I have a friend who recently asked me, “I currently have $187,000 in my bank account, what’s the best way to invest and grow it?”

Simple, there’s safe, there’s risky, and then there’s smart.

CorelDRAW Home & Student Suite 2018 Graphic design software for beginners, hobbyists and students
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr

With stocks trading at record highs and bond yields stuck near zero, it’s never been more difficult to find a place to park your hard-earned wealth.

Billionaires and professional investors have been allocating more and more into one unexpected asset class: fine art.

CorelDRAW Home & Student Suite 2018 Graphic design software for beginners, hobbyists and students
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr

These statistics help explain why experts are so optimistic on the potential of the asset class.

Contemporary art prices outperformed S&P 500 returns by 174% (1995-2020).

CorelDRAW Home & Student Suite 2018 Graphic design software for beginners, hobbyists and students
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Contemporary art historically returns 23.2% on average when inflation is at least 3%
  • Art had the lowest correlation to public equities of any major asset class, according to Citi.
  • $1.7 trillion asset class that is expected to grow 58% in just 5 years, according to Deloitte.

The main issue is that many of these paintings cost more than $20,000,000, making them inaccessible to everyday investors.

That’s all changed thanks to Masterworks,

CorelDRAW Home & Student Suite 2018 Graphic design software for beginners, hobbyists and students
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr

the first company letting anyone invest in the very same types of paintings as billionaire collectors.

Masterworks members are investing in $1M+ paintings through SEC-qualified vehicles. They’ve securitized more than $250 million in art from artists like Basquiat, Monet, and Banksy.

CorelDRAW Home & Student Suite 2018 Graphic design software for beginners, hobbyists and students
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr

Plus, Masterworks

was just valued at over $1 billion by venture capitalists, making them the first and only unicorn in the alternative investing space.

CorelDRAW Home & Student Suite 2018 Graphic design software for beginners, hobbyists and students
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr

If you want to see what paintings are currently available to invest in, join the 225,000+ members already on Masterworks and sign up at this link.



CorelDRAW Home & Student Suite 2018 Graphic design software for beginners, hobbyists and students
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • reddit
  • Tumblr

By Howard Roark

Howard Roark is a Senior Fellow with the Kirby Institute and editor of The Deplorable Patriot. He’s a second amendment advocate, avid shooter, hunter, fisherman, fur trapper, writer, artist, poet, and inventor of the wall port central vacuum cleaner system. He is both a moral and a practical man and is fully committed to the artistic integrity of every one of his endeavors or projects whether working as a common laborer in a rock quarry or operating a Fortune 500 design firm.

Share This