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Firm
Author
Type
Alternative Assets
June 2026
2026 Direct-to-Consumer Wine Report
Silicon Valley Bank
Rob McMillan
Research
57 Pages
Silicon Valley Bank examines how the direct to consumer wine channel is navigating a difficult demand environment while revealing why some wineries continue to grow.
Alternative Assets
June 2026
Why Owning the Moment Wins in a Changing Alcohol Market
BCG
Nicol Zhou
Research
8 Pages
The authors examine how alcohol companies can grow in a slowing market by focusing on specific consumption occasions rather than broad demographic trends.
Alternative Assets
June 2026
The Collectible Market Bubble and Burst: Evidence from the Pre-and Post-COVID Stimulus Cycle, 2020-2025
Arthur Mota
Research
34 Pages
Arthur Mota examines how COVID era liquidity may have helped inflate collectible markets like Magic: The Gathering cards and classic cars. MTG Reserved List cards gained 165% during the stimulus window, but cars look more tied to the chip shortage once supply effects are controlled.
Alternative Assets
May 2026
In Wine Country, Sales Are Down and Fraud is Rampant
The New York Times
Ian Frisch
Research
5 Pages
The New York Times looks at why wine fraud keeps surfacing as the industry faces weaker demand, climate pressure, and financial strain.
Alternative Assets
April 2026
Emotional Yields of Collectibles
Research
100 Pages
Using up to 110 years of collectibles returns for 13 distinct asset classes, Elroy Dimson and others estimate a positive emotion yield for emotional yield for 24 of our 30 collectibles, with an annualized mean (median) of 2.64% (2.53%).
Alternative Assets
April 2018
LEGO – The Toy of Smart Investors
Victoria Dobrynskaya, Julia Kishilova
Research
27 Pages
The authors explore LEGO sets as an unconventional investment, analyzing their return profile, risk exposure, and diversification potential within a broader portfolio context.
Alternative Assets
September 2013
The Investment Performance of Art and Other Collectibles
Elroy Dimson, Christophe Spaenjers
Research
19 Pages
The authors examine whether collectibles such as art, stamps, and violins deserve a place in an investment portfolio.