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

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 ...

A manufacturer’s intangible assets are vastly more valuable than its tangible assets; therefore, these invisible assets can be successfully leveraged for growth, while minimizing risk. At the upcoming ...

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 ...

Intangible assets include intellectual property, brand equity, customer relationships, and proprietary technology. Companies with a cost advantage are those able to produce their goods or services at ...

“In both the 2008–2010 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, these investments showed stability and resilience, as intangible assets are often not susceptible to disruptions in physical supply ...

When taking an asset-based approach to valuing a company, most financial professionals would agree that determining the market value for a company's tangible assets is pretty easy. Cash is cash.

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 ...

The following column is written by Andrew D. Galbraith, CFA, MBA, director with HealthCare Appraisers. Accounting Standard Codification 350 – Intangibles, Goodwill and Other Indefinite Lived Assets ...

Two impact investing leaders explore how to reconcile the many benefits of nature with the existing metrics of today's ...