Many of today's most valuable companies are fueled primarily by trademarks, patents and reputation, not "tangibles," ...

The strength of many of today’s most valuable companies is based significantly on intangible assets, like trademarks, patents, trade secrets and brand reputation.

Imagine a person from another planet turning up at a funeral here on Earth. Without having to be told, he would know that a funeral is not an appropriate place to tell jokes. This, Professor Michael ...

Mention business “assets,” and most people think of actual physical items, such as equipment and real estate-;things that are tangible. But intangible assets--such as copyrights, trademarks, a brand, ...

(By Rick Fink) The primary difference between tangible and intangible is that tangible is something that a person can see, feel, or touch, whereas intangible is something that a person cannot see, ...

Over the years, many companies have transitioned from asset-heavy to asset-light business models, where intangible assets drive most of their growth. Tangible assets are assets that appear on a ...

The choice of a location is a critical decision for a small-business owner because that is where he is likely to spend most of his time for several years. In a March 2005 Bloomberg Businessweek ...

We all know that from a marketing perspective, financial services fall within the category of intangibles. According to Webster, an intangible is something that is “incapable of being touched.” That's ...

Steven Nickolas is a writer and has 10+ years of experience working as a consultant to retail and institutional investors. Hans Daniel Jasperson has over a decade of experience in public policy ...