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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Equity-to-asset ratio indicates how much of a company is owned versus debt-leveraged. To calculate, divide total equity by total assets; e.g., $4M/$5M = 80%. Compare ratio to industry to assess ...

Your 401(k), and any other retirement accounts, are financial assets. These are portfolios in which you hold securities and investment products that have either realized or potential value. This makes ...

The asset turnover ratio compares a company's total average assets to its total sales. The ratio helps investors determine how efficiently a company is using its assets to generate sales. The success ...

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 ...

On June 6, 2022, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming proposed federal regulation of digital assets in the Responsible Financial Innovation Act (“RFIA ...