overplots of mutual funds with djia

[scottnewbie]

Hi,

1) I'd like to plot my stocks with major market indices like the djia or the s&p 500. Where do I get the data and how then do I make the plot?

2) how would one get historical data on the price of oil and then make an overplot against the djia?

Thanks,
Scott

[Mark]

Hi Scott,

You can get the historical pricing data on a wide variety of indices from Yahoo (Historical). Just visit their site with your browser to find out the symbol, and then create a new investment. You can look up the symbols here:

http://finance.yahoo.com/indices

You can use any of the overlay style graphs to overlay multiple investments (one being an index), or overlay a whole sub-portfolio with an index. To select the investments to overlay, use "Graphs / Options / Overlaid Investments".

Please also see this FAQ page on tracking/comparing indices:

http://www.fundmanagersoftware.com/faq_ ... arison.php