Alternative Investments

[robertbanking]

Hello, hope you are doing well.

I am wanting to learn more about alternative investments to stock investing, i find it very interesting. With the easy access savings account in the UK offering less than 1% i wanted to look at other options. Does anyone kindly know any other alternative investments like wine, gold, art please and where to invest in this please? Does anyone kindly have any ideas or experience with alternative investments please?

Thank you for any replies and advice you can give, even if its only brief. Thank you very much. Have a super weekend!

 

[robertbanking]

Does anyone kindly have any thoughts on this i would be forever grateful please? Even if its just a short reply i am really keen to hear peoples thoughts. Thank you so much and hope you are all doing well.

 

[CavaliereVerde]

Why dont' you answer to your previous discussions about IPOs ... Cryptos ... and longterm holding stocks?
Are you a real user?

 

[tomorton]

There isn't a unique investment which is guaranteed to be worth significantly more on a given date in 10 or 20 years' time than it is today. That applies to an individual company's stock as much as it does to a particular artist's work. By which time its too late to change your selection.

Trading, whether its shares, wine, paintings or jewellery, offers a continuous income with a better possibility of positive net result.

 

[Henow1969]

Search this forum or Google and you can find your desired answer about your question.

 

[robertbanking]

Thank you very much tomorton i appreciate your input on this topic. Its appreciated.

 

[LuckyMac]

There isn't a unique investment which is guaranteed to be worth significantly more on a given date in 10 or 20 years' time than it is today. That applies to an individual company's stock as much as it does to a particular artist's work. By which time its too late to change your selection.

Trading, whether its shares, wine, paintings or jewellery, offers a continuous income with a better possibility of positive net result.

Completely agree, there is no short cut or golden bullet no matter what you do there will be risk and a need for patience. I am looking into wine and whisky atm but i fully expect there to be a long learning curve similar to trading

 

[tomorton]

Completely agree, there is no short cut or golden bullet no matter what you do there will be risk and a need for patience. I am looking into wine and whisky atm but i fully expect there to be a long learning curve similar to trading

Either way you're going to have an interesting and hopefully pleasurable road ahead. It would be great if you would at some point in the future post up a progress report.

 

[CavaliereVerde]

Trading, whether its shares, wine, paintings or jewellery, offers a continuous income with a better possibility of positive net result.

You are assuming that short term predictions work better than long term.

 

[tomorton]

You are assuming that short term predictions work better than long term.

Yes.

 

[LuckyMac]

Either way you're going to have an interesting and hopefully pleasurable road ahead. It would be great if you would at some point in the future post up a progress report.

Of course no problem at all, just doing lots of research at the moment once i have my feet on the ground and something worthy to post i will keep you updated

 

[HeavLeighGill]

Maybe look into cryptocurrency?

 

[Farm Yard Forex]

Completely agree, there is no short cut or golden bullet no matter what you do there will be risk and a need for patience. I am looking into wine and whisky atm but i fully expect there to be a long learning curve similar to trading

Whisky looks a good one actually. Something I am looking at too.

 

[Nowler]

Maybe look into cryptocurrency?

He said investments.

 

[cara2]

It's "well known" - unless you don't, that India and surprisingly Turkey have given good returns recently. Look at ETFs. Jupiter India is one. From memory about 40% over the last year
Hidden Gems are all very well, but when there are a few under everyone's nose?:

 

[Casteixor]

People often look into things like wine, gold, or art because they can hold value in different ways over time. Real estate is also a good option, either by buying property directly or investing in REITs.

 

[brettb]

I had a phase of flipping Lego. All Lego sets are limited edition. Keep them boxed and they appreciate. There's a whole industry of people flipping Lego. I baled because it's not hugely profitable. Also (like stocks) you need to buy quality, not lemons. It's not always easy to determine the hits - and they can be overhoarded these days.

I also collect anime collectibles (mostly 1:3 scale dolls). They hold their value well. Some are so rare that at any particular time there may be a grand total of zero for sale in the entire world.

Also like Lego, collectibles soared in value in 2020 while stocks crashed and burned.

When the Truss government came to power I bought some 1kg silver bars. Anyone who invests in silver is an idiot of course (check the long term chart!) but I love having my own mini bank vault.

Finally, earlier this year I bought a freehold garage. I use it for storage but they can rent out for ~5% p.a. plus there's ~5% capital appreciation. It's like being your own mini-REIT. I know of people who have a major side hustle of buying up and renting out garages. Generally they don't build garage blocks anymore. They're in demand for classic car owners, hoarders, people moving house and small businesses (e.g. painter/decorators, plumbers). Find them on rightmove or auctions but (a) be wary of anyone selling a garage on a mortgaged property and (b) you MUST buy through a solicitor or it's likely to be a scam sale (c) you can't of course get a mortgage and you're going to be responsible for the upkeep of the garage (i.e. roof, door) and part of the forecourt.

 

[da-net]

Brett, you're on target about silver if it's bought as an investment. Currently the central banks of the world are buying gold, small investors and coin dealers are buying and promoting silver. But the "chop" on buying and selling silver makes it a bad idea unless you're purchasing for use as currency for a SHTF scenario. Of course the other problem with buying gold & silver coins like Eagles or Britannia is they have a face value and if the governments do a 1934 again, they can take them at face value legally.

Over the years I have invested in philately and art, but honestly they are too subjective. I've also invested in mechanic tools, mostly Snap On which constantly increase in price. A really good investment is improved lots (real property), don't know if you have that in the UK, that can be cleaned, updated and rented for a monthly income. Back in 2016, I acquired an improved lot that was 2 1/2 acres full of hardwoods. Now it's time to harvest some of that and use the proceeds to prepare for 6 to 10 mobile home sites on it. Each of those sites will rent from $250 to $450 per month. And zero maintenance.

Are you aware that billionaires like gates are acquiring huge tracts of farmland? What do they see that we don't?

 

[brettb]

Yeah silver is good - it has periods when it goes crazy but the long term UK chart is only going in one direction. I would point out it's less tax efficient than gold as you have to pay VAT on silver.

There's not much property you can buy and renovate in the UK. Pretty much anything that could be renovated was bought up in the 90's.

Garages are good. There were a lot for sale near me recently but there haven't been any for a while.

Quality collectibles hold their value. I'm in the process of acquiring two more anime dolls.

Forgot to mention that side hustles can be kind of good investments too. I had a very profitable software business 2002-12. I built and marketed the stuff myself. After that I did blogging for a while. I'm now trying to get a finance website up and running, but I can't say that's easy. I have a site in a different niche that I built in 2013. It still makes a couple of dollars a day.

 

[Richard Matthews]

It's "well known" - unless you don't, that India and surprisingly Turkey have given good returns recently. Look at ETFs. Jupiter India is one. From memory about 40% over the last year
Hidden Gems are all very well, but when there are a few under everyone's nose?:

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NVDA has ridden the AI revolution like no other, dominating the GPU and data center markets while positioning itself as the backbone of the entire artificial intelligence ecosystem. Over the past year, its growth has been nothing short of stellar, and with the demand for AI-driven solutions showing no signs of slowing, there's reason to believe NVDA still has room to run. When ‘obvious’ giants are spearheading tectonic shifts in tech, sometimes they’re worth a closer look – even for investors chasing returns beyond traditional markets.