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hard-asset

American  
[hahrd-as-et] / ˈhɑrdˈæs ɛt /

adjective

  1. denoting an asset with intrinsic value.

    diamonds and other hard-asset commodities.


Example Sentences

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“Investors appear reluctant to re-engage with the longer-term hard-asset narrative until both macro conditions stabilize and the technical picture turns more supportive.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Don’t be surprised then to see investors continuing to embrace the hard-asset companies for the foreseeable future.

From Barron's

Other factors contributing to the acceleration of hard-asset prices right now include geopolitical risks, the strong growth of money supply around the world and the outlook for “marginally more dovish central-bank policy expectations globally,” he said.

From MarketWatch

"Any investor interested in adding hard-asset exposure to their portfolios might consider the asset class," Watson says.

From US News

“Art and property are the two top hard-asset classes people are investing in most now,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal