Understanding Financial Assets | Investment Banking | Amquest Education

Understanding financial assets is one of the most fundamental concepts in finance and investment banking.
In this lecture from Amquest Education’s Investment Banking program, we clearly explain what financial assets are, how they differ from real (physical) assets and why future cash flows determine value in financial markets.

This session builds the conceptual foundation needed for valuation, equity markets, fixed income and investment decision-making.

🔹 What You’ll Learn in This Lecture

• What financial assets actually mean in finance
• Difference between real assets (physical assets) and financial assets
• Examples of real assets: land, buildings, machinery, vehicles
• Why shares, bonds, investments & contracts are financial assets
• Role of contracts and legal rights in financial assets
• How financial assets entitle investors to future cash flows
• Why financial assets do not have intrinsic physical value
• How valuation of financial assets depends on expected future income
• Rental income vs ownership appreciation explained
• Why stock prices depend on growth expectations & cash flows
• Core logic behind valuing shares, investments & securities

This lecture helps you understand how value is created and measured in financial markets, a concept that underpins valuation, portfolio management, and investment banking.

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