This is a program I wrote to keep up with my mutual funds. It keeps track of a funds performance on a quarterly and yearly basis. It also does the same for the entire portfolio. An asset allocation model is easily calculated in which you can get a breakdown of equities, fixed incomes, and cash. In each of these categories, either the fund or the type of fund is listed with its allocation, value, and performance. By making this calculation, it is easy to adjust your portfolio according to the ever changing market conditions. You can also keep track of yearly contributions to tax deferred accounts (IRAs and etc.) so you do not over shelter this money and get an IRS penalty. There are plenty of other neat features so poke around.
HOW TO USE
NEW FUND
To Start out with a new file Cancel the Open Dialog box when Fund Manager starts. First name an account by the "Add" item under the ACCOUNTS menu. This can be something like IRAs, Retirement, or Vacation. Create as many accounts as you think you will need. Select "Add Fund" from the PORTFOLIO menu and enter the requested information. There is a list of fund types that can be obtained by clicking on the "types" button or by "Command-T." Select the type of fund you have such as "Growth", "International", or "Money market" depending the fund's objective. This can automatically be placed on the box by either double clicking or selecting and hitting the return key. Select the account for this fund by either clicking on the "Accounts" button or by "Command-A." Again this can automatically be placed on the box by either double clicking or selecting and hitting the return key.
Files must be in the same folder with Fund Manager in order for it to read the file correctly. A future update will correct this problem
ENTERING A TRANSACTION
Select the type of transaction to be made from the "TRANSACTION" menu and enter the required information. Click the OK button when finished. The format for the date in the function is mm/dd/yy or m/d/yy. Anything other than these will be rejected.
TRANSFERING MONEY
Money can be transfered from one account to another by using the "Transfer" item under the "TRANSACTION" menu. The amounts to be transfered have to be the same and you cannot transfer from a tax-deferred account to a non-deferred account. If you need to do any of these then you must sell shares first then re-purchase them in the other account. Transfers are available into a deferred account or between the other two types. You can also create an account during the transfer process by selecting "New" when the funds dialog appears.
UPDATES
If you want to update the fund prices in your portfolio use the use the updates feature under the FUND menu. You can update a specific fund or all funds in your portfolio by selecting the "Funds-All" item. Fund Manager requires current quarterly price information for each of its funds. This price is the closing price at each quarters end/beginning and is available from most news papers or online services. The next update of Fund Manager will give modem access to these online services since if you have a large portfolio you do not have to lookup all of your funds in the paper.
HISTORY
The history of a fund can be looked at on a daily, quarterly, or yearly basis. For a daily history of a fund, either double click on the fund name from the main window, or select "daily" which is a submenu of "history" in the "FUND" menu. For a quarterly or yearly history, select these items, which are also found under the "FUND" menu.
A quarterly or yearly history of the entire portfolio or for individual accounts can also be calculated by selecting these items found either under the "PORTFOLIO" or the "ACCOUNTS" menu. A return based on your purchases is calculated as well as the internal return for the fund so a comparision can be made if you like to "time" the market.
Fund Manager also calculates your gains and losses based on the FIFO method. This info can be printed to make doing your taxes much easier.
EDIT
If you make a mistake and want to edit the funds data, select "Fund Data" from the EDIT menu. After picking the fund from the list, the daily history will be displayed. Double click on the transaction in question and make the appropriate changes. This data can also be deleted if need be. If you would like to insert new data make all changes and click on the "insert" button. The data will be placed into the list after the original line selected. Any inserted data must have date between the previous and the following data. IF YOU HAPPEN TO LEAVE OUT A TRANSACTION, EDIT THE TRANSACTION JUST PRIOR THE ONE LEFT OUT AND CHOSE "INSERT".
PRINTING
Most information functions are printable. To print, select print from the File menu then select the function you want printed. To cancel press command-period. You must be at the main window before printing is allowed
WORDS OF CAUTION
Fund Manager 2.6 is the latest version of this program. I have made every effort to correct all bugs that have appeared, but undoubtedly, more will show up with more use. Please let me know of any and PLEASE make any suggestions that will make this program better.
MORE WORDS
This is modified shareware. Feel free to give it a trial run. If you like it, I would appreciate registration (and a few of your favorite funds). A donation of $35 would be nice. With registration, you will be the first to receive bug fixes and updates. By modified, I mean that files created by Fund Manager have a limited life of 90 days. Although it will not destroy your file, you will need a password to continue. I can be reached via compuserve, internet, US Mail or if it is an emergency at (608) 231-1413. I encourage people to pass Fund Manager around to their local boards or to their friends. Please include these instructions.
RELEASES
Version 1.0 . First release 3/27/93
Version 1.01 Release 4/5/93
-Fixed bug of NANO error during the portfolio history.
-Fixed bug of putting a beginning value in during the quarterly
fund history even if there was no transaction that quarter.
-Added ability to start application and automaticly open
file that is double clicked.
Version 1.02
-Fixed bug causing crash if family data was not entered.
-Fixed bug in scroll bar while viewing portfolio analysis
-Fixed error in computing average share price
-Corrected compuserve address in the About box
Version 1.51 Release date 05/03/93
-Added requirement of quarterly data on each of the funds
-Changed the way the quarterly returns are calculated
-Put in sort feature for funds
Version 1.5.5 Release date 05/09/93
-Took out Demo feature to prevent access past 12/31/93
- Prevented transfer funds with different tax consequences
-Fixed error telling quarterly data is needed when it isn't.
-Prevented user from deleting first quarterly data.
-Fixed bug in date feature when setting up a new fund
from a transfer.
Version 2.0 Release date 05/25/93
-Made demo fully functional by adding printing routines
-Put in more alerts and error checking
Version 2.0.1 Release date 05/28/93
-Fixed various errors in scrolling functions.
-Took out dates in setup and transaction.
Version 2.5 Release date 06/02/93
-Added export feature.
-Added accounts.
-Fixed bug causing incorrect yield in fixed income fund analysis
Version 2.6 Release date 07/07/93
-Fixed a bug causing FM to crash when redeeming shares
Files created with version 2.5 are not compatable with v2.6 . If you have files with created with v2.5 and want the conversion utility you must register
