Because of the low interest rates on other investment products, the investor looks for products with higher returns. For individuals, investing in diamonds doesn’t seem obvious. We highlight some tips and give you some points of view.
Investing in diamonds: a new diamond museum opens its doors in December
In December 2017 the new diamond museum in Antwerp, DIVA, will open its doors. The museum is located behind the city hall, near the former Ethnographic Museum at the Suikerrui. It will be a combination of the old diamond museum and the defunct silver museum in Deurne. With a life-size vault, a cosy setting and an emphasis on ‘experience’, the diamond museum aims to welcome 200,000 visitors a year.
Security of your diamonds is a smart and good investment
A golden tip is to take pictures of all the diamonds and jewels and to keep all the certificates and proofs of purchase in a safe place, separate from the diamonds and jewels.
Invest in diamond or in synthetic diamond?
Whoever wants to invest in diamond must know how the diamond is created. Natural diamonds are created 150 to 450 km below the earth’s surface under pressure of carbon atoms during a process that lasts for thousands of years. The shape and colour of the diamond is determined under extreme pressure and high temperatures (up to 1200 degrees Celsius).
Investing in diamonds and Antwerp’s new diamond museum
We have brought this up several times, but knowledge of diamonds is no mere luxury when you want to invest in it. This is exactly why the city of Antwerp is investing in a new diamond museum.
Long-term investments made simple
In times of economic crisis is saving money the popular thing to do. We keep, however, saving by putting money in our savings account, which is no longer viable. Because of the low interest rates, the already meagre profit is reduced to next to nothing. But what can you do with your financial surplus? Investing in diamonds? But how to start?
