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(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 25, 2009 ) Rather than having your money sitting in a bank or tied up in a property - especially in these uncertain times - why not look outside the box and snap up some alternative investments such as wine, stamps or even solar powerÂ…
An alternative investment is regarded as an asset other than traditional investments such as stocks, bonds and property.
Alternative investments cover a huge range of items from commodities to wine, art to antiques and films to fashion. This type of purchase is particularly popular with some as they feel they can turn their passions into investments.
But, most of these alternative investments require large amounts of cash to be pumped in in order to make any sort of profit. A small time investor would likely not profit as much from this style of investment as a large company injecting millions and buying in bulk would.
This is also true of collectibles. In addition, collectibles are tricky to value, because there are no real fundamentals to value them on. The real fundamental is how much collectors are willing to pay, regardless of investment potential.
Hype and trends can cause the value of alternative investments, such as fashion or art, to fluctuate and, whilst wine does often gain some value through ageing, it does require specialist knowledge.
The credit crunch has affected most conventional investments, such as stocks and shares and of course property, but, if you were one of the lucky ones who had bought into the wine or collectables sector, you should still be able to get all your money back.
Alternative investments seem to be for the more adventurous and those who enjoy taking a bit of a risk on something out of the ordinary – which of course is always the most fun – unless you lose all of your money, that is.
Stamping it out
Would you believe that £5 billion worth of stamps are traded every year? Top end stamps also have a flawless track record that fund managers can only dream of - the rarest ones, which appear on the GB Rarities Index, have never once fallen in value.
Investments such as stamps are so strong at keeping their value as true collectors want to own and buy these items even if the economic situation is slow, whereas they will hold off on purchasing stocks and shares or property when times are bad.
As yet, dealers have shown no signs that the credit crunch has affected prices, although some collectors are starting to offload items.
Buy your own alternative investment
If you are keen to live a more sustainable existence, then solar power could well be the ideal alternative investment for you.
Spain has been identified as one of the world’s premier locations for solar power production of this kind and is already number two in Europe. The next phase is to develop several new ‘Photovoltaic Solar Parks,’ of which you could be a part by investing in some solar panels.
Each bond will be valued at £46,470 and an option to buy multiple bonds can be taken by individuals or companies and yields of 9.8 per cent per annum are guaranteed.
If you canÂ’t stand the heat, why not consider investing in alternative fuel in the form of jatropha trees. This environmentally friendly investment not only offers an impressive profit margin to investors, it also helps to reduce poverty in poor countries.
By investing £10,000 you will receive £34,500 income over five years - a return of 345 per cent - and still own £10,000 worth of oil-producing jatropha trees.
These trees are also a rich source of biodiesel which is a renewable carbon-neutral energy source.
The trees are looking like a very solid investment as Air New Zealand just carried out their first test flight using jatropha biofuel. If all the airlines catch on, this could be big business.
So, the word on the street is, itÂ’s good to be different.
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