RATE = yearly or monthly interest rate = future value of investment = present value of investment TERM = number of year or months Enter three out of the four values and the answer to the blank field (0.0) will be shown in the right column. This calculator can be used to determine annualized 5 year or 10 year rate of returns when you know the total returns for these periods. Example 1: Fund literature states that $1 invested 5 years ago would have grown to $2485.67. RATE = to be calculated; leave entry field at 0.0 answer = 19.97% = $2485.67 TERM = Example 2: Fund literature states that 10 year total return = 290.70 % RATE = to be calculated; leave entry field at 0.0 answer = 14.60 % = $ 100.00 (initial investment = 100 %) = $ 390.70 (initial investment of 100 % + 290.70 % gain) TERM = Esc to continue tF2.HLP 7Page Up for Previous Editing Keys Action or Enter Moves to next field and accepts text or data in field or Esc Moves to previous field & aborts any changes to that field Moves to beginning of text in field Moves to end of text in field Backspace Deletes one character of text in field - right to left Delete Deletes one character of text in field - left to right Moves cursor one character to the right or left in field Ctrl_Enter Holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the Enter Key Accepts all entries & returns to view screen Ctlr_Esc Holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the Esc key Returns to view screen with no changes Esc to continue Press Page Down or Enter for more F3.HLP The Name field is required and may not be left blank. Fill in the remaining fields for which you have data. Collect performance data from a source you feel is reliable and up to date; such as you favorite news letter, other periodicals, fund literature or data that you keep on your own. If you don't have data for a specific period leave that field blank. Field Name Description Name Mutual fund name or stock name Symbol Mutual fund or stock symbol Four Week Four week performance; total percentage gain for the past 4 wks. Four Month Four month performance; total percentage gain for the past 4 mo. One Year One year total return in percent. Five Year Five year annualized percentage gain. Ten Year Ten year annualized percentage gain. Combined Rtg Calculated based on data entered in the above five time periods. Last Update Shows the last data new data was entered for this fund or stock Today Today's date will be time stamped into the last update field when you enter new data. If you just viewing the data press Ctrl_Esc to leave the form and avoid a new time stamp. Hold down Ctrl and press C to use the Rate of Return calculator Esc to continue Page Up for previous Press Page Down or Enter for more orF4.HLP Notes for entering numbers Page Up for previous Numbers are entered with the sign entered after the number; similar to the way used on many desk top calculators. Examples: 20.5% is entered as 20.5+ -15.4% is entered as 15.4- Positive numbers can also be entered by typing in the number followed by the Enter key or by pressing cursor down. Negative numbers must be entered by typing in the number first followed by the - (minus sign). Remember that cursor up or Esc aborts any changes that you start to type in a field. When you have completed your changes press Enter from the last field on the form or press Ctrl_Enter from any position to accept all changes and return to the view screens. Note:If you started to type changes in one of the fields you must press one of the field accept data keys (+ - or Enter) before you press Ctrl_Enter to accept all data on the form. Esc to continue Press Page Down or Enter for more F5.HLP The Combined Performance Calculations Page Up for previous This field is updated each time any changes are made to any of the entered performance data fields. Three formulas are used as follows: If the ten year and five year input fields are both blank or set to zero; Combined = (4wk*13 + 4mo*3 + 1yr) If the ten year field is blank or zero and the five year is not zero; Combined = (4wk*13 + 4mo*3 + 1yr + 5yr*5) If the ten year field is not zero; Combined = (4wk*13 + 4mo*3 + 1yr + 5yr*5 + 10yr*10) Page Down for more The combined rating field was designed to give more weight to current performance by projecting the 4 week and 4 month gains forward for a year. You may enter data for time periods that are slightly different than those provided in the program and still get good results. The combined performance won't calculate exactly as designed, but should still give you a good indicator of the funds relative overall performances. Suggestions from you for other combined performance calculations are welcomed and will be considered in future upgrades. Soft Key Systems also builds custom designed programs to meet your specific needs. Please write for a cost estimate. When writing try to be as specific as possible on entry fields and calculations required. Esc to continue )Page Up for previous F1.HLP All of the data for one fund or stock is entered, changed or deleted from this form. This form is accessed from any of the viewing screens by pressing one of three keys. A message at the top of the screen lets you know what mode you have chosen: Key Pressed on View Screen Message on Form Screen Action Ins(insert) Record will be Added A blank form is presented for *adding a new fund or stock. Enter Record will be Changed A fund that you had entered before *will be shown allowing you to *view data or make changes. Del(delete) Press Enter to Delete Press ENTER or CTRL_ENTER to delete *the fund. Press ESC for no change. Press Esc to continue Press Page Down or Enter for more We highly recommend that you make backup copies of your data files at least once a week or more often depending on the amount of new data you have entered. Backup copies are made while in DOS - not while running this program. Floppy users - use the DISKCOPY command to make an exact copy of your data disk. Refer to your DOS manual if you need help. At the prompt type diskcopy a: a: or diskcopy b: b: Hard Drive users - use the copy command to copy all files that have a .dat .k?? and .mem suffix to a floppy disk. at the prompt type cd\cdm copy *.dat a: copy *.k?? a: copy *.mem a: The sample data included in this demo is believed to be correct at the time it was entered, however SKS shall bear no liability for errors or omissions. Esc to continue %Page Up for previous eM1.HLP Mutual Fund Scorecard is completely menu driven and very easy to operate. Menu choices are made by highlighting the desired selection and pressing ENTER. The following keys can be used to move the pointer: TAB SHIFT-TAB or the first letter of the selection. Main Menu Selections VIEW ADD CHANGE ENTRIES: This choice allows you to display fund & stock data on the screen sorted in a variety of ways. From the viewing screens you may add new funds, change entered data, or delete funds. PRINT REPORTS: This choice allows you to print listings of fund and stock performance sorted or grouped in a variety of ways. QUIT: On the MAIN MENU exits program. On sub menus returns to previous menu. You may also use the Escape Key (Esc) for this purpose. Soft Key Systems will be glad to answer any technical questions on the use of this program. However, we are not financial advisors and can not answer any questions you may have on choosing investments. Press Esc to return to menu Press Page Down or Enter for more Make sure your paper is at the top of form and your printer is on line. Printing will begin as soon as you press Enter on one of the selections. The selections indicate how your reports will be grouped or sorted. All performance data is listed in each report. Print by Options Layout of Report Name Listed alphabetically by fund name Symbol Listed alphabetically by symbol name Four Week Gain Ranked in order of 4 week performance (best to worst) Four Month Gain Ranked in order of 4 month performance (best to worst) One Year Gain Ranked in order of 1 year performance (best to worst) Five Year Gain Ranked in order of 5 year performance (best to worst) Ten Year Gain Ranked in order of 10 year performance (best to worst) Combined Rating Ranked in order of the calculated combined performance (best to worst) Esc to continue Press the Insert(Ins) key at any point on the viewing screens to add a new fund or stock. A blank form will be displayed to enter new data. Pressing the Enter key on a highlighted selection will allow you to view or make changes for that fund. Pressing the Delete key on a highlighted selection will allow you to delete all information for that fund. The program will first show you the information on that fund and you will have to press Enter to confirm that you really want to delete that fund. Press the Escape(Esc) key if you decide you don't want to delete that fund. Depending on which option you chose from the menu - the view screens show the funds in alphabetical order by name or symbol or show the funds ranked in order from best to worst performance for the time period selected. There is also an option to show which data has not been updated recently. Press Esc to continue Press Page Up for previous cV1.HLP The view screens let you quickly find data on any fund you have entered. From any of the view screens you may also add new funds or stocks, select and make changes to existing information, or completely delete a fund. A locator tool (small blinking cursor) is provided on the view by name and symbol screens. Type in the first few characters of the name(or symbol on the symbol screen) and the pointer will move to that item. Use the backspace key to erase any typed characters before typing something new. You may also use the following keys to move the pointer: Key Action Moves up or down one Page Up Page Down Moves up or down one group Ctrl_Page_Up Moves to top of list hold down ctrl key and press page up Ctrl_Page_Down Moves to bottom of list hold down ctrl key and press page down Press Esc to continue Press Page Down or Enter for more CALC F1.HLP 3 F2.HLP F3.HLP F4.HLP F5.HLP FORM.HLP M1.HLP F MENU.HLP2 P1.HLP V1.HLP ;* VIEW.HLPG/