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Real Asset

Physical or identifiable assets such as gold, land, equipment, patents, etc. They are the opposite of a financial asset.

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Real assets tend to be most desirable during periods of high inflation.

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See also: Real Estate

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real asset

A physical asset such as gold or timber. Real assets tend to be most desirable during periods of high inflation. See also financial asset.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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