The balance sheet shows changes to the financial condition at a specific moment instead of over a period of time. The balance sheet captures assets, liabilities, and equity at the end of a quarter or fiscal year, and displays the relationship in readable form. The balance sheet represents a very specific equation, which must be equal on both sides.

Assets = Liabilities + Shareholder’s Equity

The equation reads as “Assets = Liabilities + Shareholder’s Equity”. The formula states that all assets must have been purchased with either money invested into the firm or money lent to the firm. The section labeled Shareholder’s Equity also represents profit that the firm retains from its business operations which are the last possible source of funding.

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• Summaries of American Economic Structure
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• Federal Reserve Mandate versus Expectations
• Performance Indexes of U.S Economy
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• Market Wide Earnings Versus Valuations
• Fundamental Ranking of U.S Business Sectors
• Best and Worst Future Consensus Estimates
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