Re: Portfolio Cost Results - Variances

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Posted by Gary Wilson on May 11, 2006 at 17:05:46:

In Reply to: Re: Portfolio Cost Results - Variances posted by Mark on May 11, 2006 at 10:32:00:

: : Hi Mark, For quite sometime I have had a variance (a few hundred dollars) between the cost figure shown in the portfolio cost-value graph & the result shown in a customised report OOP basis end. Its not a big deal for me but thought I should get to bottom of this. What are the "obvious" things I should be doing to identify cause of this variance?

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: Hi Gary,

: Check these 2 items:

: 1) The ending date of the graph is the same as the ending report date.

: 2) In the graphs window is the "Graphs / Options / Historical Cost" option turned on? It should be, in order to match with OOP basis end. The custom report also has a OOP-C basis end, which is the out of pocket cost for only the currently owned shares. This field would match when you have the historical option turned off on the graph.

: Thanks,
: Mark
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: Fund Manager - Portfolio Management Software

Mark,

Thanks for those suggestions - no joy I'm afraid. I will have a closer look & see what it will yield. I can only imagine I have done a "work around" for an unusual transaction & created a problem - or perhaps I have a rouge transaction date somewhere. I did not think about until yeserday - but now have been using FM for over 10 years. Goes like clockwork - only problems in past has been stupidity of user. So just super, super application! ;-)

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