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 ...

Growth and investment in hardware such as machinery have slowed while companies have boosted their investment in intangibles such as intellectual property, which by some measures has gone from about ...

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 Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an invitation to comment Thursday asking for feedback on whether it should pursue a project on accounting for intangible assets and providing additional ...

Historically, many organizations have conducted goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment testing by collaborating with valuation professionals and other advisers to measure fair value ...

One of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, Drew Brees, recently announced his retirement from the NFL. Brees is retiring with one Superbowl win, nearly a dozen passing records and a red carpet to ...

In simple words, an asset is something of value that you own and can convert to cash. Your car is an asset and so is your house because you could sell either one and receive its value in cash.