I have re-posted this thread from three days ago hoping that someone will come up with an answer before the subject dies. Nathan Fred Smith wrote: > I suspect your downloading schedule is causing the problem. If, as far as Quicken is concerned, there is no change in price in the last month, then the 1-month gain loss is 0%, which is what Quicken is reporting. >
Pick a security that Quicken is reporting zero for, and check the price history. If there's no price in the last month, enter one, and see if that solves your problem. >
> For an example, I was hoping to see something like: For Security A, I had 1000 shares at 10.00 last month, and they were worth 10.46 yesterday. That's a 4.6% increase, but Quicken is reporting 0%. All we're trying to do is get the same information you have so we can track down the problem. >
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> Regards, > Fred >
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>>> Give us an example of what Quicken is calculating and what you think the right answer is. >>>
>> Yes I have owned them for years. >> I update/download prices once a month but not exactly on the same date. >>
>> Don't know what Quicken is calculating because it shows zeros for most and non-zero values for some. Can't figure out why. What examples do you need? >>
>> -- >> Nathan Gutman >
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Looking at price history... Security A 11/2 $20.05 12/3 $19.75 Quicken reports 0 Gain/Loss (Wrong) Security B 11/2 $13.90 12/3 $13.65 Quicken reports correctly the 1-month loss by multiplying the price difference by the number of shares. This what baffles me.