by Krisan Marotta | Feb 18, 2015 | Reporting
Q. Some of my PortfolioCenter Holdings reports display multiple line items for the money market (example above). The total of the dollar amount adds up to the total at my broker (Schwab), but the duplicate lines confuse clients and clutter reports. Do you know why...
by Krisan Marotta | Jan 29, 2015 | Reporting
One of the most frequent sources of confusion about PortfolioCenter data stems from expecting various numbers on different reports to match. PortfolioCenter reports are intended to measure different factors. By definition and design, they will produce different...
by Krisan Marotta | Jan 14, 2015 | Performance
I’ve written before on why the PortfolioCenter ending value frequently differs from the ending value on the brokerage statement. I thought I’d seen everything, but this one really surprised me! January means it’s time to compute RMDs based on the...
by Krisan Marotta | Dec 14, 2014 | Cost Basis
Most brokers download the correct income type into PortfolioCenter; normally, you should not need to change the income type. Here’s a simplified definition of the income types you typically see with equity and mutual fund positions. Dividend: This is the most...
by Krisan Marotta | Dec 9, 2014 | Tech Help
When attempting to restore a backup of PortfolioCenter database I received the following (rather intimidating error) pictured above: Restore failed for Server: Exclusive access could not be obtained because the database is in use. Closing and re-opening the...
