by Krisan Marotta | Jun 8, 2012 | Reporting
Q. I have a question about the Global Composite Return report in PortfolioCenter. When I run the report, sometimes the beginning value for a time period does not equal the ending value for previous time period. For example the 3/31 quarter ending value does not...
by Krisan Marotta | Apr 5, 2012 | Performance
Since 2008 legislation increased the importance of synchronizing cost basis in PortfolioCenter with cost basis at your broker, corporate actions (stock splits, mergers, spin offs, etc.) have gotten more attention. Here’s how to handle processing corporate...
by Krisan Marotta | Feb 27, 2012 | 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 3, 2012 | Reporting
Wondering what the columns mean on the various Schwab PortfolioCenter Performance Reports? Here’s a brief explanation. Beginning (BV) = The total market value of the portfolio at the beginning of the reporting period. This values comes from the intervals. Net...
by Krisan Marotta | Jan 3, 2012 | Performance
Since the New Year’s Day market holiday fell on January 2 for 2012, you need to modify the market holiday list in Schwab’s PortfolioCenter. For the most accurate Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWR) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) calculations,...