asset
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This house may be the only asset she has, and downsizing will give her a cushion as she heads towards her 80th birthday in six years.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Their spread over equivalent German bunds, Europe’s go-to safe asset, hasn’t been so wide since 2011, during one of the worst phases of the eurozone crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Treasury yields sank on Thursday, in a rare bout of extreme buying as tech stocks plunged and investors headed for cover in one of the world’s largest and most liquid asset classes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
"Within the town, this is quite a rare asset to have and that's why we think it's so important," he added.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
“You’re so much more of an asset than a liability, Michelle, you have to know that,” he said, looking stricken.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Asian equities fell Monday amid waning appetite for risky assets as oil prices hovered around multimonth highs, while market participants look to the Federal Reserve’s coming interest-rate decision for direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Households worth $500 million or more in assets have an annual giving rate of 1.2% of assets, according to a July study published by the Bridgespan Group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
The right advisers can be assets to people looking to be financially secure now and in the future — if the clients can understand what the financial advisers are talking about, that is.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Isbilen, who in 2022 was 77 years old, is from a wealthy family, but when her politician husband was jailed she wanted help moving her assets out of Turkey.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Scion Capital charged investors only its actual expenses—which typically ran well below 1 percent of the assets.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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