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Cormac Kinney, founder and CEO of Diamond Standard, joins the podcast to discuss the concept of diamonds as an asset class: why they haven't become an investable commodity like other precious metals, how that may be changing, and what investors can expect in terms of correlation to other assets and alpha.

• Why haven't diamonds become an investable asset class like precious metals or other commodities? (1:11);
• Some of the economics behind diamond production and why supply is dropping dramatically (4:45);
• How Diamond Standard is turning diamonds into a fungible commodity (this is where the bars in the cover photo comes in) (7:55);
• What are diamonds used for practically, other than jewelry? (11:06);
• Diamonds' correlation to other asset classes over time (15:33);
• Diamond futures are coming. That will introduce much-needed liquidity (21:45);
• Background on the guest (29:30);

• Website: DiamondStandard.co;
• Twitter: @DiamondStandard and @CormacKinney;
• LinkedIn: DiamondStandard;
• Instagram: @DiamondStandard.co;
• FaceBook: DiamondStandardCo.