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Dividing a database

Dividing a database

Eventually your PortfolioCenter database will grow too large. It’s a data graveyard: Data goes in but never comes out. At some point you may want to create a database to archive dropped clients and keep it separate from your production database. Here’s how to do it.

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When NET framework breaks PortfolioCenter

Have you seen this error (or one like it) when using PortfolioCenter? I got this error when trying to use the Trade Lot Reconciliation Tool after Windows upgraded itself. Not only would the Trade Lot Reconciliation Tool fail, PortfolioCenter would crash instead of...

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2020 Stock Market Holidays

2020 Stock Market Holidays

In 2020 The New York Stock Exchange will be closed for the following holidays: NYSE Holidays2020 DateDay of WeekNew Year’s DayJanuary 1WednesdayMartin Luther King, Jr. DayJanuary 20MondayWashington’s BirthdayFebruary 17MondayGood FridayApril 10FridayMemorial DayMay...

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Resolving PortfolioCenter “insufficient memory error”

Resolving PortfolioCenter “insufficient memory error”

Have you seen this error when running a batch job in PortfolioCenter? It sometimes happens when batch printing Presentation Studio reports. Here's how to solve it. Restart your computer and then run the job again. This often solves the problem.If that fails, try...

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Importing a Generic index file into PortfolioCenter

Importing a Generic index file into PortfolioCenter

Since the demise of InvestmentView on 3/31/2019), you may be scrambling to import index figures into PortfolioCenter.  If you can find the numbers, you can use the generic import to get the numbers into your PortfolioCenter database.  Here's how to do it. Create a...

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Adjust PortfolioCenter for National Day of Mourning

Adjust PortfolioCenter for National Day of Mourning

The US Stock Markets closed Wednesday December 5, 2018 as a national day of mourning for President George H.W. Bush.    You need to adjust PortfolioCenter for unexpected market "holiday." For the most accurate Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWR) and Internal Rate of...

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2018 Stock Market Holidays

2018 Stock Market Holidays

In 2018 The New York Stock Exchange will be closed for the following Holidays: NYSE Holidays 2018 Date Day of Week New Year’s Day January 1 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 15 Monday Washington’s Birthday February 19 Monday Good Friday March 30 Friday...

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How to handle a double income reclassification

How to handle a double income reclassification

If you keep cost basis in PortfolioCenter reconciled to your broker, February means income reclassifications. But what do you do when a fund issues an income reclassification and then issues another one a week later?

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