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Problem with 1-Month Gain/Loss Nathan Gutman 12-02-2007
Posted by Nathan Gutman on December 2, 2007, 12:58 pm
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I am still using Q2005Premier R6.
Have a problem with Gain/Loss column in a view.
I go to Investing Center and set Show Quotes, Group by Security.
Have modified the report to show 1-Month Gain/Loss and 1-Month Gain/Loss
(%).
The problem is that it shows values in this column only for a few
securities and zeros for most.
I can not figure out why is this.
Can someone help?
Thanks,
--
Nathan Gutman

Posted by Fred Smith on December 2, 2007, 2:42 pm
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Have you owned the security for more than a month?
Do you have a previous month-end price on file?

Give us an example of what Quicken is calculating and what you think the right
answer is.

--
Regards,
Fred


>I am still using Q2005Premier R6.
> Have a problem with Gain/Loss column in a view.
> I go to Investing Center and set Show Quotes, Group by Security.
> Have modified the report to show 1-Month Gain/Loss and 1-Month Gain/Loss (%).
> The problem is that it shows values in this column only for a few securities
> and zeros for most.
> I can not figure out why is this.
> Can someone help?
> Thanks,
> --
> Nathan Gutman



Posted by Nathan Gutman on December 2, 2007, 8:17 pm
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Fred Smith wrote:
> Have you owned the security for more than a month?
> Do you have a previous month-end price on file?
>
> Give us an example of what Quicken is calculating and what you think the right
> answer is.
>
Yes I have owned them for years.
I update/download prices once a month but not exactly on the same date.

Don't know what Quicken is calculating because it shows zeros for most
and non-zero values for some. Can't figure out why. What examples do you
need?

--
Nathan Gutman

Posted by Fred Smith on December 3, 2007, 6:48 pm
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I suspect your downloading schedule is causing the problem. If, as far as
Quicken is concerned, there is no change in price in the last month, then the
1-month gain loss is 0%, which is what Quicken is reporting.

Pick a security that Quicken is reporting zero for, and check the price history.
If there's no price in the last month, enter one, and see if that solves your
problem.

For an example, I was hoping to see something like: For Security A, I had 1000
shares at 10.00 last month, and they were worth 10.46 yesterday. That's a 4.6%
increase, but Quicken is reporting 0%. All we're trying to do is get the same
information you have so we can track down the problem.


Regards,
Fred


> Fred Smith wrote:
>> Have you owned the security for more than a month?
>> Do you have a previous month-end price on file?
>>
>> Give us an example of what Quicken is calculating and what you think the
>> right answer is.
>>
> Yes I have owned them for years.
> I update/download prices once a month but not exactly on the same date.
>
> Don't know what Quicken is calculating because it shows zeros for most and
> non-zero values for some. Can't figure out why. What examples do you need?
>
> --
> Nathan Gutman



Posted by Nathan Gutman on December 3, 2007, 8:24 pm
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Fred Smith wrote:
> I suspect your downloading schedule is causing the problem. If, as far as
> Quicken is concerned, there is no change in price in the last month, then the
> 1-month gain loss is 0%, which is what Quicken is reporting.
>
> Pick a security that Quicken is reporting zero for, and check the price
history.
> If there's no price in the last month, enter one, and see if that solves your
> problem.
>
> For an example, I was hoping to see something like: For Security A, I had 1000
> shares at 10.00 last month, and they were worth 10.46 yesterday. That's a 4.6%
> increase, but Quicken is reporting 0%. All we're trying to do is get the same
> information you have so we can track down the problem.
>
>
> Regards,
> Fred
>
>
>> Fred Smith wrote:
>>> Have you owned the security for more than a month?
Fred Smith wrote:
> I suspect your downloading schedule is causing the problem. If, as far as
> Quicken is concerned, there is no change in price in the last month, then the
> 1-month gain loss is 0%, which is what Quicken is reporting.
>
> Pick a security that Quicken is reporting zero for, and check the price
history.
> If there's no price in the last month, enter one, and see if that solves your
> problem.
>
> For an example, I was hoping to see something like: For Security A, I had 1000
> shares at 10.00 last month, and they were worth 10.46 yesterday. That's a 4.6%
> increase, but Quicken is reporting 0%. All we're trying to do is get the same
> information you have so we can track down the problem.
>
>
> Regards,
> Fred
>
>
>> Fred Smith wrote:
>>> Have you owned the security for more than a month?
>>> Do you have a previous month-end price on file?
>>>
>>> Give us an example of what Quicken is calculating and what you think the
>>> right answer is.
>>>
>> Yes I have owned them for years.
>> I update/download prices once a month but not exactly on the same date.
>>
>> Don't know what Quicken is calculating because it shows zeros for most and
>> non-zero values for some. Can't figure out why. What examples do you need?
>>
>> --
>> Nathan Gutman
>
>
Looking at price history...
Security A 11/2 $20.05 12/3 $19.75 Quicken reports 0 Gain/Loss (Wrong)
Security B 11/2 $13.90 12/3 $13.65 Quicken reports correctly the 1-month
loss by multiplying the price difference by the number of shares.
This what baffles me.
--
Nathan Gutman

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