Dictionary of Business Terms: financial assets
financial assets
assets in the form of stocks, bonds, rights, certificates, bank balances, etc., as distinguished from tangible, physical assets. For example, real property is a physical asset, but shares in a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) or the stock or bonds of a company that held property as an investment would be financial assets.
Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms: financial assets
financial assets
assets in the form of stocks, bonds, rights, certificates, bank balances, etc., as distinguished from tangible, physical assets. For example, real property is a physical asset, but shares in a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) or the stock or bonds of a company that held property as an investment would be financial assets.
