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Note 15 - Other Assets
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
15.
OTHER ASSETS
 
Other assets consisted of the following.
 
 
 
OTHER ASSETS
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
   
As of December 31,
  
   
2020
    
2019
  
Deferred costs
   $
248
     $
301
  
Prepaid expenses
    
964
      
796
  
Deposits
    
398
      
656
  
Miscellaneous other assets
    
255
      
275
  
RTLs
    
-
      
5,323
  
Furniture, equipment, and leasehold improvements, net
    
799
      
916
  
Intangible assets
    
166
      
166
  
Other assets
   $
2,830
     $
8,433
  
 
Deferred costs and prepaid expenses represent amounts paid for services that are being amortized over their expected period of use and benefit.  They are all routine and short-term in nature.  Deposits are amounts held by landlords or other parties which will be returned or offset upon satisfaction of a lease or other contractual arrangement. During
2019,
RTLs were accounted for at lower of cost or market and included as a component of other assets.  Effective
January 1, 2020,
in connection with the adoption of ASC
326,
the Company began accounting for RTLs at fair value and including them as a component of investments-trading. In conjunction with the sale of ViaNova, the remaining RTL was transferred to other investments at fair value.