1 A resource with a market value. 2 A unit of wealth capable of earning an income. 3 A large enough estate to discharge the burden on an heir or executor. Real (or tangible) assets include land and machinery; intangible assets include goodwill and...

A piece of paper entitling its holder to interest or dividends. In the past the major types of financial asset were stocks and shares of governments and companies. Recent innovations in financial markets have produced more sophisticated versions of...

In business and accounting, asset is a resource having future economic benefit, controlled by an entity as a result of past transaction or...