Alternative Investing

Putting your money under a mattress is one option, but you may want to take a look at the antiques market. There's more than bedroom furniture in this solid investment category.

Throughout the crisis the classic car market has seen some price adjustment. But one index that tracks some very rare models shows an increase of nearly 10% in the past year.

If you’d added a few paintings to your portfolio over the last few years, instead of some financial stocks, your nest egg might look different. That said, the art market can be volatile and the losses ugly.

With luxury spending down, the vintage car market has taken a hit, which means it’s a great time to enter. But it will take more than that to drive away with a profit.

Growing demand for vintage clothing and jewelry has produced a surge of collectors on the prowl for pieces that reflect the craftsmanship and one-of-a-kind flair of a bygone era.

With bullion prices soaring in recent years, gold and silver coins have become a hot-ticket item , but the rare coin market itself is on something of a roll.

Some emerging markets have rebounded strongly. Goldman's Jim O'Neill talks about when it's time to get in.

Managers are making money again but the industry has more work to do in winning back investors after a brutal 2008.

Some love Mickey—Mouse that is. Others worship Mickey—as in Mantle. But to make a profit off of your passion, you have to know what you’re doing.

Gold is on a nine-year tear of annual gains, the best performance in at least 60 years. Whether as a hedge against inflation or a safe haven in a perilous world, gold may still be undervalued.

Property is a popular way to diversify a portfolio and hedge against inflation, but it can be a time-consuming, complex and (as recent events show ) risky proposition.

PIMCO's Bill Gross has been called the "Bond King," but could also be called the "Stamp King." Gross describes his passion for collecting rare stamps and explains why he's auctioning many of them off.

Pu'er — an aromatic tea from the hills of southern Yunnan — may not look like much, but can be worth its weight in gold, thanks to claimed health properties ranging from curing hangovers to shedding pounds.

Oddly enough in an increasingly digital world, vinyl records have become a hot item. And the most valuable items seem to only increase in value.

Ways to gain exposure vary, from investing with funds or wine merchants who often go through Liv-Ex, the wine market's most prominent exchange, to bidding at auctions that offer access to physical bottles of wine