There is a strong argument to be made that modern accounting standards have failed to keep up with the shift from only including physical assets like property, plants, and equipment on the balance sheet to more nonphysical, intangible sources of company value such as data, intellectual property, research and development, brand equity, trademarks, goodwill, and [...] The post Disruptive Theme of the Week: Intangible Assets appeared first on ETF Trends .