💰 Net Worth Calculator

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Your Net Worth

📊 Net Worth Benchmarks by Age

Median and recommended net worth targets by age group. Sources: Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances, Fidelity, and financial planning standards.

Age Group US Median NW Fidelity Target Rule of Thumb

Fidelity target = X times annual salary saved for retirement. Rule of thumb = (Age - 25) × Salary / 5.
Sources: Federal Reserve 2022 SCF, Fidelity Investment research.

📐 How Net Worth Is Calculated

The Net Worth Formula

Net Worth = Total Assets − Total Liabilities Assets: Everything you OWN (has positive value) Liabilities: Everything you OWE (debts, loans) Positive net worth → assets exceed debts (good) Negative net worth → debts exceed assets (common when young)

What to Include as Assets

Liquid Assets (cash/near-cash): Checking accounts, Savings accounts, CDs, Money market accounts, Cash Investments: 401k, IRA, Roth IRA, Brokerage accounts, Stocks, Bonds, Mutual funds, Crypto, ETFs Real Estate: Primary home (market value), Rental properties, Land, REITs Other Assets: Car (current value), Business equity, Valuable jewelry, Art, Collectibles

What to Include as Liabilities

Home & Real Estate: Mortgage balance, HELOC balance, Rental property loans Consumer Debt: Credit card balances, Auto loans, Personal loans, Buy-now-pay-later Education & Other: Student loans (federal + private), Medical debt, Tax debt, Any other outstanding loans

Wealth Building Ratios

Debt-to-Asset Ratio = Total Liabilities / Total Assets Under 0.5: Healthy 0.5–0.8: OK but watch it Over 0.8: High - focus on paying down debt Savings Rate = (Savings + Investments) / Net Worth Higher = better (more productive assets) Liquid Ratio = Liquid Assets / Monthly Expenses 3–6 months = good emergency fund coverage

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

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Net Worth Calculator - What It Is, How to Calculate It, and Why It Matters

Income tells you how much money flows into your life. Net worth tells you how much of it you kept. Two people can earn identical salaries for 20 years and end up with vastly different net worths based on spending habits, debt management, and investing behaviour. Net worth is the number that actually determines financial security - not income, not savings rate alone, but the cumulative outcome of every financial decision you've made.

Formula: Net Worth = Total Assets − Total Liabilities. If you own ₹50L in assets (savings, investments, property equity) and owe ₹20L (home loan balance, car loan), your net worth is ₹30L. Growing this gap over time - by adding assets and reducing liabilities - is what building wealth means.

What Goes Into Assets vs Liabilities

Assets - What You Own

  • Liquid: Savings accounts, checking accounts, FDs, money market funds, cash
  • Investments: Stocks, mutual funds, bonds, ETFs, PPF, NPS, ELSS
  • Retirement: EPF balance, pension accounts, retirement funds
  • Real estate: Current market value of properties (not purchase price)
  • Vehicles: Current market value (depreciates over time)
  • Business equity: Estimated value of a business you own

Liabilities - What You Owe

  • Home loan: Outstanding balance (not original loan amount)
  • Car loan: Outstanding balance
  • Education loan: Outstanding balance
  • Credit card debt: Current total balance (not credit limit)
  • Personal loans: All outstanding loan balances
  • Any other debts owed to individuals or institutions

Total Net Worth vs Liquid Net Worth

Total net worth includes everything - liquid assets, illiquid real estate, retirement accounts that can't be touched for decades, and vehicles that depreciate. It gives the full picture of accumulated wealth.

Liquid net worth is more conservative and arguably more practically useful for financial planning: it excludes illiquid assets (property, locked-in retirement funds, business equity) and focuses on what you could actually access in a crisis. Two people with identical total net worths can have very different financial resilience depending on how much of their wealth is liquid.

For retirement planning, your investable net worth (excluding the home you live in, which you need regardless) is most relevant - it's the pool that will generate income in retirement.

Net Worth Benchmarks - How to Interpret Where You Stand

Comparing your net worth to benchmarks provides context, but benchmarks must be used carefully - they're medians, not targets:

  • Fidelity guideline: 1× annual salary at 30, 3× at 40, 6× at 50, 8× at 60, 10× at 67. This is a savings-focused benchmark primarily for retirement readiness.
  • US Federal Reserve (2022): Median net worth under 35: ~$39K. Age 35-44: ~$135K. Age 45-54: ~$247K. Age 55-64: ~$365K. Average net worths are much higher (pulled up by the wealthy) - median is more representative.
  • India context: Direct benchmarks are harder given income diversity, but a useful framework: by 30, net worth should at least equal one year's take-home pay. By 40, three to four times annual income. EPF balance is often a significant portion of early-career net worth for salaried employees.

The most important benchmark is your own trajectory - is your net worth growing consistently year over year? A net worth that increases by ₹5L each year is a strong signal regardless of the absolute number. Track it quarterly and you'll see the compounding effect accelerate over time.