by Krisan Marotta | Feb 5, 2013 | Cost Basis, KBO
December 2012 brought PortfolioCenter users a cost basis Christmas present! These improvements slipped in so quietly during the year-end rush, you may have missed them. The closing transactions in the Schwab, Fidelity, TD Ameritrade, and Pershing transaction files...
by Krisan Marotta | Jan 29, 2013 | Cost Basis, KBO
The second step in getting started with cost basis is to make sure the matching method assigned to each account in PortfolioCenter is the same as the matching method assigned to each account at your custodian — and this method is the one you and your clients...
by Krisan Marotta | Jan 22, 2013 | KBO, Performance
The friendly folks at Schwab PortfolioCenter keep adding great tools to the PortfolioCenter data management arsenal. Organizing, updating and revising data has become much easier and error-proof since the Centerpiece days! If you’ve been too busy to explore the...
by Krisan Marotta | Jan 15, 2013 | KBO, Presentation Studio, Reporting
“Disclaimers” are footers printed on the last page of the reports you send to clients. Typically, they contain your “fine print” or “legalese,” but they are limited only by your needs and tolerance for paper – and which...
by Krisan Marotta | Jan 2, 2013 | KBO, Performance
Happy New Year from the bottom of the fiscal cliff! As we look ahead to taxmageddon, here are the top ten most-read blog posts on krisan.com for 2012. [table style=”1″] [/table] [heading style=”1″]Thank you for reading![/heading]...
by Krisan Marotta | Dec 18, 2012 | KBO, Reporting
Producing the PortfolioCenter performance reports requires correct data entry and a series of calculations based on that data. Here’s a brief overview of the basic math. Beginning (BV) = The total market value of the portfolio at the beginning of the reporting...