Balance Sheet
Sunday, December 28th, 2008
The balance sheet is a financial snapshot. It shows the assets, liabilities, and equity (net worth) of a person or a company at a given point in time. The equity is the value of the assets minus liabilities.
When we talk about the average 50-year-old American having a net worth of less than zero, that means that their liabilities (the amount they owe) are more than their assets (the value of what they own).
There are a number of problems for most individuals when they are preparing their own balance sheets (more…)