Balancing an investment account

#2 01-22-2008, 11:18 PM

Hi - I was just wondering why they wouldn't offer an account reconciliation
option set up in the same manner as "updating retirement accounts" works.
Is there some reason that it would affect capital gains reporting or some
other tax functionality issue? It's very frustrating to manually reconcile a
ton of investment transactions when it seems there could be an easier way!

"Paul L." wrote:

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> Thanks for the tip Cal!
> "Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:
> > In microsoft.public.money, Paul L. wrote:
> > > > I regularly balance the cash transactions associated with my investments
> > > accounts. I noticed that when I look at the related investment transactions,
> > > they don't show as reconciled. Nor did I see a way to balance the actual
> > > investment transactions. I'm assuming this is by design but wanted to make
> > > certain. Is there a way to balance investment holdings?
> > > No, not the way you mean. When you download from a direct OFX
> > connection broker, then Money compares your holdings to what the
> > statement says you hold. It will offer to adjust your holdings to
> > match the statement. Usually it is best to note the discrepancy, and
> > say no to Money's offer to adjust your holdings
> > > If you want to turn on the R in the C column, Ctrl+Shift+M can do
> > that. But there is no balancing in the way there is in the cash
> > transactions.
>

#1 09-11-2007, 10:14 PM

Thanks for the tip Cal!

"Cal Learner-- MVP" wrote:

- quote -

> In microsoft.public.money, Paul L. wrote:
> > I regularly balance the cash transactions associated with my investments
> > accounts. I noticed that when I look at the related investment transactions,
> > they don't show as reconciled. Nor did I see a way to balance the actual
> > investment transactions. I'm assuming this is by design but wanted to make
> > certain. Is there a way to balance investment holdings?
> No, not the way you mean. When you download from a direct OFX
> connection broker, then Money compares your holdings to what the
> statement says you hold. It will offer to adjust your holdings to
> match the statement. Usually it is best to note the discrepancy, and
> say no to Money's offer to adjust your holdings
> If you want to turn on the R in the C column, Ctrl+Shift+M can do
> that. But there is no balancing in the way there is in the cash
> transactions.

09-10-2007, 10:08 PM

In microsoft.public.money, Paul L. wrote:

- quote -

> I regularly balance the cash transactions associated with my investments
> accounts. I noticed that when I look at the related investment transactions,
> they don't show as reconciled. Nor did I see a way to balance the actual
> investment transactions. I'm assuming this is by design but wanted to make
> certain. Is there a way to balance investment holdings?

No, not the way you mean. When you download from a direct OFX
connection broker, then Money compares your holdings to what the
statement says you hold. It will offer to adjust your holdings to
match the statement. Usually it is best to note the discrepancy, and
say no to Money's offer to adjust your holdings

If you want to turn on the R in the C column, Ctrl+Shift+M can do
that. But there is no balancing in the way there is in the cash
transactions.

#-1 09-10-2007, 09:58 PM

I regularly balance the cash transactions associated with my investments
accounts. I noticed that when I look at the related investment transactions,
they don't show as reconciled. Nor did I see a way to balance the actual
investment transactions. I'm assuming this is by design but wanted to make
certain. Is there a way to balance investment holdings?

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