brandon vallorani on being a careful wine investor

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Take Care When Investing in Fine Wine By Brandon Vallorani February 25, 2014 There are problems with investing in the fine wine market and they usually have to do with valuations and storage and pricing transparency. To avoid getting conned by the fine wine market, you need to avoid these pitfalls and follow a set of guidelines for wine investors to capitalize on the positive characteristics of the fine wine asset class. One important guideline is to check whether the valuation of holdings was carried out independently. The most reliable pricing information will come from the fine wine industry exchange, Livex. If they conduct the valuation and report it, you can trust that it is accurate. Another guideline is to invest in wine that has a proven history or track record. Also make sure there is plenty of liquidity in the asset and a good volume of supply. There is more risk for your investment if you have a portfolio with less liquid wines, wines in lessthanstandard volume bottles, or young wines.

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Page 1: Brandon Vallorani On Being a Careful Wine Investor

Take  Care  When  Investing  in  Fine  Wine  By  Brandon  Vallorani  February  25,  2014    

 There  are  problems  with  investing  in  the  fine  wine  market  and  they  usually  have  to  do  with  valuations  and  storage  and  pricing  transparency.  To  avoid  getting  conned  by  the  fine  wine  market,  you  need  to  avoid  these  pitfalls  and  follow  a  set  of  guidelines  for  wine  investors  to  capitalize  on  the  positive  characteristics  of  the  fine  wine  asset  class.    One  important  guideline  is  to  check  whether  the  valuation  of  holdings  was  carried  out  independently.  The  most  reliable  pricing  information  will  come  from  the  fine  wine  industry  exchange,  Liv-­‐ex.  If  they  conduct  the  valuation  and  report  it,  you  can  trust  that  it  is  accurate.    Another  guideline  is  to  invest  in  wine  that  has  a  proven  history  or  track  record.  Also  make  sure  there  is  plenty  of  liquidity  in  the  asset  and  a  good  volume  of  supply.  There  is  more  risk  for  your  investment  if  you  have  a  portfolio  with  less  liquid  wines,  wines  in  less-­‐than-­‐standard  volume  bottles,  or  young  wines.    

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It  is  wise  to  avoid  any  unsolicited  mail  or  cold  calls.  There  are  usually  laws  against  the  promotion  of  an  investment,  like  fine  wine,  publically.    Make  sure  that  all  costs  associated  with  the  investment  are  transparent  at  the  beginning  of  every  investment  period.  These  costs  include  buying  and  selling  the  wines  and  management  of  your  holdings.    Another  guideline  is  to  always  make  sure  you  check  all  documentation.  Make  sure  an  authority  issues  all  documentation.  There  should  be  a  list  of  all  expenses,  transparent  legal  structure,  and  the  names  of  well-­‐known  lawyers.  Make  sure  that  the  goals  of  the  manager  are  in  line  with  the  investor  for  the  most  positive  outcome.    It  is  important  to  keep  in  mind  that  fine  wine  is  not  an  easy  market  to  navigate.  Using  the  above  guidelines  can  help  ensure  that  investors  will  have  a  good  experience  with  fine  wine.    Brandon  Vallorani  is  the  CEO  and  founder  of  Liberty  Alliance,  and  is  a  practiced  entrepreneur  with  a  background  in  marketing  and  management.  Brandon  graduated  from  West  Virginia  University  with  a  Bachelor’s  of  Fine  Arts  in  Graphic  Design.  Liberty  Alliance  is  a  network  of  websites  dedicated  to  advancing  Life,  Liberty,  and  the  Pursuit  of  Happiness.  The  partners  and  members  of  this  organization  utilize  the  influence  of  new  media  to  promote  traditional  values  and  generate  more  than  1,000,000  page  views  each  day.  Brandon  Vallorani  enjoys  spending  time  with  his  family,  hunting  big  game,  and  indulging  fine  cigars  and  wine  with  his  partners.