Nope. Net Worth and Equity are the same, except that Net Worth is usually 
evaluated at fair market value while Equity is always at book value.

Equity = Assets - Liabilities, so your version would be Net Worth = 2 * (Assets 
- Liablities).

Another way of understanding Equity is as the sum of paid in capital (or 
opening balances for a personal book) + income - expenses.

Regards,
John Ralls

> On Aug 16, 2025, at 07:52, David G. Pickett via gnucash-user 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I look on it as:
>     Net Worth = Equity + Assets - Liabilities
> where Equity is softer assets like the value of a business if sold, but 
> Assets are solidly accounted balances owed to you.  Of course, a negative 
> Liability is as good as a positive Asset, but accounts are stuck with their 
> category as Asset or Liability with an assumed sign against Net Worth.
> 
> I am sure this will upset the properly trained accountants!
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