different strokes.............

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Michael Gordon
MVP


"ameridan" <ameridan[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Thanks for the reply Michael. By updating the prices manually and deleting
all but the original purchase price, I've achieved what I was asking for.
Now by simply avoiding clicking on "Positions to read", my values remain at
purchase price. I kind of agree with you that the new "feature" can be
advantageous - however in my case, i feel strongly that a CD should always be
worth what you've paid for it, plus the compounded interest. The way
Schwab discounts the CD after you purchase really masks the interest revenue.
If I want to sell early, yes I know I'll take a hit, but I don't intend to
do that. With bonds, it is more common perhaps to not keep them until
maturity.

Anyway, I wanted to reply in detail, in case this might be helpful to others.

"Michael Gordon, MVP" wrote:

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A couple of things:
1. I'm not familiar with how Schwab treats CDs (I use Schwab for equities
and bonds, not CDs), but it intuitively makes sense to me that Schwab
displays the value of an asset as it is today, rather than as it will be in
the future. That's what I see in bonds -- current market value -- and I'd
rather see that than what I'll get down the road. Incidentally, the ability
to d/l bond prices (which I think is what you're seeing) is new in Money 06.
I don't know any way to disable it and -- as I just said -- I wouldn't want
to.
2. I also miss the right-click capability, but -- if you're in Assets
View -- selecting the security and then clicking on Update Prices (left
menu) does the same thing.
Hope this helps.

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Michael Gordon
MVP


"ameridan" <ameridan[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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In Money 2003, when buying CDs thru Schwab, they are treated as bonds but the
price would remain at 100 meaning the value of the CD would remain at the
purchase price until sold even though the statement from Schwab would show
them at a reduced value reflecting the value if they were to be sold through
Schwab before maturity.

Now that I've upgraded to Money 2006, the values match the statements, but
since I don't plan to sell these CDs before maturity, I'd rather the CD
prices remain at 100 so that I can view my actual portfolio performance. Is
there a way to prevent Money from reflecting these price discounts?

Since I'm not using Passport, I am pleased with the performance improvement
between 2003 and 2006. My only two "gripes" are the issue above and the fact
that a right click on an investment no longer offers me achoice to Update
prices manually - it now takes a couple of clicks to get there.