As businesses shift toward knowledge-based industries and digital innovation, intangible assets are becoming increasingly important in financial reporting, mergers and acquisitions, and overall ...

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 ...

Quick definition: these are assets that a company owns that are not physical and can sometimes be unquantifiable. Short-term assets owned by a company are cash, receivables and inventory. Long-term ...

Businesses consist of tangibles like land, buildings, machinery and staff that have a physical presence. They also include intangibles that have value but don't have a physical presence you can see or ...

What is an “intangible asset,” and why are we investing so much in them? How should intangibles be reshaping our approach to the economy? Joining me today to answer these questions is Stian Westlake, ...

WITH ALL THE SCRUTINY that public companies get these days, you would think there’s little that isn’t known about them. But that kind of knowledge may only scratch the surface of what composes ...

Unlike physical assets such as machinery or real estate, intangible assets lack a physical presence. They include things like brand recognition, customer loyalty, patents, copyrights and business ...

Although not always easy to quantify, intangible assets are one of the primary sources of strong competitive advantages for businesses and a key source of economic moats. Patents are a legal barrier ...

Accountants recognize three types of assets: tangible, intangible and financial. Intangible assets are ones that you can't touch, including copyrights, patents, mailing lists, trademarks, names, ...