How do I set up brokerage accounts properly in gnucash 1.6.5?

[Dave Carrigan]

Roger Rasmussen <rrasm2@yahoo.com> writes:

> Do I have a top-level bank account called 'Fidelity brokerage' and have
> a core (cash) subaccount and other subaccounts for each security
> (e.g. stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc)?

That's the way I do it (actually, I have a top level asset account
called investments, and my etrade account is under there). It works for
me, and I'm pretty sure that it's the correct approach.

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