Re: [GNC] Advanced Portfolio Template: Population of data with dividends

2021-12-09 Thread Thomas
Maybe something along the lines of "Money Invested"? On Thu, 9 Dec 2021 at 13:26, D wrote: > > Well, it seems that "Money In" is an ambiguous phrase. Perhaps there is a > better term that this report could use instead? "Purchase Cost" comes to > mind > On Dec 9, 2021, at 06:39, Thomas wrot

Re: [GNC] Advanced Portfolio Template: Population of data with dividends

2021-12-09 Thread D via gnucash-user
Well, it seems that "Money In" is an ambiguous phrase. Perhaps there is a better term that this report could use instead? "Purchase Cost" comes to mind On Dec 9, 2021, 06:39, at 06:39, Thomas wrote: >Thanks for the clarification Richard! >it seems like the dividends are added in another co

Re: [GNC] Advanced Portfolio Template: Population of data with dividends

2021-12-09 Thread Thomas
Thanks for the clarification Richard! it seems like the dividends are added in another column that I did not look into as I always expected to see the dividends in the 'money in' column. Thanks to all of your feedback! On Wed, 8 Dec 2021 at 19:09, Richard Ullger wrote: > > I recall the discussio

Re: [GNC] Advanced Portfolio Template: Population of data with dividends

2021-12-08 Thread David Carlson
If dividends are reinvested, they do add to the cost basis. Wouldn't that be considered "Money In" by the Advanced Portfolio Report? Or is it only "New" money? I think that the dividend income and security purchase or zero share security reference split lines need to be in the same transaction

Re: [GNC] Advanced Portfolio Template: Population of data with dividends

2021-12-08 Thread Richard Ullger
I recall the discussions that took place on the mailing list years ago when fixing up the Advanced Portfolio Report. The 'Money In' column reflects only the actual cash You have used to purchase the security. Dividend and interest income is included in the 'Income' column only and not in the '

Re: [GNC] Advanced Portfolio Template: Population of data with dividends

2021-12-08 Thread Thomas
Thanks Tom and David for your quick replies! I actually found that info some time ago as well, but it seems not to do the trick (for me). In the security's account I have the buy transactions (which are taken into account by the advanced portfolio template) and also the dividend payments in a "neu

Re: [GNC] Advanced Portfolio Template: Population of data with dividends

2021-12-08 Thread David Carlson
IIRC Tom's suggestion is the key to getting dividends correctly assigned in the Advanced Portfolio Report. I cannot find the documentation either, but there is a lot of information in the Tutorial chapter on investments < https://gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?rev=4&lang=C&doc=guide> On Wed, Dec 8, 20

Re: [GNC] Advanced Portfolio Template: Population of data with dividends

2021-12-08 Thread Tom Teixeira
On 12/8/21 10:09 AM, Thomas wrote: Dear User-List, I successfully populated the advanced portfolio template with most of the data by selecting of all the accounts of my securities. What I did not manage to get filled is the "money in" column, to also include received dividends in the calculation

[GNC] Advanced Portfolio Template: Population of data with dividends

2021-12-08 Thread Thomas
Dear User-List, I successfully populated the advanced portfolio template with most of the data by selecting of all the accounts of my securities. What I did not manage to get filled is the "money in" column, to also include received dividends in the calculations. I tried to add the accounts with t