Some people are never satisfied—particularly investors. Though 20 million U.S. share owners seek their opportunity in the stock market and millions more are attracted to bonds and mutual funds, a growing number of investors are eager to take a bigger risk in the hope of making a faster buck. They are plunging into unconventional investments that offer such attractions as novelty, tax relief and, when the investor has guessed right, quick-rising profits.
Barrels & Breeding. Many of the opportunities are new; others have been around but are just being discovered by the mass of speculators. Investment in Scotch whisky, once...