GnuCash Daily Source Diff
Linas Vepstas
linas@linas.org
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 11:55:20 -0500
On Sun, Jul 15, 2001 at 12:13:08PM -0400, Derek Atkins was heard to remark:
> linas@linas.org (Linas Vepstas) writes:
>
> > See below ...
> > Uhh, the changes below seem to inply that the stock register will no
> > longer show a dollar balance. Is this wise? Admittedly, you
> > could get that from a report, but there is a certain convenience
> > to being able to review one's portfolio, and see both a dollar amount,
> > and a share balance ....
>
> But a dollar amount implies you have an up-to-date stock-price, which
> may not be true.
No, just that stock price at the date of each transaction. The point
being that this helps you double-check you entries against statements
received by mail, which show both quantity and value. Both should match.
--linas