High inflation doesn't have to be all bad. If you're interested in finding opportunities to capitalize on rising costs, you’re in luck. There happens to be a variety of online investing platforms you can access to invest in your choice of these three alternative assets. Better still, a lot of these platforms are open to nonaccredited investors.
Vint
Vint is an innovative platform that allows everyday investors to get in on the wine market. For as little as $40 or $50, you can invest in securitized shares of wine collections picked by a team of expert sommeliers for their profit potential and upside. You also don't have to worry about timing the market to find the right time to sell because Vint manages the assets from start to finish.
Arrived Homes
The Arrived Homes platform is a unique real estate crowdfunding site. While many of its competitors focus on accredited investors and large commercial projects, Arrived Homes allows investors to buy shares of single-family homes that are being renovated and rented. The best part is they have buy-ins as low as $100.
Masterworks
The Masterworks platform allows everyday investors to buy a fractional share of fine art that has already been purchased by the platform. So, you can own your own share of a Banksy or Basquiat painting and then profit from it when the platform sells it at auction. It’s much more cost-effective than buying your own art, and their buyers are experts, which means you won’t be getting a fake. Plus the company has its own secured storage facilities with insurance.
So there you have it. Three ways you can use alternative investments to beat inflation. That’s how you make lemons out of lemonade. Always remember that for investors, every economic hardship provides a unique opportunity. While you can search for other alternative investments, you can always start here and diversify your portfolio at your own pace.
About Eric McConnell
Eric McConnell is an alternative investment writer interested in rare collectibles, fine wines, art and sports memorabilia. He developed his love for sports during his childhood, where in addition to being an aspiring professional baseball player, he was an avid baseball card collector and reader of the Robb Report.
As is the case for many aspiring young sluggers, Eric’s baseball career came to an end the first time he encountered a pitcher capable of throwing 90 mph and a wicked curveball. However, his delight in the finer things of life never waned, and after a career in real estate, Eric branched out into writing, where he joined Benzinga as an alternative investment writer in 2021.
Although he covers breaking news in all areas of alternative investments, Eric’s favorite subjects harken back to his childhood days of reading the Robb Report and collecting baseball cards. He has a passion for writing about fine art sales, whiskey auctions and sports memorabilia.