Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Net Worth Update

As of April 1st, my net worth is $54 049 (up 2.9% from $52 535). The expected downdraft for March materialized, but it didn't impact me too much. I am expecting the turbulence to continue for the rest of the year, and am planning my investments accordingly. For me, that means that I will be able to buy good companies at discount prices. A lot of this will be done using my DRiP portfolio, but some purchases will also be made in my registered accounts as money get deposited there. My tax reports are mostly done (waiting for one piece of information for Princess), and I will be getting a reasonable tax return.

If I exclude house-related assets and liabilities, my net worth is $41 655 (up 4.1% from $40 000).

Assets ($128 151, up 0.6% from $127 360)

  • Bank Accounts $3 437 (up 47% from $2 336)
  • Emergency Funds $2 454 (stable)
  • RRSP Accounts $34 162 (up 1.4% from $33 694)
  • Non-Registered Investments $7 428 (down 0.7% from $7 484)
  • Home $75 600 (stable)
  • Arbitrage $5 000 (stable)

Liabilities ($74 102, down 1% from $74 825)

  • Credit Cards $4 573 (down 4.7% from $4 800)
  • Student Loan $1 663 (down 13% from $1 916)
  • Mortgage $56 253 (down 0.2% from $56 360)
  • Heat Pump Loan $6 953 (down 0.7% from $7 005)
  • Arbitrage $4 497 (down 2.1% from $4 593)

I made progress rebuilding my liquidities. I also purchased a new computer to replace my old one (most of the hardware was from 2001), which died last month. I was lucky enough that it revived long enough that I could transfer all my data without having to use a backup.