[moneydance] Investment account Issue

[Scott Zahn]

Actually, you can set an initial balance after you create an account in the
account info itself.  Open the account you created, then go to Account -> Edit
Account.

On Tue, November 20, 2007 04:19, Steve Lessard wrote:
> For issue 1 it may be that your transactions weren't imported to a
> true investment account.  It might actually be some other kind of
> account.  I don't know, its just a guess.
>
> For issue 2 you'll need to create a new expense category titled
> "Beginning Balance" or something like that and expense the initial
> shares there.  IIRC this is actually what Quicken does, though it may
> not allow you to see that special expense category.
>
> And as to converting from Q Mac to Moneydance...  It has been years
> since I did it.  I remember how all of the accounts and data weren't
> perfect.  Stick with it and keep fixing the data.  You'll get there
> and when you do it will be well worth it.
>
> Good luck
> -SteveL
>
>
>
> On Nov 18, 2007, at 9:00 AM, moneydance-info-request at moneydance.com
> wrote:
>
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:29:46 -0600
>> From: "Mr. Mark Mecum" <mmecum at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [moneydance] Investment account Issues
>> To: moneydance-info at moneydance.com
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>> Hi all, I had attempted (various ways) to import my Quicken for Mac
>> data to MD.  I have wound up with a fairly screwed up mess and am
>> attempting to correct it.  The question for the night are:
>>
>> 1] Why in the register of an investment account can I not enter a
>> transaction (greyed out)?  I would think I should be able to enter
>> transactions that would be charged margin interest if my cash balance
>> becomes negative, etc.
>>
>> 2] How do I just place a beginning balance of shares in an account.  I
>> do not want to xfr funds from another account as this will show up in
>> reports elsewhere.  I just need a beginning balance for both cash and
>> securities already in the account.  How do I get this done.
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> mcm
>
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