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Excerpt from article by Matthew Lynn’s City View column - Money Week 23rd October 2009

Antiques Survive Inflation

‘What the rich are doing with their cash is always instructive. After all, they are clever with money: if they weren’t, they wouldn’t have been able to accumulate so much of the stuff in the first place. So what does this tell us about the world economy?’

‘… the rich are preparing for inflation. With interest rates at record lows, stock markets recovering strongly, and the banking bonus system back to its old ways, it’s not just that there is plenty of money around. Inflation is certain to make a return as well. The gold price is one clue to that.

‘…it tells us that the rich don’t have much faith in productive assets. They could be putting their money into new companies or venture funds.’

‘Real assets are the one really safe place to park cash that you fear will be eroded by rising prices. Your money in the bank may gradually lose its value…these [assets] are among the few investments where the supply is completely fixed: the only thing that varies is the demand. And those assets survive inflation.’

Excerpt from article by Roland Arkell in Antiques Trade Gazette.com dated 17th August 2009

Deloitte tell clients: Buy Antiques Now

‘DELOITTE, the leading accounting and business consulting firm, has recently turned its attention to the antique furniture market and concluded it is a good time to acquire a “proven asset at a low price”.

Ian Stewart, the chief economist at Deloitte, consulted the data produced annually by the Antique Collectors’ Club (ACC) and issued an August statement to clients on the findings. Documenting the changes in the antique furniture market over the past five years, Mr Stewart wrote:’

“We think that the credit crisis could be supportive of antique furniture prices. First, a low return on cash provides investors with incentives to put money into less orthodox assets.

“Second, the credit crunch has highlighted the need for investors to put their money into a range of assets. Last year all the major assets – equities, houses, commodities – fell. Antiques are illiquid and they generally avoid the big price swings seen in financial markets.

“Third, for those who worry about the long-term effects of governments printing money, antique furniture offers a hedge against future inflation.”