There’s lots of financial assets that do not have a physical thing.
Cash is just a paper that represents a piece of the total value of its applicable network of government over-reach.
A bond is a promise to pay back debt in some nominal fiat amount.
A life insurance policy is just a written signed contract.
A stock is just a pice of stated ownership in a company that could die any minute.
A deed to real estate is a temporary consent from the applicable government that you can use the land if you pay enough tax.