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Re:Leonardo Da Vinci Painting Sells for $450.3M, Shattering ... by zippy5 on Thursday November 16, 2017 @02:45AM (#15710850)
There is centuries of data about how this asset has appreciated. It has a brand that has endured 500 years. Most of the stocks you will invest in, probably won't exist in 50.

What could you possibly want to diversify against? It has outlasted Governments, new technologies, and new ideologies. Diversification is a durability strategy and this painting has proven durability across a multitude of change.

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Re:Leonardo Da Vinci Painting Sells for $450.3M, Shattering ... by ktta on Thursday November 16, 2017 @01:24PM (#15715126)
>Most of the stocks you will invest in, probably won't exist in 50.

I wasn't just talking about stocks. There are so many other places to invest with that amount of money.

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Re:Leonardo Da Vinci Painting Sells for $450.3M, Shattering ... by ForHackernews on Thursday November 16, 2017 @10:38AM (#15713483)
Well, unless somebody proves this is a fake. Its authenticity has been questioned.
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