10 Weird and Unusual Investments Worth Making

When it comes to making investments, the general rule for many is to play it safe. Playing it safe usually means you invest in something that you know or are certain of.

But in 2018, there are a whole variety of investors who are considering something very different. These unusual investments are helping some investors make significant profits from investment opportunities many are overlooking.

With unusual investing practices, many have a problem due to uncertainty, not enough information or it being something that many people frown upon.

To help you understand what some of the best weird and unusual investments are available to you, we’ve put together this article.

At the end of it, you should have a clear understanding of some of the quirkiest and potentially profitable investments you have available, that will make your investment friends confused, but your balance sheets happy.

Let’s get started.

What Kind Of Weird Investments Are There?

With everything from creative stocks, rather old cars and quirky bottles of wine you have a wide plethora of different investments you can make.

The creative moneymakers might think you need to go outside of the box to make money, but there are some surprisingly simple investments that you can make a killing on.

Get set for some of the quirkiest investments to make you some quick cash.

The 10 Best Weird or Unusual Investments to Make

Weird or unusual investments might go away from your gut instinct, but these investment opportunities could mean huge returns for you in the coming years. Here are our favorites.

1. Chateau Pavie Wine

Wine generally has seen some incredibly poor returns over the last three years. The leading wine brand Barefoot was the biggest US seller with around $670 million worth of sales in 2017.

In the last three years, annualized returns of 9.6%, this vintage wine is performing very well. Chateau Pavie comes from the Bordeaux region in France. A lovely area famed for its wine production.

This wine has seen some fantastic returns, especially on a few of its older bottles, specifically the 2004, 2001, 1999 and 1998 vintages. For example, the 2004 bottle of Chateau Pavie had a one-year return of 14.3% and a 24.1% annual return over three years.

That sure beats your everyday stocks return. You also can see high returns on Bordeaux’s bottle of 1982 Chateau Latour, with a return annually of 10.1%.

2. Old Classic Cars

With everything from your classic model T to vintage racing cars, people have been investing in classic cars for years. Classic cars were a really big earner for investors over the last three years.

Classic cars brought in an annualized return of 21% and a single year return of 40.7%, that’s huge!

The 1954 Mercedes Benz Grand Prix race car, the W196, fetched a whopping $29.5 million at an auction in English auction to a private buyer. The race car was famously used by Formulae One driver Juan Manual Fangio, who knew classic cars could go for so much money?

Although $30 million might be a little out of your price range, other classic cars could be a great investment for the future.

3. Vintage Ferraris

If you’re interested in making a lot more money from your investments, you have to up the ante. That means spending more money on more expensive investments.

Classic cars are a big market, but vintage Ferraris have a niche of their own as classic cars. For example, the 1950 and 1960 Ferrari models saw some high returns for investors.

You’ll need a fat checkbook even to consider the investments though. A 1967 Ferrari GTB NART Spyder went for a modest $27.5 million, and there were other models sold for some wild prices between $10 million and $15 million.

This isn’t the first time vintage Ferrari prices have soared. In 2013, prices of vintage Ferraris grew up to 62%, making classic cars a really big market for the ultra-wealthy.

4. California Cannabis Stocks

Back on 1st January 2018, California was finally allowed to begin the legal selling of marijuana for recreational purposes. There are around 400 businesses licensed to sell cannabis, and you should see that number grow a lot over the coming months.

With the industry expected to grow to over $5 billion by the end of the year, it’s a huge stock opportunity to get involved in right at the beginning.

This site gives a full breakdown of all the different types of stocks you could invest in if you’re considering California cannabis stocks. There’s already a big number of stocks you can invest in that could see huge returns in the coming years as well as a variety of weird marijuana edibles you can buy at a dispensary.

5. Rare Coins

Rare coins have always been something of a collectible investment. But rare coins over the past three years have seen some serious growth with gains of up to 13% in a three year period and over 10% in the last year.

A British coin dating back to 1559 had a single year return of 27.3% and over three years a 26% return. That’s not a bad investment if you know your coins.

Other coins from the 15th and 16th century saw similar gains over three years of around 20%.

6. Lean Hogs

If your investment opportunities want to head out of the realm of the uber-rich and into something a little more larger than life, then the agriculture market is a great place to start.

Lean hogs, which were a major source of pork for America finished in the top spot in agricultural investment circles. Shockingly, hogs grew by 56.3% in just a year, and 11.5% over a three year period.

If hogs aren’t your style, you could still consider agricultural investment in an alternative like soybean meal. Soybean meal was the second biggest investment growth in agriculture.

It had a return over a year of 18.5% which outperformed including lumber, cattle, and rice.

7. Self-Storage Units

Real-estate is always a strong investment opportunity. Even people who held onto their properties through the market crashes of 2007 have seen steady growth over the last 30 years in their investments.

One of the best-performing markets for real-estate in the last few years have been in self-storage units. With a three year return of 21.2% and 16% returns in the last year, it’s a pretty solid investment option.

You can look at companies such as Space Storage Inc (36.7% over three years), Sovran Self Storage (27.2% over three years) and CubeSmart (21.3% over three years).

8. Vintage Stamps

Stamps aren’t only for collectors or enthusiasts. Many investors have been considering stamps as a way to make some serious returns on their investment over the last few years.

Stamps are generally producing around 2.6% gains yearly and can go to as much as 5.4% over three years. That seems a fairly mediocre investment, but if you get the chance to invest in some of the rare 1800’s stamps, you may be in luck.

An 1867 stamp, the 9d pale straw stamp had a three-year return of 26%. Another 1830 stamp has a three-year return of 23.7%. It seems older can indeed be better.

9. Pull a Stock From The Trash

Sometimes when we see stocks getting trashed in the news, we write them off for good. Microsoft is a great example of this.

Of all the stocks you’d think would be a bad one to invest in, Microsoft has been up there in the last few years. With high profile mess-ups like missing out on the smartphone market revolution and the bumblings of former CEO Steve Balmer, you’d give it a miss.

Prominent publishers titled Ballmer, who left in 2014, as the world’s worst CEO. That’s hard to recover from.

But in reality, Microsoft is doing just that, recovering. Since 2012, the stocks have made a major recovery.

It’s worth looking at companies over the last few years who were publically and obviously underperforming and analyzing how they are now performing.

You might just find that one of those ugly duckling stocks is back on the rise, and you can make a great earning from a stock many have forgotten about.

10. Aircraft Parts

Castaway parts sound like something you’d pick up on a deserted desert island. In fact, you have companies like Precision Castparts Corp (PCP) who make machined airframe parts for aerospace applications and aircraft engines.

I know, I know, you might yawn at just the description, but even though it’s been a flat investment for a while. But don’t forget, that it’s been Warren Buffet’s biggest deal ever, when he bought the company in August 2015.

Coming in at a whopping $37.2 billion, it shot the stock skyward by 21% on just the one day. We expect the future of Precision to continue to rise as a supplier to Boeing, Airbus, and other engine makers.

I wouldn’t expect stocks in Precision to be something that’ll take of quickly, but as a long-term investment strategy, it’s definitely an out-of the-ordinary investment.

What Quirky Investments Will You Consider?

Let’s face it, unusual investments are far from the norm, and many investors will scoff at the idea of putting your money in these endeavors. However, for the open-minded, these investment opportunities could end up turning rather fruitful.

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