Trustnet Magazine Issue 9 July 2015 | Page 17

SPECIALIST ING Physically holding art, classic cars and fine wine won’t give you the usual protections of the financial market. However, some of these assets can be considered as investment grade and they offer some diversification outside traditional, regulated markets and a hedge against inflation, not to mention the possibility of an increase in their value. They don’t attract capital gains tax (CGT) in most cases, which is attractive to investors keen to dabble in an area of interest. GET YOUR MOTOR RUNNING Dietrich Hatlapa, founder of Historic Auto Group International, says the classic car market is booming again after spectacular corrections in the late 1990s and mid-2000s. Their recovery has been massive since 2013, when the top HAGI index saw growth of 45 per cent, with “only” 15