A
recent report in The Telegraph newspaper in the UK has attracted the
support of alternative investment advocacy group, AAA, for covering
the popularity of 'SWAG' as investments.
Boston,
MA, USA, August 31, 2012 -- A recent report in The Telegraph
newspaper in the UK has attracted the support of alternative
investment advocacy group, Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA), for
covering the popularity of 'SWAG' as investments.
SWAG
is a new term used to describe silver, wine, art and gold, which are
among the most commonly chosen alternative investments. The Telegraph
article describes how these asset classes are regularly outperforming
bonds and equity investments and are, therefore, proving increasingly
popular among individual and institutional investors.
AAA's
analysis partner, Anthony Johnson, stated that the trend isn't
surprising and a growing section of the population are interested in
swapping their hard-earned cash for something much more tangible than
stocks, shares and bonds - particularly following the recent economic
collapse. He stated, “There was a period when investors could
dependent on the value of their investments, but those days are gone,
for now. However, when you purchase something tangible, or with
intrinsic value, like trees, gold and silver, for example, the risks
are reduced and the assets stand up to economic volatility much more
convincingly.
Telegraph
reporter, Richard Evans points out that the benefits are clear - in
that silver, wine, art and gold have all outperformed shares and
bonds over five years, seven years and even ten years. He cited
former Moore Capital investment expert Joe Roseman as having first
come up with the 'SWAG' moniker. He predicts that these asset classes
will be the best kinds of investments to opt for in the coming years,
which he says will be ruled by a period in which inflation will
remain high, but growth will remain elusive.
The
analysts at AAA agree that tangible assets are increasingly
attractive as these condition prevail, although it advocates ethical
investments, such as investing in sustainable forestry programs run
by firms like Greenwood
Management in Brazil. “Forestry investment
provides investors with an asset that hedges against inflation, but
also helps to reduce deforestation and stimulate a green economy,”
claimed Mr Johnson.
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