Safe Asset

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Definition of 'Safe Asset'

Assets which, in and of themselves, do not carry a high likelihood of lawsuit risk. Mere ownership of this type of asset does not expose the asset owner to a significant risk of litigation.

Assets such as stocks, mutual funds, bonds, bank accounts and your personal residence are examples of safe assets.

Investopedia Says

Investopedia explains 'Safe Asset'

The distinction between safe assets and dangerous assets is particularly important in asset-protection planning. Mixing the two could cause contamination of the safe assets by being housed in an investment vehicle with dangerous assets. Safe assets, due to the relatively low degree of litigation risk involved with their ownership, can be owned together with other safe assets. However, safe assets are also more vulnerable to creditor seizure to satisfy a debt or judgment.
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'Safe Asset'

  • Assessing Bank Assets: Are Your Savings Safe?

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/fundamental-analysis/09/assessing-bank-assets.asp
    ... that your investment will not be subject to significant losses due to asset impairments. ...
    This would suggest that the bank is considered a safe investment. ...

  • A Sanity-Saving Retirement Stock Portfolio

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/09/stock-portfolio-retirement.asp
    ... continue to grow and their equity markets do the same, the total portfolio will
    need to be rebalanced periodically to maintain the risky to safe asset balance. ...

  • Asset Protection For The Business Owner

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/08/asset-protection-business.asp
    ... Understanding the existence of these classes of assets is also very important in
    asset-protection planning. Safe assets can generally be owned by you ...

  • Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Carries High Risk

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/bonds/08/commercial-paper.asp
    ... It would be seen as bad business if a large, well-known bank let investors, who
    thought their money was safe in a cash-like asset, lose money on an ABCP ...

  • Are Derivatives Safe For Retail Investors?

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/optioninvestor/07/derivatives_retail.asp
    Are Derivatives Safe For Retail Investors? ... The fact is, when used properly, derivatives
    tend to be no riskier than the underlying asset from which they are ...

  • Safe Dividends In Oil And Gas

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Safe-Dividends-In-Oil-And-Gas-TOT-TAC-STO-COP-XOM-CVX-RDS.A0503.aspx
    ... have taken notice that the energy sector seems like a safe-bet play ... Acquisitions
    Would Increase Total's Asset Base Shareholders, however, should be hoping that ...

  • Why Investments That "Feel" Safe May Not Be

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/financial-theory/10/risk-compensation-theory-and-investments.asp
    ... But risk compensation theory tells us that safeguards are not all that safe, and
    may ... why this job more closely resembles the role of a CEO than an asset manager ...

  • Is Your Defined-Benefit Pension Plan Safe?

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/08/safe-db-plan.asp
    Is Your Defined-Benefit Pension Plan Safe? ... JP Morgan Asset Management has estimated
    that the ratio has rebounded a bit with the improved stock market climate ...

  • 5 "New" Rules For Safe Investing

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/09/new-rules-safe-investing.asp
    5 "New" Rules For Safe Investing. ... a few certificates of deposit or a fixed annuity
    can help take the traditional strategic asset allocation diversification ...

  • 2008's Terrible IPOs: Verso Paper And Safe Bulkers

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2008/2008s-Terrible-IPOs-Verso-Paper-And-Safe-Bulkers-VRS-SB1024.aspx
    ... Safe Bulkers also had the misfortune of going public right before the ... financial writer
    and has previous experience working in the asset management industry as ...

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