Asset
In the subject matter of
‘Investing’, Asset
means something that has the potential to generate a stream of regular income
over its lifetime. Besides recurring income, sometimes an asset may also be
capable of producing a capital
appreciation (a gain in the capital value of the asset itself). Examples
are:
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| Various Classes of Assets |
In ‘Value Investing’,
those assets that have the potential to yield a return only through price increase are not considered as true assets. Capital appreciation should
be an added advantage or bonus in
addition to recurring income and not the only source of income.
