Setting up investment accounts?

[Derek Atkins]

"AndreeBurtt at hotmail.co.uk" <andreeburtt at hotmail.co.uk> writes:

> How do you enter the opening balances for investment accounts?  I am new to
> this software and struggling to get started.

Just a transfer from Equity:Opening Balances, just like any other
account.  In the case of the investment account it might make sense to
set it to the actual buy date (if you know it) and purchase price.  Just
enter the transaction in the Investment account register.

-derek

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