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Posted by Nathan Gutman on December 3, 2007, 8:24 pm
Please log in for more thread options 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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