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FN_User
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posted 01-04-2008 11:21 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for FN_User     Edit/Delete Message
I have not updated prices since September and now it's January. I'm confused about when to update prices and when to enter investment transactions. Is there a best-practice way for me to catch up?

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David
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posted 01-04-2008 11:29 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for David     Edit/Delete Message
Some cautions about updating prices: You should finish entering transactions in the prior months before you update prices for a month. For instance, it sounds like you need to update 10/31/07 prices. Enter all September 2007 and earlier transactions before updating October prices. See Balance differs in later month - http://www.finnav.com/ubb/Forum15/HTML/000023.html.

Ideally you would then finish entering October transactions before entering any November transactions. That can be hard to do in reality. So be aware that when you update October prices, the balances may be wrong if you bought or sold shares in November or later for an account that existed in October. This is because the number of shares on the Asset & Liability screen will be the November number of shares.

Also try to update prices in order: oldest month first. See Valuation Dates & balances - http://www.finnav.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/000009.html

- David
FNI Technical Support
Case #38-10472

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