Alternative ideas to get consistent returns

Hedge funds provide a wide range of asset classes where one can generate returns in conditions when the market undergoes volatility. This is the reason that hedge funds are considered - Targeted absolute return funds. Private equity involves buying in private firms and buying out public companies.  

A number of companies manage such funds where the investors have been paying a minimum fee to receive a share in profits generated through the endeavor. Alternatives permit diversifying risks by adding layers of protection against market volatility. 

The diversification in uncorrelated assets where the category has no close link to the stock or bond markets provides stable returns and limits the portfolio from losing even during the financial crisis. 

Investment intangible assets

Some traditional and nontraditional investments provide a way to protect the market from losses. Experts have a number of suggestions for new investors. 

First, they should have a passion to get such things and should be able to afford them. 

It is necessary to conduct research on the asset class and comprehend the ways to protect/ensure the investment. 

Wine, precious stones, watches, stamps, and coins may require proper storage. Luxury cars may require the understanding of vintage machines for maintenance and sale.  

It may not be easy to store such vintage cars as it requires proper supervision to avoid decay in internal conditions. 

The maintenance and insurance of such items require higher expenditure and the investors should be aware of these additional costs. 

Art is one area that is not invested, principally, for profit. It is mostly taken for aesthetic value but it is very difficult to regain the value by selling an art piece because fashion changes in such asset class where a new artist painting can get higher value than a popular vintage, although, more than 30 percent of the investment in art do so as they think the value will increase over time. 

Sometimes, even a small value put in a collectible can get a higher return in the long-term; on the contrary, huge money spent on expensive luxury asset class may not get even the original price. 

Risks and issues 

The motivation should be to buy things as a hobby. Some of the key queries in this area are how to determine the price of a luxury asset class. 

All the conventional assets like bonds and stocks have a specific market value which the buyer can pre estimates but in the case of a 100-year-old wine bottle or an artwork by 18th-century popular artists, nobody can actually pre-estimate the value. 

The price is determined by the number of buyers interested in getting the item. Some items like a piece of branded jewelry or coin, which is part of a complete set may be in higher demand as the bidder for such item want to build a comprehensive set of coins of a certain era or get a diamond earring which was part of imperial jewelry collections.