assets
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Overall, banks’ debt securities portfolios have been shrinking as a percentage of their total assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
It’s a fairly typical fee arrangement for fiduciary advisers, with the percentage fee falling as your assets under management rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
In theory, everyone should have access to the same set of investment opportunities, including private assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
A longtime Wall Street lawyer, Clayton represented Goldman Sachs during the 2008 financial crisis and Barclays in its purchase of Lehman Brothers' assets.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Morgan Stanley had done as much as any Wall Street firm to persuade the rating agencies to treat consumer loans as they treated corporate ones—as assets whose risks could be dramatically reduced if bundled together.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing assets
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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