This week my travels took me to an art show  – partly it was a fundraiser and partly it was for social reasons. While the intent was not to buy art, it was to help the cause of the evening. In these types of events, there are show stoppers where everyone is suppose to be in awe of what a designer did. While it is very possible to respect the talent, the time, the energy, sometimes asking yourself do you want to see that piece everyday limits the desire to bid on the item. One of the show stoppers took the designer 8 hours to put together which meant another 20 hours to figure out the concept and the rough drafts. Remembering in most art galleries, there is a 3 second rule, in that the average person will spend looking at the art. If they like it, they will linger more and if they love it they will come back to determine why. It means many creative people have many possible strikes against them before they start as they attempt to show it to the right person in the right time in the right moment that is good for that person.

Linking to dividend paying stocks, part of your research is the history of paying dividends and ideally rising levels and you will find there are many fine companies operating. Depending on your expectations you will need to narrow the stocks down to the sectors which you can easily follow. Then pick a company or companies and both dividends and capital gains will enrich you which could allow you spend money on art.

There are more questions than answers, till the next time – to raising questions