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Trends with Benefits #72: An Investment Worth Toasting with Anthony Zhang

March 09, 2022

Listen Time 38:59 MIN

Summary

In this episode, Ed and Guest host Patrick Finn, Managing Director of ETF Business Development speak with co-founder and CEO of Vinovest, Anthony Zhang about how investors can gain access to the over $300 billion wine market.



In this season of Trends with Benefits, Ed will be joined by subject matter enthusiasts from various lines of businesses at VanEck to add in fresh insights as a cohost. In this episode, we welcome Patrick Finn, Managing Director of ETF Business Development.

How can your nightcap help you reach your investment goals? Co-founder and CEO of Vinovest, Anthony Zhang explains how wine can be viewed as an asset class. Traditionally wine might be a confusing space for investors, but with the right strategy and analysis, it can become a more mainstream part of a portfolio. We talk about how supply declines as a wine ages, creating a potential embedded supply-demand mismatch that may work to the benefit of investors. This mismatch is expected to grow worse with climate change.

Anthony noted that he views climate change as both the biggest risk and opportunity in the space - regions that traditionally were the ideal climate are growing too warm to keep up peak yield. Other areas are warming up and approaching ideal growing conditions. ESG is also a key concern for vineyards. In order to keep the land fertile, and producing they need to utilize sustainable farming methods.

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Please note that Van Eck Securities Corporation (an affiliated broker-dealer of Van Eck Associates Corporation) may offer investments products that invest in the asset class(es) discussed in this podcast.

The views and opinions expressed are those of the speaker(s) but not necessarily those of VanEck. Commentaries are general in nature and should not be construed as investment advice. Certain statements contained herein may constitute projections, forecasts and other forward looking statements, which do not reflect actual results, are valid as of the date of this communication and subject to change without notice. Information provided by third party sources are believed to be reliable and have not been independently verified for accuracy or completeness and cannot be guaranteed. Any discussion of specific securities/financial instruments mentioned in the commentary is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy these securities. Fund holdings will vary. All indices mentioned are measures of common market sectors and performance. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Information on holdings, performance and indices can be found at vaneck.com.

Investing is qualitative and subjective by nature, and there is no guarantee that the factors utilized by VanEck or any judgment exercised by VanEck will reflect the opinions of any particular investor. Information regarding responsible practices is obtained through voluntary or third-party reporting, which may not be accurate or complete, and VanEck is dependent on such information to evaluate a company’s commitment to, or implementation of, responsible practices. Socially responsible norms differ by region. There is no assurance that the socially responsible investing strategy and techniques employed will be successful.

All investing is subject to risk, including the possible loss of the money you invest. As with any investment strategy, there is no guarantee that investment objectives will be met and investors may lose money. Diversification does not ensure a profit or protect against a loss in a declining market. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance.

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