[cyraxjoe]

Bond -> Financial Security -> Financial Asset -> "non-physical asset whose value is derived from a contractual claim". More details at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_asset

[raxxorrax]

Theoretically... If I lend you 5 bucks, I don't really see it as an asset. I believe to call it what it is becomes even more important if we talk about asset bubbles...

[kortilla]

It’s debt owed to you. It can be sold off. It’s definitely an asset.

[raxxorrax]

Maybe, but certainly there is a distinction between that and me keeping the 5 bucks?

[nopenotthatway]

Risk and return and depreciation.

[raxxorrax]

True, but then it makes no sense to group them. Because one kind of asset can form bubbles much more likely and frequently.

[kortilla]

You still group them. All assets have risk, return, and (possible) depreciation.