Assets that can generate cash flows and profits/dividend/interest are called lsquo;productive assetsrsquo; basically investments that lsquo;produce a returnrsquo;
Examples are stocks/shares of existing businesses, bonds, IndiaP2P etc.
Real estate can also be a productive asset since it can give you rental income.
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On the other hand, non-productive assets such as gold, art/NFTs and many crypto tokens do not produce any return, they purely change in value due to demand-supply and nothing else.nbsp; For these types of assets, the returns are pinned on the hope that more people will want it in the future i.e. demand will be much higher than today.