George Huang, Taipei, Taiwan, believes collecting gems and jewelry are great investments because they produce great long-term returns, you’re able to wear them, they travel well, they’re internationally recognized and easy to maintain.
"George Huang, 62, of Taipei, Taiwan, founded Total Technologies, Ltd., a connectors and cables company based in Taipei and Newport Beach, Calif., that grew from a one-person operation to a successful worldwide business of 650 employees that produce and sell more than 75,000 products in the medical, industrial, space, computer, communication, pro-Audio, hi-definition video, and robotics fields. He personally owns more than 24 worldwide innovation and design patents.
Over the years he’s also become an important collector of art and other objects. He attends major art fairs around the world and communicates with contemporary creators and dealers. His favorite objects to acquire by far are jewelry and gems. He owns jewels from many of the top contemporary high jewelry artists as well as significant historic pieces. Below he explains why he believes collecting high jewels is the best investment."
Read the Forbes article