Another cosmetic suggestion...

[gmsimon]

Mark:
Twenty-five yrs ago I began a career in designing financial software. A mentor at the time pointed out to me that on reports/screens, the value "0.00" in columns of data contributes little except to obscure relevant values. He taught me to use blanks (first preference) or a simple dash (second choice) in place of the "0.00" so that meaningful numbers would "pop" visually. I thought he was going a little overboard at first but over the years, that approach proved to be very, very popular with our customer base. Would love to see the same approach in Fund Manager (also - same thing with the "NA" values). I think when looking at report or display screen with 50-100 stocks, this would improve readability immensely.

Just a thought....
Gary Simon, CFA

[Mark]

Hi Gary,

Thanks for the idea. I'll have to think about this. At first thought, 0.00 is different than an N/A, so by replacing both with a blank or dash you're losing some information. For example, a 0.00 return is saying you earned 0%, but N/A means it couldn't be calculated, which is different. Maybe it would make sense in places where N/A isn't an option, like change in price or something.