What are assets? A asset is something of value that you own and can convert to cash. Your car or your house are assets, because you could sell either and receive its value in cash. An asset is ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

One key metric that offers valuable insights into a company’s financial health is the return on average assets (ROAA). This financial ratio measures how effectively a company uses its assets to ...

Publicly traded corporations are required to publish quarterly balance sheets that allow shareholders to compare a company’s assets with its liabilities. It’s also a good practice for private ...

Asset management is a subset of wealth management and refers to the practice of buying and monitoring securities, real estate and other investment products to generate a return for clients. An asset ...

ection 1221 of the tax code broadly defines a capital asset. Over time the courts have attempted to narrow that definition and eliminate confusion. Recently a Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruling ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

The United States securities regulator is holding off from ratifying the definition of the term “digital assets” in rules that govern reporting disclosures for hedge and private equity funds, despite ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took one small step backwards in regulating the crypto sector on Wednesday when it erased what would have been its first formal definition of “digital ...