An Asset Investigation is useful as a pre-litigation and/or post judgment tool in order to determine collectability of owed monies. Forensic Accounting is a more detailed process utilized to identify specific whereabouts of assets and/or the distribution or history of the assets in question. Forensic Accounting is a “paper trail” Asset Investigation which can be helpful in identifying the chain of transactions and therefore makes it easier to collect on hidden assets. Both Asset Investigations and Forensic Accounting are highly important tools for assisting in financial matters between parties.