According to “The 42 Guitar Index” put out each October by Vintage Guitar Magazine, American-made collectable guitars have taken a beating. Kalt says that the factors taking a toll on the stock and housing markets have dragged down the guitar market, too. Here’s some market insight: you might find a great buy this season in vintage guitars. A decade after he co-founded the online broker OptionsXpress, which Schwab bought last March for $1 billion, Kalt runs Chicago Music Exchange, a vintage guitar mecca on the city’s north side where you might see Johnny Depp (who was a musician... This insight comes via David Kalt, a former options trader and broker who’s now focused on guitars and all things related. The index, which is the total value of 42 guitars from three top brands, is at $750,800. (The S&P 500 is down about 20%. That’s 23% off its October 2007 peak of $976,200.

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