1.0Insightshttps://blog.moneyfarm.com/enMoneyfarmhttps://blog.moneyfarm.com/en/author/moneyfarm/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="w2IlknxJ1l"><a href="https://blog.moneyfarm.com/en/investments/what-is-capital/">What is capital?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blog.moneyfarm.com/en/investments/what-is-capital/embed/#?secret=w2IlknxJ1l" width="600" height="338" title="“What is capital?” — Insights" data-secret="w2IlknxJ1l" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blog.moneyfarm.com/en/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://blog.moneyfarm.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/matthew-henry-VviFtDJakYk-unsplash-scaled.jpg25601707Capital is a ubiquitous term within the world of investing. Here, we give an overview of what it means, why it may appear similar to cash, and what you can do to reduce its exposure to risk.