Can 'exotic' assets work for the majority?

pensions

Sipps offer the opportunity to invest in a range of more exotic assets such as wine or classic cars, but for most investors the best solution is a diversified portfolio of traditional assets

Fine wines, classic cars, holiday homes, jewellery - just some of the new assets that can be held as pension assets after A-Day on 6 April 2006. Following years of restrictive investment opportunities the introduction of these asset classes has suddenly made pensions exciting. People are talking and thinking about pensions as never before and hopefully one of the most beneficial and lasting results of the new pension regulations will be a renewed interest in and commitment to long-term pensions savings. The attention-grabbing idea of buying jewellery or a classic car at a knock down price ...