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Files on the Disk:
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There are three program files on the distribution diskette:
INSTALL.BAT, README.1ST and FUND.OVR. The program is self-installing and
you will find the following files on your disk:
FUNDS.EXE and FUNDS.OVR is the actual program,
FUNDS.CFG is the configuration file for the program
*.ACT and *.STK are the data files for different accounts
SHARE.LOG is the log of all transactions
SHARE.ARC contains archived transactions and is formed when needed
SALES.LOG listing of "closed" positions and is formed when needed
MANUAL.DOC is the instruction manual
LICENSE.DOC is the license agreement
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Introduction
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The program FundInvestor automates the access to many families of mutual
funds using automated service telephones. The program permits a speedy, access to
these funds: obtaining individual quotations and balances including the last
purchase/sale/exchange of shares in your account. An additional feature is the
automated transfer of funds from your bank to some groups of funds, or between
funds in certain groups. The program also calculates the actual return on investment
in these funds, taking into account dividends and the change in share price.
A separate section of the program permits compilation of all investments in
Treasury and Corporate bonds. The actual yield of these bonds is calculated and
payment dates listed. If an interest payment is due within 30 days, then this entry is
highlighted for your convenience.
Another section is devoted to direct investments in the stock market. The
program permits direct down-loading of stock quotations from Prodigy(R) Service.
There is also a section for recording your investments in bank accounts, such as
Certificates of Deposit, or Money Market accounts.
The program maintains a permanent record of all transactions, calculates the
actual yield on investment for individual accounts as well as provides the "purchase
date and price" and "selling date and price" for all "closed positions", according to
IRS rule FIFO (ie. "First in, first out"). The program also calculates the actual yield
to maturity and duration of bonds.
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Installation
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NOTE: If you obtained the program by telephone from a Bulletin Board, CompuServe,
or other similar source - please de-compress ("unzip") it first onto a floppy
diskette. The installation program will not work if the compressed file is already
on the hard disk!
To install the FUNDS on a hard disk, put the distribution diskette
into Drive A:, or B: , and type the following:
INSTALL
and press <ENTER>.
This will initiate the installation program that will copy the program to your
hard disk. During the installation, you will be given the opportunity to select
the disk and the sub directory where you wish the program to reside. In order to
operate correctly, the program MUST be installed in this way.
During the course of the program, you will be frequently asked questions and
requested to answer using the following convention:
(Y/N) - means you must press either Y or N followed by <ENTER>
[Y]/N - means that answer Y is default and pressing <ENTER> is equivalent
to answering Y
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Communication notes
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The program FUNDS automates communication with many families of mutual
funds. However, at this time The author did not have complete information
about some of them and therefore not all the procedures are fully operational.
The table below summarizes the current status of the program:
GROUP OF FUNDS Price Account Transfer Transfer
inquiry balance between from
accounts a bank
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Capitol yes yes no no
Fidelity yes yes yes yes
Franklin yes yes no no
Keystone yes yes partial partial
Merrill Lynch yes yes no no
Oppenheimer yes yes no no
Scudder yes yes partial no
T.Rowe Price yes yes partial no
Twentieth Century yes partial no no
Vanguard yes yes yes no
Value Line yes yes yes no
If you have the missing instructions for any of the above funds, or would
like to add any others to the list, please send me the necessary information
by US mail and I will include these in the next version. Such information
should be written in the form like:
*4*[Fund code]*[Account no.]*[No. of shares]* ....
the above happens to be the starting sequence for Fidelity group of funds.
Registered owners, who supply such information, will receive the next
update for free.
November 1992 George R. Cotten
37 Lawrence Lane
Lexington, MA 02173