diff --git a/src/commands/history.zig b/src/commands/history.zig
index d7ba3b4..7603f57 100644
--- a/src/commands/history.zig
+++ b/src/commands/history.zig
@@ -360,9 +360,10 @@ pub fn fmtSignedMoney(buf: []u8, value: f64) ![]const u8 {
     return std.fmt.bufPrint(buf, "{s}{s}", .{ prefix, abs_str });
 }
 
-/// Render a multi-metric timeline: Date | Net Worth | Liquid | Illiquid,
+/// Render a multi-metric timeline: Date | Illiquid | Liquid | Net Worth,
 /// with each column showing both current value and Δ from the first row.
-/// This is the default view — it answers "how did my net worth change
+/// Columns read left-to-right as "components summing to the total" —
+/// illiquid + liquid = net worth. Answers "how did my net worth change
 /// and was it liquid vs. illiquid?" in one glance.
 ///
 /// Takes a TimelinePoint slice directly (rather than already-extracted
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ pub fn renderPortfolioTimelineAll(
 
     try cli.setFg(out, color, cli.CLR_MUTED);
     try out.print("{s:>12}  {s:>28}  {s:>28}  {s:>28}\n", .{
-        "Date", "Net Worth (Δ)", "Liquid (Δ)", "Illiquid (Δ)",
+        "Date", "Illiquid (Δ)", "Liquid (Δ)", "Net Worth (Δ)",
     });
     try out.print("{s:->12}  {s:->28}  {s:->28}  {s:->28}\n", .{ "", "", "", "" });
     try cli.reset(out, color);
@@ -396,21 +397,22 @@ pub fn renderPortfolioTimelineAll(
     for (points) |p| {
         var db: [10]u8 = undefined;
         try out.print("{s:>12}  ", .{p.as_of_date.format(&db)});
-        try writeValueDeltaCell(out, color, p.net_worth, p.net_worth - first_nw);
+        try writeValueDeltaCell(out, color, p.illiquid, p.illiquid - first_ill);
         try out.writeAll("  ");
         try writeValueDeltaCell(out, color, p.liquid, p.liquid - first_liq);
         try out.writeAll("  ");
-        try writeValueDeltaCell(out, color, p.illiquid, p.illiquid - first_ill);
+        try writeValueDeltaCell(out, color, p.net_worth, p.net_worth - first_nw);
         try out.writeByte('\n');
     }
 
     // Three-line summary footer: one line per metric, showing first →
     // last and absolute/percent change. More readable than stuffing
-    // everything into one wide line.
+    // everything into one wide line. Ordered to match the column layout
+    // above (components first, total last).
     try out.print("\n", .{});
-    try writeSummaryLine(out, color, "  Net Worth", mapMetric(points, .net_worth));
-    try writeSummaryLine(out, color, "  Liquid   ", mapMetric(points, .liquid));
     try writeSummaryLine(out, color, "  Illiquid ", mapMetric(points, .illiquid));
+    try writeSummaryLine(out, color, "  Liquid   ", mapMetric(points, .liquid));
+    try writeSummaryLine(out, color, "  Net Worth", mapMetric(points, .net_worth));
 
     try out.print("\n{d} snapshots\n\n", .{points.len});
 }