by Krisan Marotta | Oct 16, 2012 | KBO, Performance
Handling stock splits in PortfolioCenter is usually seamless — that is, you can usually post the downloaded transaction “as is.” But sometimes split transactions require manual intervention. Here’s what to check: Trade Date: Make sure the...
by Krisan Marotta | Sep 18, 2012 | Cost Basis, KBO
What do you do if cost basis in PortfolioCenter reconciled with your broker yesterday but fails to reconcile today? Is your broker Schwab? Is the only new trade a charitable gift (i.e. a transfer of a security)? Do you use Lowest Cost for charitable gifting, but...
by Krisan Marotta | Sep 11, 2012 | KBO, Performance
Q. My broker is Fidelity. They download all money transactions to the generic cash account and then sweep the dollar amount into the appropriate money market fund with a money transfer later on. Should I post these transfers? A. The short answer is yes — ...
by Krisan Marotta | Jun 25, 2012 | Cost Basis, KBO
What do you do if cost basis in PortfolioCenter reconciled with your broker yesterday but fails to reconcile today? I recently encountered a position with relatively few trade lots (4 lots: 1 buy and 3 reinvested dividends). The cost basis reconciled to the penny and...
by Krisan Marotta | Apr 5, 2012 | KBO, 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...
