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Here's the paradox no one's talking about: the Iran war should be sending investors into safe havens. But they’re selling instead.

Oil doubled since February 28. Historically, that’s helped drive inflation. Inflation drives rate hike expectations (now at 45%, up from 11%).

And higher rates have their impact on everything, gold included.

Still floating at record highs, it’s down 18.6% from its peak. In the middle of a war.

"Whether it's stocks, bonds, or gold, they're all falling," a Bank of East Asia strategist told CNBC this week.

But the art market seems to be in a growth trajectory.

U.S. auction sales rose 23.1% in 2025, and the $1mm-$5mm segment grew 40.8% in value.

Almost no one knows this, but post war and contemporary art grew 10.2% annually over the last 30 years with near-zero equity correlation.*

It trades in any global currency. And supply is scarce.

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^{*According to Masterworks data. Investing involves risk. Past performance not indicative of future returns. See important disclosures at masterworks.com/cd.}