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Asset Allocation - Which total is correct?

In the Asset Allocation Report there are 2 totals. The one at the top under the pie chart or the total at the bottom of the report. There is about a 4% difference in the 2 for me.

When I add up the total in the report section, I get the total that is under the pie chart. But the total in the report section is about 4% higher.

Which one is correct? And what the heck is going on? When I do a Portfolio Value Report it agrees with the total that is at the bottom of the Asset Allocation Report.

I end up with 2 sets of value for the same securities on the same day.

Ron Spruell

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Ron
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Since no one has responded to this, I thought I would update.

My original note was about Quicken Premier 2007. I contacted Quicken Tech Support and was asked to check out the 2009 version.

I have now done that. Quicken Premier 2009 is much more accurate, if you can believe a spreadsheet.

Quicken Asset Allocation ? Graph -0.84% Quicken Asset Allocation ? Report 0.39% Spreadsheet 0.00% Quicken Portfolio Report ? Graph 0.00% Quicken Portfolio Report ? Report 0.39% Spreadsheet 0.00%

These are usable amounts.

The Asset Allocation Report still has some problems. In my particular case, the allocation to International Stocks is understated by 3.5%, and the allocation to Large Cap Stocks is understated by 1.2%.

Asset Allocation is a lot like horse shoes and hand grenades. This is close enough for what I am doing.

Ron Spruell

R> In the Asset Allocation Report there are 2 totals. The one at the top

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hashky

Tom -

I uploaded a spreadsheet showing my asset allocation normalized to $100,000. You can view the differences between the different Quicken Reports and the spreadsheet. It is under the heading "Will the real Asset Allocation please stand up?"

The errors are small and the AA results are usable as is. This saves the extra work of build> >> Since no one has responded to this, I thought I would update.

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hashky

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