just installed Q08 Prmr

Scott,

My Quicken file contains data going back to 1991. The QDF file is 32MB, and all files combined are 45MB. My file takes longer to load than a smaller file, but once loaded, Quicken continues to work quickly and efficiently.

I've only been using '08H&B for a few days, but so far I see no performance difference between it and '07H&B.

John B.

Cool. I started to wonder when folks talked about performance problems if it might be related to file size. I guess mine is small. I had no clue or expectation.

To be honest, I've noticed performance changes. I think all in all it's an improvement, but to some it might be a negative. The application loads much faster than it used to. However, when I go to the Investing view it takes a while to load where in 07 it just popped open. I suspect 08 is only loading what is necessary for each view and not everything. This spreads the pain around and keeps you from loading things when don't need to. I like the design, but it's going to take a while to get used to. I like it because my wife only enters receipts and looks at basic spending reports. I look at the full model regularly. So for her it's nice because it should load much faster.

As a side note, there's one graph I've always wanted to see and I have to do exports to Excel to produce it. What's my rate of networth change particularly as a one year moving average. The reason I like to see this is even though I might be increasing my networth change, it could be decelerating. Maybe this isn't very valuable and it's just my geeky side that thinks it is. Regardless, there are new features this year that I'm anxious to explore so I'm pleased about that.

Cheers, Scott

"Scott Lindner" wrote in news:ZYSdnVjxBuQCc4TanZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

You seemed to be posting from comcast space. Therefore I am tentatively concluding you're in the US. Disregard if not so.

You might want to convert from US$ to euro, or some "basket" of currencies, to see if your net worth is still increasing if you're expressing in other currencies. An alternative is to divide monthly net worth by the then current price of crude oil.

Hey, you need cynics too!

I am.

Are you suggesting that even though my USD networth is increasing my networth on a global measure may not be? If you are, one thing I've been considering talking to my financial advisor about is maintaining investments in multiple markets and held in multiple currencies for the very reasons you're suggesting.

Scott

"Scott Lindner" wrote in news:V-ednWF1ZpZSE4fanZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

The euro costs now about US$1.42, while some years ago the euro was just a little over US$0.85 Therefore each euro is now worth more in US$, and vice versa.

I'm well aware of that. What's your point? That I should be diversifying the currency my networth is held in as I suggested in my previous post, or some other purpose? Or maybe that focusing on networth appreciation is a moot point? Some other purpose that I'm not getting? I spend at least an hour daily tracking global markets. You wouldn't know that, but this discussion isn't about my news tracking habits. I'm just loosing what you're trying to get at.

If you're concerned for my networth objectives, you should know roughly 25% of my assets are held if foreign assets. I'm not sure if that's enough, but it certainly is enough to reduce the impact of the dollar's current value compared to other currencies than it had been in the past. I know I'd get shot by most folks in the US for saying this, but I've been hoping our economy could support rate *increases* and not decreases like we've been seeing.

Scott

I didn't get my point across, or I misunderstood what you are saying. I'm with you, the current administration is going for short term gains in popularity, but the US will lose long term as a result of the current financial and foreign policies.

Just IMO, YMMV

How our currency is regulated is not a function of the White House. Although some would say Greenspan was influenced by former Presidents. I think some of Greenspan's biggest blunders were under Clinton. I'm not tying the two in any way, but the point is we have a reasonable separation in how the dollar is regulated and the policies set for the nation.

But back on topic... was there something wrong with the rate of networth change trend feature request? Do you feel it should be tracked and compared to various curencies so you know your networth in various curencies? Seems interesting and could be useful.

Scott

some would say Greenspan was influenced by former

I'm not tying the two in any way, but the point is

policies set for the nation.

change trend feature request? Do you feel it should be

curencies? Seems interesting and could be useful.

I think Han's making an excellent point -- if you really want to know your worth, you need a real benchmark. You have to decide if the dollar is a useful one.

The assumption that a dollar is worth a dollar is certainly useful for this administration. This evaporation of value is how the Iraq war is being paid for without anyone noticing. Few people even know that the dollar has gone from $1.42 to $.85, and fewer still care. But if their _salaries_ dropped from $142K to $85K over the same period (or multiplied by some coefficient), there would rioting in the streets.

Yet that's exactly what's happening...silently.

I don't recall disputing this. In fact, it was my suggestion as a feature request for Quicken to begin withn.

I understand economics, I'm talking about a useful feature request. You guys are missing this very very badly. Somehow, you are assuming that since I'm suggesting a feature that would be useful, that I don't understand how to interpret the results such a feature would provide. But then.. how would I know to request it?

I'm out of this conversation. You guys can argue in agreement amongst yourselves.

Cheers, Scott