The term "Adversely Classified Asset" is banker-speak for a loan that seems unlikely to get paid back. It probably sounds better on internal memos than "likely deadbeat."
The assets come in three classifications of adversity. First there's substandard, which is code for "hmmm, this seems a bit dodgy." Second, there's doubtful, which is the most straight-forwardly named of the categories, as in "I'm doubtful this deadbeat is going to pay." Finally, there's loss, which is the banker's way of saying "we're never getting that money back."
So the loan itself is classified as "adverse" or "against" the interests of the risk-takers who loaned the deadbeat the money in the first place.
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takes a lot of hard work to get an asset
like that Okay So hard asset is just one that
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of longhorn cattle in texas A commercial building in the
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art coins stamps stuff like that that's where they fit
So what do you care if something is ah hard
asset or a soft one Well most or all hard
assets are commodities and they generally do very well in
periods of very high inflation when you know stocks were
getting crushed And yeah the feds raising rates appoint a
quarter now forever Well equities and bonds will get crushed
Commodities well generally keep up with the spike in prices
causing the fed raised rates in the first place So
they're a good hedge for most investment portfolios And not
all of them are great forever like check out riel
Inflation adjusted oil prices the last few decades you had
not a good run Most not all do well though
an oil will likely have its day in the sun
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