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...good news is that it is possible for the individual investor to buy antiquities - and for a surprisingly moderate sum. According to John Ambrose, founder and director of Fragments of Time, a Boston-area antiquities dealer, they're within even a modest investor's reach. "For under $10,000 a year you could acquire two to four quality objects with good provenance that you could expect would not only hold their value but increase in value over time," he says. In the past, the increase was anywhere from 8 to 9% annually, but in recent years that figure has gone...
...there particular eras that the investor should look at now? "In terms of investments I do think there are still pockets of antiquities that are generally undervalued," says Ambrose, sounding as much like a stock broker as an art dealer. He lists Roman lamps, Roman bronze brooches, Greek pottery (especially south Italian Greek pottery) and Egyptian amulets, which, he says, are overlooked. "There can be fascinating intact examples," says Ambrose...
...With governments becoming more adventurous in the way they invest their surplus wealth, investors ought to "rejoice at the impetus the SWFs will provide to continued growth in global asset markets," says Alex Patelis, head of international economics at Merrill Lynch. But countries on the receiving end of such largesse remain wary. At a G-7 meeting of finance ministers held in Washington in October, SWFs were a major topic of discussion, partly due to concern about their potential impact on markets. SWF "investment policies, minor comments or rumors could spark volatility," said Clay Lowery, assistant secretary for international affairs...
...author doesn't tip his own hand, alas. Rogers doesn't reveal his personal holdings but gives the would-be investor dozens of possibilities, which range from the more predictable (Dongfang Electrical Machinery Co., a generator company) to the more exotic (Zhejiang GuYueLongShan Shaoxing Wine Co., a maker of traditional rice wine). Studying, says Rogers, will pay off: "If you do your homework, buy cheap and remain patient, you should be able to walk over and pick up that pile of cash in the corner that nobody else notices...
Because the foreign exchange market is so complicated, now might be the worst time to experiment with currency trading. But both Zandi and Skiff offer investors some sensible advice on how to make the most of the recent dollar drubbing. "I think the best way for individual investors to participate in Forex is to be sure to have a significant share of assets allocated to overseas stock and bond investments, particularly in Asia," says Zandi. "For the average investor wanting to play on the dollar falling, it would make more sense to invest in an index fund in [an overseas...