If your stocks and income have risen to the degree you are very rich, one aspect you have to be concerned about is thieves. Ideally you are insured, but when it comes to expensive art and jewels, the con artists will be in the area. They are going to the usual places where the rich gather to steal assets. In the book Heist Society by Ally Carter published by Disney Hyperion Books, NY, 2010 some young people steal paintings for a seemingly good cause. The paintings were originally stolen by the Nazis ended up in private collections and in this case were stolen and needed to be stolen again to give to their rightful owners. The art of stealing from a museum with high security makes interesting reading.

Linking to dividend paying stocks, the ability to steal means the ability to look through plans of the museum; and use the strategy of humans dealing with the security measures to accomplish the “stealing” of the paintings. Along the way the readers learn about the emotions of the people involved. It is possible that teenagers could do this, but generally the skills needed including the use of technology and teamwork takes years of practice. The book still is an interesting read. The learning point is to do anything well, advance planning or doing your homework has to be done well and since you are dealing with people, many possible considerations need to go right.

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