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Posted by Mark on December 03, 2000 at 17:24:52:

In Reply to: Re: yield spike posted by Rich S. on December 01, 2000 at 19:56:50:

: : : I keep my cash accounts, as well as my stock/fund positions in FM. However, when I convert a cash account into another investment, then later enter the end-of-month interest into the cash account, the graph of this account takes a very large step and shows rediculously large numbers for yield.

: : : How do I make the chart show a useful yield value?
: : : Rich

: :
: : Hi Rich,
: : Where are you looking at the yield #'s? If you're looking at the yield
: : for a very short period of time, like right around when you enter a distrib.
: : that was really accrued over a whole month, then it may appear very large,
: : as the yields are annualized. You can either enter the income daily (not
: : very fun) or look at the yield over a longer time period, or for a time period
: : where the entered interest was accrued.

: : Thanks,
: : Mark
: : --
: : Mark Beiley
: :
: : Fund Manager for Windows 3.1x/95/98/NT

: :
: :

: Mark, my cash account graphs are usually for the trailing year. If I have had cash in the account and remove it before the end of the month, then the dividend entry causes a rediculous spike.
: Rich

Rich,
Have you designated this investment as a "Cash" type investment. Cash
investments use the average # of shares owned over the dividend period to
calculate the distribution per share (dps). Other investments work
differently, like stocks use a user specified date to calculate the dps.

Thanks,
Mark
--
Mark Beiley

Fund Manager for Windows 3.1x/95/98/NT





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