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Continuing from the last post, after covering industry-standard practices, entry points, and terms, let’s dive into a niche strategy I’ve found incredibly rewarding within the film industry: Movie Bridge Financing. This strategy combines liquidity, alphas, and relatively low entry points, making it a compelling option for investors who want exposure to the entertainment asset class without relying on box office performance. What is Movie Bridge Financing? Movie production involves various stages—script finalization, casting, production, post-production, marketing, and distribution etc. Bridge financing focuses on a very specific phase: securing big-name actors’ slots by paying their deposit fees. How It Works Timing... Continue reading

Continuing from the last post, “Collectibles” is a broad category encompassing any asset with a secondary market—ranging from niche items like toys and cards to the categories I focus on: wines, classic cars, and artwork. Each offers unique opportunities depending on your interests, budget, and strategy. Wines Entry Point The lowest of all three categories. You can start with as little as a few thousand dollars. Two Main Strategies Wine Supply Chain Financing Provides working capital for wine businesses to manage inventory or operations. Returns typically range from 8% to 12%, with loan terms spanning several months to years. Often... Continue reading

This is the last major asset class I want to share about passive income and alternative assets—angel rounds, Private Equity, and Pre-IPOs all fall into this category. In the case of angel rounds, the risks are high, the price is relatively cheap, and the investment horizon is long. If you’re lucky enough to back a successful one, it might take 7 to 10 years to exit. However, sometimes around the 5-year mark, when Series A or B investors come in, early angel investors may exit part of their position. In any case, liquidity is very low. The typical entry is... Continue reading

Continuing from the last post, everything has risks, and everything has a price. I thought this was common sense, but over the years, it seems that when this reality hits, not many people can accept it. Investing comes with risks! Otherwise, how could we call it investing? It should be called (some) government bonds or GICs (Guaranteed Investment Certificates) 😂I have always believed that the art of investing is balancing risk and reward. Wins and losses are part of the game. As long as you are in this game, there will always be profits and losses. That is normal. Only... Continue reading