Collectibles, such as sports cars, sports cards, art, and jewelry are an attractive asset class because they can offer outsized uncorrelated returns and act as an inflation hedge through their inherent scarcity. They are also quite enjoyable to collect! However, investing in many collectibles has traditionally had high barriers to entry, including significant capital investment, limited access, need for expertise, concentration risk, and logistical complexity. Join CAIA Atlanta & the CFA Society of Atlanta as we discuss the investment merits and risks of this large and growing alternative investment asset class.

The format will be a panel discussion featuring professional collectibles investors. There will be a collectibles showcase. Attendees are welcome to bring their favorite collectible to show off. The most interesting collectible will receive a prize. Sports Card Investor will lead a participatory “Box Breaking,” a phenomenon in sports cards.

SPEAKERS

Geoff Wilson

Organization: Sports Card Investor

Geoff Wilson is a tech entrepreneur and investor who loves sports card collecting. He has founded thirteen companies and invested in many others, creating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. In 2019, Geoff founded Sports Card Investor, the leading platform for trading card enthusiasts. He scaled it to millions of dollars in revenue in its first year, all with no outside funding. Geoff can often be found coaching founders at startup centers such as Atlanta Tech Village and Inc. magazine recognized him as one of America’s Top 30 Young Entrepreneurs. He is a huge Gator fan, having seen every football and basketball national championship win in person since 1996.

Chris Bruno

Organization: Rally

Chris Bruno is the Founder & CEO at Rally, the company that pioneered fractional investing in premium collectible assets. Rally is a liquid financial marketplace for buying & selling equity in ultra-rare collectibles the same way you buy & sell stocks. Rally has on-boarded half a million users, IPO'd $60M worth of collectibles (cars, fine art, sports cards & memorabilia, luxury goods, rare books & comics, etc.), including multiple world records, and changed the way people think about investing in alternatives. Chris is a serial entrepreneur; including Spotter, a data-driven content investment platform focused on financing YouTube creators, and Healthguru, a health education video platform acquired by Propel Media. Previously, Chris worked in venture capital as an associate with Village Ventures.

Colleen Cash

Organization: Sotheby's Motorsport

Colleen Cash is the President of SOMO | Sotheby's Motorsport, an online auction platform focused on the sale of high-end rare, super, luxury, and exotic cars. Colleen is also the Chief Digital Officer of duPont REGISTRY Group and leads the digital ecosystem development across DRG's suite of brands. Colleen Cash is a senior executive who has led the digital transformation of luxury and heritage brands for over a decade. She focuses on secondary market and online marketplace business models and has deep market expertise in the fine art, collectibles, and luxury goods sectors. She was most recently an SVP at Artnet, overseeing the full-scale transformation of the Auctions and Galleries businesses. Before joining Artnet, Colleen was at Christie's.

Howie Schwartz

Organization: AlwaysLegit

Howie Schwartz is the Co-Founder & COO of AlwaysLegit, a serial entrepreneur, Angel Investor, and LP in 12 venture capital funds. With 30 years of experience, he has 2 venture-backed exits and a patent in mobile advertising. He licensed and published the first version of Grand Theft Auto in the US.