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Net Worth Calculator

Build a dated net-worth statement from eight asset and liability categories, using owned values minus owed balances without liquidity or health scoring.

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Inputs that matter
Cash/deposits, taxable investments, retirement accounts, real estate, other assets, secured debt, unsecured debt, and other liabilities on one date and ownership scope
Output to expect
Total assets, total liabilities, category subtotals, and the signed net-worth snapshot
How it works
Transparent balance-sheet reconciliation: sum non-overlapping entered assets, sum non-overlapping entered liabilities, then subtract liabilities from assets
  • Use one valuation date and ownership scope, document each source/basis, keep gross assets and related debts separate, and check for omitted, contingent, disputed, jointly owned, or double-counted amounts.
  • The result is not a liquidity measure, appraisal, credit score, tax basis, estate value, or financial-health judgment; access, transaction costs, taxes, and market changes remain outside the snapshot.

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Built around the job you need to finish

Reconcile a dated, ownership-consistent balance sheet with explicit asset and liability categories without inventing liquidity, valuation, or financial-health conclusions.

Individual preparing an annual snapshot

Compare current owned assets and owed balances on one date.

Collect statement values, enter each category once, and review the signed difference with source notes.

Has a reproducible snapshot and can identify missing or stale records.

Household separating joint and individual property

Avoid inconsistent ownership scope or double counting.

Choose one ownership scope, apportion or exclude records consistently, and keep related gross assets and debts separate.

Can explain exactly whose assets and liabilities the result includes.

Owner with property or business interests

Keep uncertain valuations distinct from cash and market statements.

Use a documented date/basis for real estate and other interests, note uncertainty externally, and enter related liabilities separately.

Does not treat the result as an appraisal, tax basis, estate value, or liquid amount.

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Reference & details

How it works

Choose One Date and Ownership Scope

Use statements and documented values for one as-of date. Decide whether the snapshot is individual, joint, household, trust, or another scope, then apply that scope consistently.

Snapshot Scope = One Date + One Consistent Ownership Basis

Keep Categories Gross and Non-Overlapping

Enter gross asset values and related debt separately. Do not subtract a mortgage from real estate before also entering the mortgage, and do not repeat an account in more than one category.

Total Assets = Cash + Taxable Investments + Retirement + Real Estate + Other Assets

Reconcile the Signed Difference

The calculator sums entered liabilities and subtracts them from entered assets. A signed result describes only this snapshot; it does not establish financial resilience or access to funds.

Net Worth Snapshot = Total Assets - Total Liabilities

Updated: August 2026

Example Scenarios

A household uses current statements and one property valuation basis without netting related debt inside the asset values.

Total Assets: $570,000Total Liabilities: $300,000

Net-worth snapshot: +$270,000 for the chosen date and ownership scope

An individual records $20,000 of assets and $35,000 of current liabilities.

Total Assets: $20,000Total Liabilities: $35,000

Net-worth snapshot: -$15,000; no financial-health conclusion is assigned

A user has jointly owned property and individually owned accounts and debts.

Ownership Scope: Choose and document before entryValuation Date: Use the same date where practical

Enter consistently apportioned or included values; do not mix scopes or double count

FAQ

Use documented values for what is owned and current amounts for what is owed under the chosen scope. Keep retirement, taxable investments, property, secured debt, unsecured debt, and uncertain or contingent amounts distinct.

No. Taxable investments can change value or require sale time and taxes; retirement accounts have separate plan, tax, and access rules. The tool reports category subtotals without declaring liquidity.

No. Net worth is one dated balance-sheet difference. Income, expenses, liquidity, insurance, access, credit, taxes, obligations, goals, and valuation uncertainty require separate analysis.

About Net Worth Calculator

Investor.gov defines a net-worth statement as what you own minus what you owe. This tool keeps cash, taxable investments, retirement accounts, real estate, other assets, secured debt, unsecured debt, and other liabilities separate so the arithmetic is auditable. Use one valuation date and ownership scope; the result is not an appraisal, liquidity measure, credit score, tax basis, estate value, or financial-health judgment.