An alternative role for art

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equity gilt study shows combining Art with equities provides good portfolio diversification

Art has an investment role as a diversifying asset, although optimum returns require it to be held for at least 35 years, according to research by Barclays Capital. The group's Equity Gilt Study 2005 showed the asset performs best in periods of above-trend inflation growth when it returns on average 9.23%, although it suffers when growth slows. Sreekala Kochugovindan, fixed income strategy analyst at the group, argued that combining art with equities, which prosper in high growth, low inflation environments, provides good portfolio diversification. But she warned: "In order to receive ...

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