by Krisan Marotta | Mar 19, 2012 | KBO, Tech Help
Not all custodians are equal when it comes to getting data into PortfolioCenter. In my experience, Charles Schwab & Co is light-years ahead of the competition when it comes to the accuracy and completeness of data downloads and the quality of technical support....
by Krisan Marotta | Mar 15, 2012 | KBO, Tech Help
Q. Currently we are currently clearing our data through Pershing and Schwab. We would like to eliminate Pershing, but are afraid we would lose all of our cost basis information. In PortfolioCenter, is it possible to simply delete the Pershing account number and...
by Krisan Marotta | Feb 27, 2012 | KBO, Reporting
Q. I’m having trouble understanding the “change in accrued” column on the PortfolioCenter performance reports. Can you help? A. Accrued income is interest that has been earned but has not yet been paid to the shareholder. Currently,...
by Krisan Marotta | Feb 18, 2012 | Cost Basis, KBO
When the cost basis reconciliation tools became available with PortfolioCenter 5.2, we began learning how difficult it is to keep the cost basis in the PortfolioCenter software in sync with the broker’s cost basis. Maintaining cost basis in both systems...
by Krisan Marotta | Feb 13, 2012 | Cost Basis, KBO
Tracking cost basis in PortfolioCenter software is an increasingly time-consuming proposition. As brokers provide more accurate cost basis numbers through their downloads, we are seeing with increasing clarity how difficult it is to maintain a duplicate system in...
by Krisan Marotta | Feb 9, 2012 | Cost Basis, KBO
Q.How do I get PortfolioCenter to treat the cost basis of an inherited security as “long term”? If I sell the security before a year has passed, the realized gains report classifies it as short term. A. First, make sure you have the right cost basis. ...
