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MUTUAL FUND EXPERT
ACCOUNTING PROGRAM
FOR WINDOWS
Version 3.3
by:
George R. Cotten
37 Lawrence Lane
Lexington, MA 02173
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FundExpert ACCOUNTING PROGRAM
This program is being distributed under the shareware concept.
The program and this manual are the copyrighted property of the author.
You are granted a limited license to try the program for one month, to
copy it and distribute it, provided that:
a) You do not charge a fee for the distribution or copying of
the program unless you have the prior written consent of the author,
b) It is distributed only in its original, unmodified, compiled
form (except that it may be compressed using an archiving facility, as
long as the program can be uncompressed only back to its original form),
c) This documentation file accompanies the program itself, and
is also distributed in its original, unmodified form (or compressed - see
exception in item b above), and,
d) It is not distributed as part of any commercial product or
service without the prior written consent of the author.
After trying the program, if you decide to use it, please return
the license agreement/registration form, signed, along with the registration fee of
$30.00.
Registration entitles you to use the program on one computer or local
area network (LAN) at a time. LAN support is NOT provided. If used on a
network, it is at your own discretion. Site licenses are also available
for an additional fee as explained in the license agreement/registration
form. Registered users can obtain technical support and will be notified
about future revisions.
CAUTION!
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Although the program FundExpert may be useful for most investors, and the
author did his best to minimize bugs, he cannot underwrite everyone's investment
decisions or business use of this product. Before using this program you should
recognize that it involves a high level of complexity which is potentially susceptible
to error either in the program code itself or on your part due to incorrect usage.
Thus you should understand that you use and rely upon the results of FundExpert at
your own risk.
You should satisfy yourself regarding the adequacy and accuracy of
FundExpert with test examples before committing to using and relying upon the
program on a regular basis. You should furthermore review all program output for
reasonableness before using it to make investment decisions.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Files on the disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
CHAPTER ONE Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Program Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Initial menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Program's limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CHAPTER TWO Mutual Funds investments . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adding new accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Deleting existing accounts . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sorting of existing accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gain/Loss from transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Transaction log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Analysis of investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Fidelity Brokerage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Capital gains calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Yield of Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
CHAPTER THREE Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting to the Host Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Account balance and recent activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Share prices, yields, and no. of shares . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
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Transfer of shares between accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Transfer of funds from a bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Customized dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
CHAPTER FOUR Other investments . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Bonds, stock market, banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CHAPTER FIVE Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
View/delete files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Archive data files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Delete Transactions' Log data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
CHAPTER SIX Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cancel last share transaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Downloading quotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
CHAPTER SEVEN Plotting Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
LICENSE AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
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Files on the Disk:
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There are four program files on the distribution diskette:
INSTALL.EXE, README.1ST, DEMO.EXE and WFUND.OVR. The program is
self-installing and you will find the following files on your disk:
WFUNDS.EXE 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
COPY.DAT is a copy of "account screens" and is formed when needed
SALES.LOG listing of "closed" positions and is formed when needed
MANUAL.DOC is the instruction manual
DEMO.EXE is a compressed file of demo data
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Introduction
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The program FundExpert 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 maintains a record of all the transactions and
calculates the actual return on investment in these funds, taking into account
dividends and the change in share price. The price quotations for different stocks,
funds, or bonds can be also downloaded from Prodigy(R) and/or CompuServe(R).
A separate section of the program permits compilation of all investments in
Treasury, Municipal and Corporate bonds. The yield to maturity 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, and a
routine is provided for making buy/sell orders by tele