What is Asset?
An asset is anything you own that has value and can potentially be sold, such as a stock, a bond, an ETF, real estate, or cash. In investing, assets are the things your money is converted into when you invest. Different assets behave differently, which is part of why spreading money across several of them can reduce risk.
Why Asset matters
Everything you invest in is an asset, so the word anchors how a portfolio is described.
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