These articles offer perspectives about investing in art.
Caveat Collector
Forgeries and works with questionable provenance are flooding the art market and confounding unsuspecting buyers. more »
Detectives of the Deep
Treasure hunters who scour the ocean floor for booty-rich shipwrecks often find that the thrill of discovery is their biggest payoff. more »
Taming Unwieldy Collections
If not managed carefully, a burgeoning collection of beloved—and valuable—objects can become an expensive burden. more »
The Inner Circles
Museum affiliate groups can give inexperienced collectors access to the best curators and dealers, while grooming a new generation of benefactors. more »
The Miami Medicis
A new community of collectors has turned this sun-drenched city into a contemporary art lodestar. more »
The New Face of Patronage
Art and music aficionados are staking their legacies—and their capital—on tomorrow’s virtuosos. more »
The Specter of Spoils
Collectors of art and antiquities must scrutinize the provenance of the objects of their desires to avoid those stolen from their rightful owners as the plunder of war. more »
Winning the Bidding Wars
As art prices skyrocket, more collectors are being enticed into the auction market. But today, even experienced connoisseurs must consign their prized possessions more carefully than ever. more »
Investment Tomes
A portfolio of literary classics has outpaced the stock and bond markets.
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Fowl Is Fair
Antique hunting decoys are enjoying rousing success in the high-end collectibles market. more »