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Are music royalties a new alternative investment?

You can get income for a song, but the length of the stream can be hard to predict.

If your clients have a song in their hearts, they might be able to buy the royalties to it.

Royalty Exchange helps owners of music royalties find buyers. Since March 2016, the company has auctioned off royalties from 150 songs, including:

• Barry White's "You're the First, the Last, My Ever

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