Glossary

Asset

An asset is a useful or valuable person or thing. In financial terms it's an item that can be converted into cash such as bank deposits, shares or property.

Glossary: asset
An asset is a useful or valuable person or thing. In financial terms it's an item that can be converted into cash such as bank deposits, shares or property.
Glossary: shares
Shares and equities refer to the same thing - a share in the ownership of a company and entitlement to any distributions (eg dividends).

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