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LIFETIME WEALTH MANAGEMENT
The following Files must be in the same directory:
LWM.EXE - Main Program.
GETRICH.WWO - How To Get Rich and Stay Rich Document.
VBHOWTO.WWO - Instructions on how to use the programs.
SAMPLE.WMS - Sample DataFile for Stocks.
SAMPLE.WMN - Sample DataFile for Net Worth.
Instructions on how to use the programs.
First: Make a backup copy of this program and keep it in a safe place.
Mouse: To use the Scroll Bar, try it right now, Click on the Top or
Bottom Arrow to move one line, the Slider will move and shows
position of your window in the Document.
Click in the bar above or below the Slider and the text moves up
one window.
Click and hold on the Slider and drag it to any position in the
Bar and on release of the Click Button the text corresponding
to that position in the Document will be shown in the window.
Click: On the menu buttons to activate the various menus.
On the Down/Arrow beside Dropdown boxes to open them.
On the Items in the Dropdown box to select them and they
will be shown in the active area of the box, which is visible
when the box is closed.
DropDown boxes have pre-programmed figures in them. To use your
own delete those in the active area and enter your own.
KeyBoard: Use ALT+ the highlighted letter on the button you wish to
activate.
The TAB key is the most important key as it moves the cursor
from one area on screen to another.
Use the TAB key to move down through the menus and the input
boxes and Shift+Tab to move backwards. When on selected menu or
item press <ENTER> to activate.
Use ALT+Down/Arrow to open and close the dropdown boxes.
These are the input boxes with a Down/Arrow beside them.
Use Up or Down Arrow to select items in a selection box.
To Scroll through the Text and Help boxes, use the PgDn and
PgUp or Up/Arrow and Down/Arrow keys or Ctrl+Home and Ctrl+End
keys.
Command Buttons:
[OK] means yes, complete the procedure, such as add record to
the file.
[Cancel] means no, do not complete the procedure.
[Help] Will bring up help text for that particular program.
[Calculate] Will show the calculations for the current figures
in the active area of the Dropdown boxes. These figures have
been pre-programmed, delete these and use your own.
[Exit] will quit that procedure or menu and go back to the
previous menu.
[To Printer] will send the data or text in that program to the
Printer.
The name Fund/s is used throughout the program and holds the Company
name of the investment whether it is in Stocks, Bonds, Mutual
Funds or any other form of investment.
Sample.WMS: This is a sample DataFile which shows how various entries
are made in the Investment Management program.
Sample.WMN: This is a sample DataFile which shows how various entries
are made in the Net Worth Program.
Help: When using Help for guidance on how to input information, the
examples, which show the different ways of entering data, will
be lined up with the input boxes beside them.
Numerical Data Entry: Where number only input is required the program
will not accept letters or other characters from the keyboard,
with the exception of the backspace and delete key to erase errors
on that line and the Tab or <ENTER> key which completes the entry.
When entering figures, do not include dollar($) or comma(,)
signs, the only signs that can be used are the decimal point(.)
and the minus(-) sign where appropriate.
Loading Files: Select the Drive and Directory. Only Files with the
extension .WMS or .WMN will be shown in the Filebox, either
click on the filename or type the filename with extension in the
Textbox and click OK.
Saving Files: Select the Drive and Directory. Files with the extension
.WMS or .WMN will be shown in the Filebox, double click on the
filename under which you wish to save the file. If you want to
save under a different filename make sure you clear the Textbox
first and then type the new filename with the appropriate
extension in the Textbox and click OK.
If you forgot the name of the file in memory, check in the
Information box and it will be shown there.
Remember that saving a file using a Filename already on your
disk will overwrite the one on disk with the new data.
Always make a backup copy of important files to another
Drive/Dir so that if the original is lost by inadvertently
overwriting it, you have your backup to retrieve the files.
Using the programs:
All Menu buttons have names that clearly describe the function
that they perform.
Experiment, you can do no harm as the program has been made as
user friendly and foolproof as possible. With lots of error
messages if you go wrong.
With the aid of the examples in Help that describe how to make
entries in the input boxes you should have no problem in
getting your data files set up.
While the Income and Retirement Calculation have pre-programmed
figures in the dropdown boxes, you should use your own to work
out what your savings should be to give you the income you need
on retirement in a given period.
When using Retirement Calculations, use a withdrawal of income
percentage less than the interest/growth percentage to allow
for inflation.
Example: Inflation has been running at an average of 5% over
the past 20 years so if one is getting a return of 20% on
Capital and taking out 15% then one is keeping up with
inflation as the Capital and Income are both increasing by 5%
each year.
Canadian Mortgage monthly principal and interest payments
differ from the American Mortgage as Canadian uses semi-annual
compounding while American uses monthly compounding periods.
Book Value: Represents the total cost to you. For instance if you
bought 100 shares of a stock for $10.00 each and paid $50.00
commission, your book value for the transaction would be
$1,050.00.
If you then received a cash dividend of $100.00, the book value
for the transaction would be -$100.00 and the Total book value
would be $950.00.
If you now sold the total 100 shares for $20.00 each, your
book value for the transaction would be -$2,000.00. and your
Total book value would read -$1,050.00.
In Total book value a Positive figure represents a cost to you
in cash while a Minus figure represents cash taken out by you.
(Your Profit).
To Setup DataFile for Stocks:
From the Fund Management Menu choose:
Add and Edit Records.
Press Create Fund. Type New Fund Name. OK.
A Blank Record will be shown. Type in your data.
Press Save Record. Your new fund and record will be saved.
Note that the Add Record button changes to Save Record after
creating a blank record.
To add a record to an existing Fund. Select the Name of Fund
in the text box, press Add Record, a blank record will be
shown, type in data and press Save Record
A Fund with no records will naturally show nothing in the input
boxes. This is not a blank record and if you type data in it and
try to save it with Correct Record it will not be saved as it
does not exist in memory. Start over by pressing Add Record.
Add and Edit Records Controls:
To scroll through the records. Select the Fund name and then
press Next Record or Previous Record to see all records in that
Fund. If there are a large number of records hold down <Enter>
after selecting Next Record or Previous Record.
Correct and Delete buttons operate on the current record shown.
Make corrections to the record and press Correct button and the
changes will be saved. Changes made in the Fund Name will apply
to all records with the previous name.
Pressing the Delete button will erase the current record from
the file. When all records are deleted, pressing Delete will
then delete the Fund Name.
Warning: Changes to Funds or Records exist only in memory at
this point and will be lost when you exit the program. You must
save the File to disk to have a permanent file which can be
loaded when required.
The extension .WMS must be used with Investment DataFiles.
To Setup DataFile for Net Worth Statement:
Choose Edit Assets: TAB key must be used to move from line to line.
Enter the names of your categories in sequence.
If you want sub totals for each group, type the exact words
Sub Total, with no value, as a category at the end the group
and the sub totals will be automatically calculated and shown
on the Net Worth Statement.
Type the values beside the category names.
Press OK to save changes. Cancel will not save changes.
Insert Blank Line. Allows you to insert a line anywhere in the
list where you may have forgotten a category.
To delete a line. Erase the text and press OK and it will be
deleted as no blank lines are allowed in the list when saved.
Repeat the above using Edit Liabilities.
Category names can be changed and values updated at any time.
To have Header names for groups just type the name in the
name category with no value.
As the layout of Net Worth is flexible it is best to plan your
layout to suit your needs before making entries. After each
entry press OK to see how it appears in the Net Worth
Statement.
Net Worth Controls:
Edit Assets: Add or change Category names or Values.
Edit Liabilities: Add or change Category names or Values.
Save File: Will save the current file in memory.
Load File: Will load the specified file into memory.
The extension .WMN must be used for Net Worth DataFiles.
Your Net Worth Statement should be updated at least once a year and
compared with the previous year's Net Worth. Save them under part of
the year's date, as in NetDec92.WMN etc.
Fund Profit Indicator:
Is scaled to the fund with the greatest profit percentage, all
other fund profits are shown based on this scale.
Unfortunately as the bars consist of 16 blocks, or a bar per line,
profits for other funds will not be accurately shown because with
DOS we cannot show part of a block. However it does give a good
indication of profit trends.
Use the Scroll Bar to show all the Fund names, these will be lined
up below their bar on the chart.
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