Re: How to Manually Track a Collection of Stocks & Stuff Combined into a Single Share

2018-02-09 Thread Wm via gnucash-user
On 08/02/2018 14:28, David Carlson wrote: If you want to create a fictional stock and manually enter prices from time to time that is easy. Just use the security editor and invent a name and symbol, possibly under the group called Fund. Do not set an online quote source. Then manually use the

Re: How to Manually Track a Collection of Stocks & Stuff Combined into a Single Share

2018-02-08 Thread Roger Miskowicz
Thanks Tim, that is the same as my situation and I like your solution. I am not worried about tax time as I just need to have a general idea I can use for a sort of sanity check. I will try your solution in parallel. On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 11:30 AM, Timothy B. Taylor

Re: How to Manually Track a Collection of Stocks & Stuff Combined into a Single Share

2018-02-08 Thread Roger Miskowicz
I went through the section 9.5.3 Entering Pre-Existing Stocks for about the fifth time. Don't know what I did differently but it now works as expected. Before it used to crash when I tried a price update. Actually it still crashes when I click on Apply instead of Ok when editing a Price Entry.

Re: How to Manually Track a Collection of Stocks & Stuff Combined into a Single Share

2018-02-08 Thread David Carlson
If you want to create a fictional stock and manually enter prices from time to time that is easy. Just use the security editor and invent a name and symbol, possibly under the group called Fund. Do not set an online quote source. Then manually use the price editor to enter prices for whatever

Re: How to Manually Track a Collection of Stocks & Stuff Combined into a Single Share

2018-02-08 Thread Roger Miskowicz
Sorry, I just want to take a number from one online brokerage report and manually put it into gnucash. On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 6:28 AM, David T. wrote: > Roger, > > You stay by stating that you are able to generate a report that tells you > "the current value of everything."

Re: How to Manually Track a Collection of Stocks & Stuff Combined into a Single Share

2018-02-08 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Roger,  You stay by stating that you are able to generate a report that tells you "the current value of everything."  Then, you ask how you can add another layer of complexity to accomplish the same thing? I don't understand: what's wrong with the report?  David On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at

How to Manually Track a Collection of Stocks & Stuff Combined into a Single Share

2018-02-08 Thread Roger Miskowicz
I have an Investment Account which is a collection of stocks, certificates, cash etc in two currencies. I can get a report that tells me in my local currency the current value of everything. I would like to create a stock, fund, or whatever appropriate with 1 share for which I can manually