Katie and Steve speak with Philip Hoffman, founder and CEO of The Fine Art Group, about art funds, art financing, and financial guarantees of auctions sales.  They also explore how art is performing as an asset class.  Philip started the first “art fund” in 2002, and he is one of the world’s leading experts on the financialization of art. Resources: The Fine Art Group - https://www.fineartgroup.com/en/ http://www.artfundassociation.com/index.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/arts/art-financialization-blockchain.html https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/financial-services/articles/art-and-finance-report.html https://www.ft.com/content/0d4a50f0-cbff-11e5-a8ef-ea66e967dd44 https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-art-loans-popular-ultra-wealthy-good-economic-times-bad https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/guarantees-the-next-big-art-market-scandal