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Cost basis just got easier!

Cost basis just got easier!

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...
How to verify matching method at your broker

How to verify matching method at your broker

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...
PortfolioCenter Data Management Tools

PortfolioCenter Data Management Tools

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...
Top 10 Posts of 2012

Top 10 Posts of 2012

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]...
Explain my PortfolioCenter Performance report

Explain my PortfolioCenter Performance report

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...