Re: report function

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Posted by Mark on March 07, 2007 at 09:15:50:

In Reply to: Re: report function posted by scubasteve on March 06, 2007 at 22:48:44:

: thanks Mark. my question is, why does the beginning value change when i pay out cash. for example, the first date i created the portfolio is jan 01 2006 with initial capital of $1,000,000. after this date, i made some stock and bond investments and the portfolio changed in value to let's say $1,100,000 today (march 7 2007). Today, i took some cash out from the portfolio in the amount of $50,000. When i run the "Port Performance Report" from the earliest date to the present i get these values. BEGINNING VALUE 950,000 - ENDING VALUE 1,050,000. Why does this subtact from my beginning value? Shouldn't the value on the earliest date (i.e. Jan 01, 2006) still remain at 1,000,000. Thanks again Mark.

Hi Scubasteve,

Yes, taking money out today, should not affect the portfolio value prior to today. Something doesn't sound quite right... Can you double check that you entered the redemption for today, and maybe not prior to the portfolio value start date somehow? Are you recording this paying out of cash as a sell in your cash account? If so, this should just affect the value of your cash account from today forward. Also, double check the date range on your report. If you none of this helps, and you can't see what is wrong, please give us a call, and we can do a quick web conference, and go over it together.

Thanks,
Mark
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Fund Manager - Portfolio Management Software

Replies:

• Re: report function scubasteve 03:18:54 03/12/07 (1)
  • Re: report function Mark 11:09:37 03/12/07 (0)