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How do I find a stock’s date of death value? When a client passes away, most likely you’ll be asked for the valuation of the estate on the date of death. Can you retrieve this information from PortfolioCenter?
Why is there a positive Dollar Gain and a negative Time Weighted Return? Or vice versa? A positive Dollar Gain and a negative Time Weighted Return (or vice versa) occur more frequently than you might expect. Here's how it happens.
What’s the difference between Time Weighted Return and Internal Rate of Return? PortfolioCenter provides two main performance calculations: Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWR). What's the difference?
Time Warner Cable merger with Charter Communication Inc On May 18, 2016, Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) merged with Time Warner Cable Inc (TWR). If you have clients that held CHTR prior to the merger you need to handle this stock split a little differently.
SEC Audit: Producing a trade blotter When the SEC Auditor knocks on your door, one item he will request is a spreadsheet containing a trade blotter for the time period under review. The easiest way to retrieve this information is using the Export Wizard.
Switching to Schwab Tax Lot Optimizer With the new matching method called "Tax Lot Optimizer", you can produce the smallest capital gain or largest capital loss when selling positions. Here's how to switch.
Aloca (AA) spinoff Arconic (ARNC) On November 1, 2016, Alcoa Inc became two companies. The original Arcon shares (AA) became Arconic Inc (ARNC). Then ARNC spunoff a new Alcoa Corp (AA). Great news for investors, but a headache for PortfolioCenter users.
How much does Schwab’s PortfolioCenter cost? PortfolioCenter is worth the cost, especially considering what it does for you. But if you truly can't afford the cost yet, you still have options.
Cost basis adjusted, now what? Broker says: "Cost Basis Adjusted. No Action Required." But the cost basis in PortfolioCenter no longer reconciles with the broker. Now what?
Schwab Account Type Codes Confused about what the codes mean in the Schwab account type field? Here's the list.
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- How do I find a stock’s date of death value? When a client passes away, most likely you’ll be asked for the valuation of the estate on the date of death. Can you retrieve this information from PortfolioCenter?
- Switching to Schwab Tax Lot Optimizer With the new matching method called "Tax Lot Optimizer", you can produce the smallest capital gain or largest capital loss when selling positions. Here's how to switch.
Failed to login to PortfolioCenter You may receive the error: "The database you are connecting to does not appear to be a valid PortfolioCenter database." While the error looks intimidating, it is relatively simple to solve.- Time Warner Cable merger with Charter Communication Inc On May 18, 2016, Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) merged with Time Warner Cable Inc (TWR). If you have clients that held CHTR prior to the merger you need to handle this stock split a little differently.
In PortfolioCenter, what does “change in accrued” mean? Accrued income is interest that has been earned but has not yet been paid to the shareholder. Many managers choose not to display accrued income on their PortfolioCenter reports, because clients find it confusing.
How does Schwab process Tax Lot Optimizer? Need some help understanding how Schwab processes trade lots when using the Tax Lot Optimizer? The method takes losses before and gains.
How to install PortfolioCenter Installing PortfolioCenter is fairly straightforward, but what if your client database is not called "PortfolioCenter"? Perhaps you're merging businesses with another manager or you outsource PortfolioCenter and your database is called something other than the default. How do you get the program PortfolioCenter to recognize it?- Schwab Account Type Codes Confused about what the codes mean in the Schwab account type field? Here's the list.
Understanding the 5 Matching Methods in PortfolioCenter The matching method you select for closing transactions greatly influences cost basis and your clients' taxes. Make sure you understand the 5 options available in PortfolioCenter.- SEC Audit: Producing a trade blotter When the SEC Auditor knocks on your door, one item he will request is a spreadsheet containing a trade blotter for the time period under review. The easiest way to retrieve this information is using the Export Wizard.
