Re: [GNC] looking for quicken alternative (online banking)

2020-03-29 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I forgot about that one. Thanks for the reminder. Regards, Adrien > On Mar 29, 2020 w14d89, at 7:17 PM, Frank H. Ellenberger > wrote: > > Hi, > > Am 29.03.20 um 03:23 schrieb Adrien Monteleone: >> It does not, as far as I’m aware, allow one to create a transaction offline >> and then sync it

Re: [GNC] looking for quicken alternative (online banking)

2020-03-29 Thread Frank H. Ellenberger
Hi, Am 29.03.20 um 03:23 schrieb Adrien Monteleone: > It does not, as far as I’m aware, allow one to create a transaction offline > and then sync it to your bank. But downloading bank transactions is certainly > possible. That is possible, but only if your bank offers the german protocol FinTS.

Re: [GNC] looking for quicken alternative

2020-03-28 Thread Adrien Monteleone
The GnuCash interface is more like a traditional pen and paper check register. As for connecting to banks and brokerages, mileage varies by institution. It does not, as far as I’m aware, allow one to create a transaction offline and then sync it to your bank. But downloading bank transactions is

Re: [GNC] looking for quicken alternative

2020-03-28 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 3/27/2020 5:11 PM, Ken Cohen via gnucash-user wrote: thanks for your response. sounds like it is more spreadsheet type oriented, correct? Also, does this app connect to my bank and brokerage acct to download transactions? One of my brokerage accts trades frequently and entering all that b

Re: [GNC] looking for quicken alternative

2020-03-28 Thread Ken Cohen via gnucash-user
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Re: [GNC] looking for quicken alternative

2020-03-27 Thread David Carlson
Absolutely, you can do anything. But to correctly track the cost basis of stock when you have multiple purchases and sales you have to keep track of what you paid for each share, when you bought it, when you sold it, and how much were the fees and commission costs. Then, when selling fractional l

Re: [GNC] looking for quicken alternative

2020-03-27 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 3/27/2020 2:33 PM, David Carlson wrote: Ken, One issue that may be of concern to you is the way Gnucash tracks capital gains. It cannot follow tax law definitions exactly by default as that requires tracking expenses such as fees in a very complex way to apply partial fees to the cost basis

Re: [GNC] looking for quicken alternative

2020-03-27 Thread David Carlson
ist or look up > past responses to similar questions in the archives. > > > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 05:20:43 + (UTC) > > From: Ken Cohen mailto:kcoh...@yahoo.com>> > > To: "gnucash-user@gnucash.org <mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org>" < > gnucash

Re: [GNC] looking for quicken alternative

2020-03-27 Thread Alton Brantley
t; mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org>> > Subject: [GNC] looking for quicken alternative > Message-ID: <57147887.1864901.1585286443...@mail.yahoo.com > <mailto:57147887.1864901.1585286443...@mail.yahoo.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > I have used Qu

[GNC] looking for quicken alternative

2020-03-27 Thread Ken Cohen via gnucash-user
I have used Quicken for well over 15 years but continue to have problems with the software. I am looking for a replacement that can download transactions from my bank and Schwab brokerage and maintain detail security information including lots purchased and cost basis. Is gnucash a program that