In 2011, actor Nicholas Cage sold an original Superman comic for a record £2.16 Million. It wasn’t something he’d had knocking around in the loft though. The comic was from 1938 and Cage had paid  $150,000 for it 14 years earlier. It does highlight how lucrative so-called alternative investments can be though, and in these days of ultra-low interest rates, many of these alternatives are going through the roof in value.

So what? Well I mentioned lofts earlier. What’s in yours? Maybe nothing of great value, but you don’t know until you look. The great thing today is that  you can very easily check the value of anything online. As anyone whose ever watched the antique road show will know, the most valuable items are often not immediately obvious.

And if you do find a $2 Million comic? Don’t worry, I only want 10%!