'Significance Of Wealth' Podcast Features Photo-Match Authenticator of Babe Ruth's Called-Shot Jersey to be Sold at Auction This Weekend
Destiny Family Office's Tom Ruggie Interviews Barry Meisel of MeiGray Group, about what Heritage Auctions is calling "the most significant piece of sports memorabilia in the world"
WINTER PARK, Fla., Aug. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tom Ruggie, ChFC®, CFP®, founder and CEO of Destiny Family Office, and Barry Meisel, president and chief operating officer of MeiGray Group – and a pioneer in sports memorabilia authentication - recently discussed MeiGray's work in photo-match authenticating Babe Ruth's "Called-Shot" jersey. The conversation aired during an episode of Ruggie's Significance of Wealth podcast.
The two focused on the meticulous process of photo matching and the story behind the potentially record-breaking Babe Ruth jersey being offered this weekend by Heritage Auctions, the world's largest collectibles auctioneer.
Ruggie, an avid collector himself, is also an entrepreneur, author, and speaker, who has earned national prominence for helping high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth collectors incorporate their collections as an asset class in all their financial, estate and tax planning. Meisel is a renowned figure in the sports memorabilia industry, known for his pioneering work in photo matching. From game-worn jersey collector to establishing MeiGray in 1997, Barry has revolutionized how collectors authenticate valuable sports artifacts, ensuring that each item is genuine and accurately represented.
In this episode of the podcast, Meisel discusses the meticulous research process that authenticated this iconic jersey, worn by Ruth in 1932, during Game 3 of the World Series against the Chicago Cubs. After being heckled by fans and Cubs players, it is thought that Ruth "called his shot" with a motion and then connected for the longest home run in Wrigley Field history.
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About Destiny Family Office
Central Florida-based Destiny Family Office was founded in 2017 by CEO Thomas Ruggie, a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®), CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) and 30+ year veteran of the investment and wealth management industries. The firm was created to simplify complexity for its ultra-high-net-worth client families. Destiny Family Office is part of independent RIA Destiny Wealth Partners, which manages more than $1B of assets, and was recently honored as the InvestmentNews Awards 2024 RIA Team of the Year (10 Advisors or More). Ruggie and his firms have been recognized among Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors seven times (in 2024 achieving the #1 ranking in North Florida), Barron's Top 1200 Advisors (12 times), Financial Advisor Magazine Top RIA (11 times), and as a finalist in the prestigious Family Wealth Report Awards (3 times). In 2023, Destiny Wealth Partners was also named to Forbes Top 250 RIA Firms, USA Today/Statista Best 500 Advisory Firms, and InvestmentNews 75 Fastest Growing RIAs. To learn more, visit www.destinyfamilyoffice.com.
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