ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -What Is Wealth? Wealth measures the value of all the assets of worth owned by a person, community, company, or country. Wealth is determined by taking the total market value of all physical and intangible assets owned, then subtracting all debts.

Detailed explanation-2: -The net worth of a family is the total value of all goods and financial assets owned, including stocks, retirement savings, and physical assets such as homes and cars, minus debts owed, such as mortgages and student loans.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wealth can be defined as a family’s assets minus their liabilities. Your assets can include the money you have in your savings and checking accounts, your retirement savings or the home and/or car you own. Your liabilities are your debts, including a mortgage, car note, credit card balance and/or student loan debt.

Detailed explanation-4: -Wealth can be categorized into three principal categories: personal property, including homes or automobiles; monetary savings, such as the accumulation of past income; and the capital wealth of income producing assets, including real estate, stocks, bonds, and businesses.

Detailed explanation-5: -Money is a commodity accepted by general consent as a medium of economic exchange. It is the medium in which prices and values are expressed. It circulates from person to person and country to country, facilitating trade, and it is the principal measure of wealth.