Portfolio Clarity Foundations
Net Worth
Definition
Your total assets minus total liabilities across the accounts that belong to your wealth picture.
Net worth is a balance-sheet view of wealth, combining invested assets, cash, and liabilities into one consolidated number.
Why it matters
It keeps the portfolio in context and stops you from confusing investable capital with total financial position.
What most investors miss
The gap between what the term means and how it is usually applied.
They treat net worth and portfolio value as the same number. They are not. One includes debt liabilities and non-investment assets the other does not.
How to read it
Read it as the full financial picture not just the investment layer. It changes when debt changes not just when markets move.
Multi-account lens
How this term reads differently across brokers and accounts.
Across multiple accounts net worth is only meaningful when every asset and liability is counted once and in the same currency.
Related terms
Terms that connect to net worth.
Portfolio Value
The current market value of the investments inside the portfolio view you are reading.
Investable Capital
The portion of total wealth that is liquid and available for investment decisions right now.
Cash Position
The total amount of uninvested cash held across all accounts in the portfolio.
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