{"id":29889,"date":"2021-12-20T13:51:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T23:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srsroccoreport.com\/public\/?p=29889"},"modified":"2021-12-20T13:59:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T23:59:04","slug":"icecap-update-what-makes-a-diamond-investment-grade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srsroccoreport.com\/public\/icecap-update-what-makes-a-diamond-investment-grade\/","title":{"rendered":"ICECAP UPDATE:  What Makes A Diamond Investment Grade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many precious metals investors are looking for other alternative investments besides gold and silver.\u00a0 With the coming ENERGY CLIFF, there aren&#8217;t many high-quality stores of value.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong> However, &#8220;Investment Grade&#8221; Diamonds may provide a good alternative.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this update from IceCap, CEO Jacques Voorhees explains what makes a diamond &#8220;Investment Grade.&#8221;\u00a0 This short video is worth watching because many individuals who invest in diamonds find it problematic to sell without experiencing difficulties and large fees.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Due to the complex system of selling diamonds, most are sold back to retail outlets; then, the retail outlet sells the diamonds to wholesalers.\u00a0 That is why there is such a sizeable BID-ASK spread in selling diamonds.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>IceCap bypasses the retail market and allows the trading of &#8220;Investment Grade&#8221; Diamonds on the wholesale market.<\/p>\n<p>What makes a diamond Investment Grade?\u00a0 Investment Grade Diamonds can attract Bids sight unseen by wholesalers.\u00a0 That&#8217;s what creates an efficient market, liquidity, and those are the diamonds investors should buy.<\/p>\n<p>You can check out IceCap here:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/icecap.diamonds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IceCap.Diamonds<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What makes a diamond &quot;investment grade&quot;? - Icecap Presentation for SRSRoccoReport.com\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0gPuhvYRIVU?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>If you want to learn more about Diamond Investing, contact Tom Cloud at (912) 771-9353 or at the email address shown at the end of the video.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<script>(function() {\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {\n\t\tlisteners: [],\n\t\tforms: {\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t}\n})();\n<\/script><!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.12.1 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><form id=\"mc4wp-form-1\" class=\"mc4wp-form mc4wp-form-5 mc4wp-form-theme mc4wp-form-theme-red\" method=\"post\" data-id=\"5\" data-name=\"Posts &amp; Updates\" ><div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\"><div class=\"mcform\">\r\n  <div class=\"mcform-text\">\r\n    Enter your email address to receive updates each time we publish new content.\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"mcform-email-address\">\r\n  \t<input type=\"email\" id=\"mcform-input-email\" name=\"EMAIL\" placeholder=\"Your email here\" required \/>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div>\r\n\t<input type=\"submit\" id=\"mcform-button\" value=\"Sign Up Now!\" \/>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><label style=\"display: none !important;\">Leave this field empty if you're human: <input type=\"text\" name=\"_mc4wp_honeypot\" value=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_timestamp\" value=\"1775668425\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_id\" value=\"5\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_element_id\" value=\"mc4wp-form-1\" \/><div class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div><\/form><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin -->\n<p><strong><em>DISCLAIMER:<\/em><\/strong> <span style=\"font-size: .9rem;\"><em>SRSrocco Report provides intelligent, well-researched information to those with interest in the economy and asset values. 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