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Net Worth shows the value of the accounts you track in finerd, minus what you owe. It brings money, investments, property and debts into one total, so you can see how your financial position changes over time. Net Worth is free in your personal space on the web, Android and iOS. Net Worth Change is also free in your personal space, on the web only. The more detailed Forex & Capital Gains report is web-only and needs Pro. This article covers personal finances; Balance Sheet is a separate report for business spaces.

What net worth includes

Net worth is assets minus liabilities. For example, 8,000 USD in money plus a car valued at 12,000 USD, minus a 5,000 USD loan, gives a net worth of 15,000 USD. If what you owe is greater than what you own, the result is negative. finerd uses the accounts and balances you have recorded: This is a guide to the main account types, not a separate list to fill in inside the report. Add missing accounts through Create an account; record people you owe or who owe you through Track debts. All report totals are in your space’s primary currency. One account can hold several currencies or assets; finerd combines their values into one amount in the report. A change in an exchange rate or asset price can change that amount even when the quantity you hold stays the same. A property balance entered as 12,000 USD remains that recorded dollar amount until you update the balance; finerd does not appraise the car or home for you.

Open and read Net Worth

Each column is a balance at the end of a month, quarter or year, rather than the income earned during it. For the current period, the report uses recorded balances and current rates. The line shows net worth; the colored parts show the account groups behind it. The groups follow account type, so read negative amounts with their signs. For Loans & Mortgage, a debt you owe must have a negative account balance: −5,000 USD appears as 5,000 USD in liabilities and lowers net worth. A positive loan-account balance has the opposite effect. In particular, money owed to you can appear as a negative amount under Liabilities: subtracting that amount increases net worth.
  1. Open Reports in the sidebar, or under More if you have hidden it from the sidebar.
  2. Select Net Worth.
  3. Read the amount and period above the chart: they describe the last period in the report.
  4. Below the chart, compare Total Assets and Total Liabilities. Select the arrow beside an account group to show its accounts. Scroll the table sideways to reach later periods if needed.
Web Net Worth report with a total of 6,999 USD for October 2026 and a chart from April to October, followed by the account table.

Net Worth combines account balances into one total in the space's primary currency.

Compare dates and accounts

Use Month, Quarter or Year to choose the distance between balance snapshots. Net Worth has no daily or weekly view and no accrual-month setting. To compare income and spending during those periods instead, use Income, expenses and cash flow. The account filter changes which accounts contribute to the total. Include keeps only your selection; Exclude leaves it out. A filtered total describes that selection, not all your finances.
  1. Select the period above the chart.
  2. Under Granularity, choose Month, Quarter or Year.
  3. Select the first and last period in the grid, then Apply. A quick choice such as This Month applies immediately.
  4. Select Account, choose Include or Exclude, select the accounts and then Apply. Clear filters returns to the default report.

Explain a change

A higher balance does not always mean new income. Transfers change individual accounts; an initial balance or balance correction changes the recorded balances; exchange rates and asset prices change the value of what you already hold.
Open Reports → Net Worth Change and choose the dates and accounts. You can also select an account name or an amount in Net Worth to open the change report for that selection. Selecting an amount uses that column’s period; selecting a name uses the whole report period.The columns explain the movement from the start to the end:For a row, Opening + Net flow + Realized gain + Unrealized gain = Closing. Rounded display values can differ slightly when added together.Expand a group, then an account, to see its individual currencies or assets. Select Net flow on an account or asset row to open Turnovers. Selecting Realized gain or Unrealized gain opens Forex & Capital Gains, which needs Pro.In Forex & Capital Gains, Unrealized — start and Unrealized — end are balances of unrealized gains at the two dates; Unrealized gain is their change. These are different numbers. The end view also shows Cost basis and Market value for the holdings.For example, the test account below holds EUR with a cost basis of 200 USD and a market value of 185.69 USD. The difference is a 14.31 USD unrealized loss; it is not a new payment out of the account.
Forex & Capital Gains filtered to Wallet for October 2026: Unrealized start 0.00 USD, Unrealized gain minus 14.31 USD, Realized gain 0.00 USD and Unrealized end minus 14.31 USD.

A change in value is shown separately from a realized gain.

Keep the underlying balances accurate

The report reflects what is recorded in finerd. If an amount looks wrong, check the account and the date before changing anything:
  • Missing money, property or a loan: check that the account exists and has the right balance. The report cannot include something you have not recorded.
  • A surprising historical amount: check the initial balance, dated transactions and later balance checks. An initial balance is the starting point; a current balance is what is on the account now; a verified balance is a check at a particular date. They are not interchangeable.
  • A debt pointing the wrong way: check whether the account says Owes me or I owe. See Track debts.
  • An unexpected currency total: inspect the currencies or assets inside the account and the valuation date. The same quantity can have a different value in the primary currency on another date.
Use Verified balance to understand checks and balance corrections. Use Create an account for property, loans and investment accounts, and Income, expenses and cash flow when the question is what you earned or spent rather than what you own and owe.