appreciates over
time. It is an asset that has proven to achieve attractive returns with low volatility that can help to diversify any
investment portfolio.
Low/ negative correlation with equity
Estate planning legacy
Low cost of maintenance
Defines cultural standards
Hedging possibilities
Patrimonial qualities
Financial “antifragility”
Aesthetic qualities
Global market
Intellectual qualities
High returns Unique asset
Portability Limited asset
Low volatility
Emotional qualities
Grows tax free
Aesthetic awareness
Arbitrage opportunities
Builds historic memory
Diversification possibilities
Enriches and improves quality of life
Does not depreciate but can be depreciated
Individual / national identity
GLOBAL ART MARKET BY THE NUMBERS .
$67.4 BILLION 9.3% CAR USD +20% 413,000
Global sales reached in
2018, a rise of 6% from
2017.* Over the last 50 years,
art’s Cumulative Average
Return (compared to 9.4%
of shares).*
* Mei Moses Art auction turnover in
2017*
* Art Price Artworks were sold in the
Western Art Market during
2017.*
* Art Price
*Art Basel Report
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