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Why Knowing Your Net Worth Is Important
Know Your Net Worth
It can help you to determine when you are and how to get where you want to be.
- You can identify areas where you spend too much money. Do you need it or merely want it?
- Pay Down Debt. You can develop a plan for paying down debt.
- Your net worth figures can motivate you to save and invest money.
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Net Worth = Assets - Liabilities
Your net worth gives an overview of your financial situation at this point. It is the difference between what you own and what you owe.
Your net worth is positive if your assets exceed your liabilities.
A negative net worth is when your liabilities are greater than your assets.
Calculating your assets and liabilities
Assets are anything of value that you own that can be converted into cash. Examples include:
- Investments
- Bank and brokerage accounts
- Retirement funds
- Real estate
- Personal property: vehicles, jewellery and collectables.
- Cash
Your liabilities represent your debts, such as loans, mortgages, credit card debt, medical bills and student loans.
Find your ideal
Determine your target net worth - where you want to be in the near-term and long-term future.
The following formula is helpful:
Target Net Worth=[Your Age−25]∗[1/5∗Gross Annual Income]
A 50-year-old with a gross annual income of $75,000 might aim for a net worth of $375,000 ([50 - 25 = 25] x [$75,000 ÷ 5 = $15,000])
Your net worth can be much more or much less than the amount indicated by the guideline.
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How to calculate net worth
- Add up the total valued of your cash and other assets. Items could be cash, stocks, bonds, DCs, 401(k), real estate, the money you're owed. Your goal is to determine how much these assets would be worth if you were to convert them into cash.
- Then subtract all your outstanding liabilities, such as credit card balances, student loans, mortgage(s), medical debt, car loans, private loans, payments remaining on a home or car lease.
Why you should know your net worth
- Knowing your net worth provides you with an actual state of your finances.
- It can also tell you how close you are to achieving financial independence.
- Tracking over time helps you know if you're spending too much month after month.
- When opening a bank or brokerage account, your net worth will be considered. Knowing up front can help you see whether you're eligible for certain investments.
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Maintain a personal balance sheet
It’s a statement wherein you can jot down your assets and liabilities.
- Pull together your bank statements and other proofs of the liabilities
- List down your assets like the bank balance, all investments, home value, and value of other assets.
- Take a sum of all the assets to arrive at the total value of your assets.
- List down your liabilities the (car loan, home loan, credit card balances etc.)
- The sum of all the liabilities will show the value of the money you owe.
- When you subtract the value of liabilities from assets, you get your Net Worth.
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