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Rare violins – instruments for investment?

Tuesday, November 08, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Personal | Tags: investment, HNWI, Bespoke magazine, investing, value, collecting, guide, prices, collectible, musical instruments, buying, violins, expert, rare

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There are definitely strings attached to investing in rare musical instruments with little or no provenance. Not only does it take considerable expertise to assess the authenticity of an investment-class violin, but most collectors are also classical music patrons who lend out their investment to the world’s best players. Lisa Freedman interviews maestro Florian Leonhard (pictured) about investing in rare violins …

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Cold comfort on farms’ IHT relief

Tuesday, August 09, 2011 | Posted by: Naomi Smith
Categories: Business, Protecting your wealth | Tags: business, tax, property, inheritance tax, IHT, relief, liability, Naomi Smith, estate planning, value, APR, farming, IHT planning, agriculture, exemption, farms, agricultural property relief, leasing

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Agricultural property relief doesn’t always offer farmers and farmhouse owners an exemption from inheritance tax (IHT). Here, for example, are two scenarios that may trigger a crippling final IHT bill for the unsuspecting. Read on to make sure you don’t have to sell the family farm…

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