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| Zuckerberg, it's all too much. |
Now, before you all go into a blind panic throwing yourselves under buses at the prospect of actually having to talk to real people, this is probably just an ugly rumour. However, it does make you think how long it will last. With shares tumbling and lawsuits being filed left, right and centre this could be the beginning of the end. If that sounds preposterous, just think, Friends Reunited, whatever happened to that? I mean, a company with no product or service that is reliant on current trends isn't where I'd put my money. When the next whizzkid comes along with a brand new gimmick, most will jump ship.
I may be wrong, and I am no financial advisor, but if I were Zuckerberg I would take the money and run. Investors could end up with shares of a company that has evaporated overnight and be left with a piece of paper worth nothing. Talking of financial advisors, it has always bothered me about taking advice from an IFA that has less assets than me, 'physician heal thyself' I say! Before you listen to their advice check what car they pulled up in.
Now, if you have money burning a hole in your pocket what do you invest it in? Pensions and stocks are falling apart, the Euro is in meltdown, interest rates at an all time low, the economy is all doom and gloom...help!
Well, talk about good timing, I may just have the answer. The very day Facebook goes to the wall (allegedly), 15th July, is the opening of West Gallery's Summer Exhibition and if you are going to invest then art is the answer! Art is the new black, it's cool. It makes you feel good and could even see you a return. According to the Financial Times, over the last 30 years modern art grew in value at more than 11.25% a year compared with stocks and bonds at a modest 8.7% a year.
I may be wrong, and I am no financial advisor, but if I were Zuckerberg I would take the money and run. Investors could end up with shares of a company that has evaporated overnight and be left with a piece of paper worth nothing. Talking of financial advisors, it has always bothered me about taking advice from an IFA that has less assets than me, 'physician heal thyself' I say! Before you listen to their advice check what car they pulled up in.
Now, if you have money burning a hole in your pocket what do you invest it in? Pensions and stocks are falling apart, the Euro is in meltdown, interest rates at an all time low, the economy is all doom and gloom...help!
Well, talk about good timing, I may just have the answer. The very day Facebook goes to the wall (allegedly), 15th July, is the opening of West Gallery's Summer Exhibition and if you are going to invest then art is the answer! Art is the new black, it's cool. It makes you feel good and could even see you a return. According to the Financial Times, over the last 30 years modern art grew in value at more than 11.25% a year compared with stocks and bonds at a modest 8.7% a year.
So, dig up your floorboards, empty that old biscuit tin and come and invest in some of Devon and Cornwall's finest artists, and hang the expense! We will be showing new work from some of the South West's best up and coming artists and makers, as well as the more established. There are not many investments that look good in your living room whilst earning you money!
If you would like an invite to our special preview evening on Sunday 15th July 2012 just email us at info@westgallery.co.uk or send us a message on Twitter or Facebook (while you still can!).
