Re: Cash Accounts

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In Reply to: Cash Accounts posted by Richard Trilling on May 02, 2005 at 08:28:08:

: I'm having a bit of trouble in using the cash accounts.

: I discovered that in order for it to be used it has to be in the same portfolio as the accounts that reference it.

: My problem is as follows: Let's say that I have 16 stocks that Im following, since only 9 are visible at the same time I create 2 portfolios. P1 with 9 and P2 with 7. I would also like to create a P_Cash containg my cash account and have it updated by P1 and P2. That way if I sum all the portfolios in the Editor I'll have the total value. Unfortunate since the cash account is in P_Cash it doesn't work.

: The only wat to get it to work is put the cash account in P1 & P2, but then if I use the editor it's counted twice.

: Is there a work around?

: Sinerely, Richard

Hi Richard,

Your cash account does not have to be in the same sub-portfolio as the investments that reference it. It can be located anywhere in the whole portfolio. Just right mouse click on the sub-portfolio in the Portfolio Editor, and choose "Properties...". There you can select any open investment (in any sub-portfolio) to be the default cash account for that sub-portfolio.

Thanks,
Mark
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Mark Beiley
Fund Manager, portfolio management software for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/00/XP/2003

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