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asset

September 4, 2009 | Author: Sally | Filed under: Glossary

a resource that generates or is expected to generate profits for the entity that owns and controls it

Assets can either be tangible (such as real estate, equipment, cash) or intangible (such as copyrights, patents, bonds, stocks).

In accounting, assets are listed on the balance sheet along with liabilities and ownership equity.

On the balance sheet, assets are divided into two categories: current assets (such as cash, short-term investments, inventory) and fixed assets (such as real estate, equipment, furniture). Long-term investments (for instance in long-term bonds or stocks) are also assets.

The concept of asset is used in various other areas, such as business, economics and finances.

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Companies to Avoid Investing In–Short On Cashflow said on September 4, 2009, 10:21 am:

[...] have low returns on shareholders’ equity (equity = the company’s total assets minus total [...]

Creativity in investing–Short On Cashflow said on September 4, 2009, 10:23 am:

[...] it comes to taxes, if I were to sell paper assets, I would have very little control over taxes. With real estate and business, I can control when I [...]

Fred and Sally Lifestyle Update–Short On Cashflow said on September 4, 2009, 10:26 am:

[...] I still do some ‘overtime’ at home, but I just can’t help it, I love working on my Internet assets. And I need to grow my Internet assets so I can buy more offline assets. (0) Comments [...]

Good Debt vs Bad Debt–Short On Cashflow said on September 4, 2009, 10:27 am:

[...] businesses or websites. The key thing to look at is cash flow. If you take out a loan to buy an asset and have a monthly loan payment of $200 but the asset you bought makes $250 per month then you have [...]

Inflation and Deflation and How It Affects Us–Short On Cashflow said on September 4, 2009, 10:30 am:

[...] That is when as they say ‘Cash is King’ because your money gains in value and having assets with debt on them like real estate is not so good as your debt [...]

Is Stock Investing a Wise Decision?–Short On Cashflow said on September 4, 2009, 10:32 am:

[...] focus is on building cash flow or monthly income from assets, as opposed to capital gains like you may get from buying low and selling high with stocks. We want [...]

Rate of Return–Short On Cashflow said on September 4, 2009, 10:36 am:

[...] you own stock in a business, who had $10 million in assets and $4 million in liabilities, the shareholders equity in the business would be $6 million. If the [...]

Silver and Gold ETFs risky?–Short On Cashflow said on September 4, 2009, 10:37 am:

[...] fund (or ETF) is an investment vehicle traded on stock exchanges, much like stocks. An ETF holds assets such as stocks or bonds and trades at approximately the same price as the net asset value of its [...]

The Right Way to Use a Credit Card–Short On Cashflow said on September 4, 2009, 10:39 am:

[...] can also use credit cards to buy an asset that produces more income than the interest you pay on the card. I know one person who maxed out [...]

A different way of life–Short On Cashflow said on September 4, 2009, 10:42 am:

[...] it’s still in development. It doesn’t bother me at all. Of course the point is to develop an asset that will end up generating passive income, but what I am saying is that I am spending time and [...]

Why we decided to become investors–Short On Cashflow said on September 4, 2009, 10:46 am:

[...] those of you who are not familiar with the concept, financial freedom is achieved when your assets make enough money to cover for your expenses. Usually, people make money through paid work: for [...]

bull market–Short On Cashflow said on September 4, 2009, 10:48 am:

[...] can be any market, such as stocks, precious metals, real estate, or any asset class. A bull market usually happens when the economy seems to get better or to boom and investors [...]

liability–Short On Cashflow said on September 4, 2009, 12:02 pm:

[...] This entry was posted on Friday, September 4th, 2009. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. « asset [...]

tangible asset–Short On Cashflow said on September 4, 2009, 12:27 pm:

[...] out more about assets here. (0) Comments Permalink Newsletter & [...]

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