Re: how record dividends?

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Posted by Mark on May 30, 2006 at 19:27:39:

In Reply to: Re: how record dividends? posted by YellowDog on May 30, 2006 at 18:56:04:

: Yes, I did re-invest the dividends for the cash account but the value under Shares is not reflecting that change. For the stocks, I did not re-invest the dividends and likewise, the dividends are not showing up in the default cash account. Also the value under Shares does not total the starting cash value minus the cost basis of the 5 stocks. It's only $3.00 off, but still. The cash account has 9 entries in Investments (all) - the initial cash purchase, the 5 stock redemptions and the 3 dividends. Three stocks, under Dividends (all) show diividends but under Shrs Reinv there's 0.

Are you looking at the Shares value in the Portfolio Editor or the Data Register? The Portfolio Editor always displays the data as of today. If you happen to record any of the transactions in the future, they wouldn't reflect in the Portfolio Editor yet.

Did you have the cash account assigned as the default cash account when you recorded the stock dividends? If you right mouse click on the portfolio in the Portfolio Editor, and choose "Properties..." you can see what is assigned as the default cash account.

I would suggest looking at the Data Register to track down what is recorded. You can see why the balance is off by $3 by looking at all the recorded transactions. The balance at any point in time is just the sum of all recorded transactions, which you can see in the Data Register. Look at the "Prices" data type to see the share balance on varying dates.

If you still have questions, it might be easier for you to email me this cash investment, along with the specific share balances you're seeing versus expecting, and I can provide some more specifics.

Thanks,
Mark
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Fund Manager - Portfolio Management Software

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