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- Chapter 11 - Portfolios
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- The Portfolio Table, brought up from the Main Menu, shows a single
- line of information for each portfolio, with portfolios listed in
- order by ID. There is a checkmark displayed to the left of the
- currently open portfolio. When you start Capital Gainz for the first
- time, a portfolio with an ID of 001, named <<Default Portfolio>>, is
- created. The values displayed for each portfolio are:
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- o Portfolio ID, a number between 1 and 999.
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- o Portfolio Name, which will be displayed on forms and reports that
- are portfolio specific.
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- If you used the Show Values function key, you are also shown:
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- o Current Value of portfolio holdings.
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- o Current Gain/Loss of portfolio holdings.
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- o Total Value of holdings in all portfolios.
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- o Total Gain/Loss of holdings in all portfolios.
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- At the bottom of the Portfolio Table is a scrollable row of
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- o Ctrl-F1:Function List - popup a list of functions to choose from.
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- o Enter:Make Current - makes the highlighted portfolio the current
- portfolio. A checkmark is displayed to the left of the currently
- open portfolio.
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- o Ins:Add - add a portfolio.
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- o F2:Change - change the highlighted portfolio.
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- o Del:Delete - delete the highlighted portfolio.
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- o Esc:Exit - exit from the table, returning to the Main Menu.
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- o Ctrl-PgUp:Top - go to the first record.
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- o Ctrl-PgDn:Bottom - go to the last record.
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- o F3:Tax Report - generate the Schedule B and D-1 reports for the
- highlighted portfolio.
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- o F4:Portfolio Summary Report - generate the Portfolio Summary
- Report.
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- o F5:Portfolio Detail Report - generate the Portfolio Detail Report
- for the highlighted portfolio.
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- o F6:Portfolio Allocation Report - generate the Portfolio Allocation
- Report for the highlighted portfolio.
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- o F8:Show Portfolio Values - toggles showing/not showing portfolio
- values.
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- o F10:More - scroll the list of functions.
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- Each of these functions is described below.
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- 11.1 Make Current
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- ===>>> By hitting the Enter key, you make the highlighted portfolio
- the current portfolio. This opens the portfolio for buy, sell, and
- distribution activity. All portfolio specific forms and reports show
- the current portfolio, if you defined more than one portfolio.
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- The current portfolio is distinguished in the Portfolio Table by a
- checkmark to the left of its ID. The current portfolio is 'remembered'
- between sessions, so whenever you start up Capital Gainz, the last
- portfolio that you had opened automatically becomes the current
- portfolio.
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- 11.2 Add a Portfolio
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- The Portfolio Form is brought up to add a portfolio when you hit
- the Ins key while viewing the Portfolio Table. The fields in the
- Portfolio Form are:
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- o (Required) The ID for the portfolio. This is a value from 1 to 999,
- and is used as part of the filename for the Local Security, Open
- Shares, Closed Shares, and Distributions Files. Capital Gainz
- displays the first unused ID.
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- o (Optional) The portfolio Name. This name is shown on all portfolio
- specific forms and reports.
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- o (Optional) A Description of up to 3 lines for the portfolio. This
- description is only used on the Portfolio Summary Report. If you
- leave a line blank and hit Enter, the other lines are skipped.
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- Function keys at the bottom of the screen are:
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- o Form Accept - accept all entries, the same as hitting Enter on each
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- field. This key is only displayed when changing records.
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- o Form Reject - exit immediately, the same as hitting Esc to back out
- of the form. This key is only displayed when adding or changing
- records.
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- After completing the form, the portfolio record is added and the
- corresponding Local Security, Open Shares, Closed Shares, and
- Distribution Files are created. You return to the Portfolio Table, and
- the just added portfolio is highlighted and becomes the current
- portfolio.
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- 11.2.1 Example - Add a Portfolio
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- Say you add a portfolio for your son, Junior:
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- ID :002
- Name:Junior's Portfolio
- Desc:Goal: To save money for college.
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- o The portfolio record is added.
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- o The local security, open shares, closed shares, and distribution
- files for the portfolio are created: LSEC002, OPEN002, CLOSE002,
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- 11.3 Change a Portfolio
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- The Portfolio Form is brought up to change the highlighted
- portfolio when you hit the F2 key while viewing the Portfolio Table.
- The Portfolio Form, described in the Add a Portfolio section, is
- initialized to the current values of the portfolio to be changed.
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- After completing the form, the portfolio record is updated. If you
- changed the portfolio's ID, the Local Security, Open Shares, Closed
- Shares, and Distribution Files are renamed accordingly. Confirmation
- is required regardless of the Confirm Update global setting, since
- many records could be affected. You return to the Portfolio Table, and
- the just changed portfolio is highlighted.
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- 11.3.1 Example - Change a Portfolio
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- Using the previous example, say you change the Portfolio ID to
- 003.
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- o The portfolio record is changed.
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- o The local security, open shares, closed shares, and distribution
- files for the portfolio are renamed to: LSEC003, OPEN003, CLOSE003,
- and DISTR003.
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- 11.4 Delete a Portfolio
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- The Portfolio Form is brought up to delete the highlighted
- portfolio when you hit the Del key while viewing the Portfolio Table.
- The Portfolio Form, described in the Add a Portfolio section, is
- initialized to the current values of the portfolio to be deleted.
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- The portfolio record is deleted, as are the portfolio's Local
- Security, Open Shares, Closed Shares, and Distribution Files.
- Confirmation is required regardless of the Confirm Delete global
- setting, since many records could be affected. When you're finished
- with the Portfolio Form, you return to the Portfolio Table, and the
- portfolio after the one just deleted is highlighted.
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- 11.4.1 Example - Delete a Portfolio
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- Using the previous example, say you delete Portfolio ID 003.
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- o The portfolio record is deleted.
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- o The local security, open shares, closed shares, and distribution
- files for the portfolio are removed: LSEC003, OPEN003, CLOSE003,
- and DISTR003.
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- The Schedule B and Schedule D-1 Reports for the highlighted
- portfolio are available via the Tax Report function key on the
- Portfolio Table. See Chapter 15 for descriptions of these reports.
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- 11.6 Portfolio Summary Report
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- The Portfolio Summary Report, similar in format to the Portfolio
- Table, is available via a function key on the Portfolio Table. See
- Chapter 15 for a description of this report.
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- 11.7 Portfolio Detail Report
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- The Portfolio Detail Report for the highlighted portfolio, similar
- in format to the Local Security Table, is available via a function key
- on the Portfolio Table. See Chapter 15 for a description of this
- report.
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- 11.8 Portfolio Allocation Report
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- The Portfolio Allocation Report for the highlighted portfolio is
- available via a function key on the Portfolio Table. See Chapter 15
- for a description of this report.
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- 11.9 Show Portfolio Values
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- Capital Gainz can calculate and display the value of your
- portfolios. However, if you have large portfolios, or many portfolios,
- this process may be slow. Use the Show Portfolio Values function key
- to toggle turning the value calculations on and off. The default is
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