Real assets
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Real Assets is an investment asset class that covers investments in physical assets such as real estate, energy, and infrastructure. Real assets have an inherent physical worth.[1] Real assets differ from financial assets in that financial assets get their value from a contractual right and are typically intangible.
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Real assets are categorized into three categories:
- Real Estate: REITs, commercial real estate, and residential
- Natural Resources: Energy, Oil & gas, MLPs, timber, agriculture, solar, mining, and commodities
- Infrastructure: Transportation (roads, airports, railroads), utilities, telecommunications infrastructure
Real assets are appealing to investors for four reasons: high current income, inflation protection / equity appreciation, low correlation to equity markets, and favorable tax treatment.[2][3][4]