Gemstones are also becoming increasingly popular as investments. However, trading in valuable stones is complicated and requires tips from professionals.
Laypeople cannot determine the value
Their great disadvantage as an investment has something to do with the uniqueness of the stones. It is not as easy for laypersons to determine their value as it is for securities or precious metals. Their trading is comparatively complicated in addition to the type of stone, size, clarity, colour intensity and also origin is decisive for the price. Certificates from independent gemological laboratories provide information on this. For valuable gemstones, it is also worth collecting several of them.