Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. When investing, assessing a company’s assets and liabilities is a basic requirement to ...

Assets are quantifiable things — tangible or intangible — that add to your company’s value Liabilities are what your company owes to others, whether that’s an investor or a bank that issued a loan ...

Editor’s note: This is part 13 of an ongoing series about using trusts and LLCs in estate planning, asset protection and tax planning. The effectiveness of these powerful tools — especially for asset ...

If you're interested in investing, you've probably read quite a few articles that say "do your homework" before buying a stock. Reading and understanding a balance sheet is part of that homework.

Following general accounting principles is essential to managing your business. Maintaining a balance sheet of your assets and liabilities, tracking your cash flow with an income statement and ...

A balance sheet report representing your company's assets and liabilities should net out to zero between all of the categories. In other words, the sum of your company assets, liabilities and equity ...

Let’s chat about something that I believe is foundational to true financial peace and progress: the idea of assets over liabilities. It’s not just a fancy accounting or financial term; it’s a mindset, ...

Assets generate income and appreciate in value, while liabilities drain resources and depreciate over time. Do you want to improve your net worth? Probably so. But if you’re like many people, you ...

John Schmidt is the Former Assistant Assigning Editor for investing and retirement. Before joining Forbes Advisor, John was a senior writer at Acorns and editor at market research group Corporate ...