Stock Accounts

[Glen Ditchfield]

On January 31, 2002 03:17 pm, Pete Truog wrote:
> I want to setup an account, and I want this account to hold (more than one
> stock/mutual fund/bond/whatever equity/debt instrament).

If all you care about is the total value of the instruments, you could set up 
an 'Asset' account called 'Stocks' for their current value, and an 'Income' 
account called 'Stock Gains' for the changes in values.  When your stock 
prices rise or fall, you calculate your portfolio's new value outside of 
GnuCash, then transfer some money between 'Stocks' and 'Stocks Gains'.

Look in Help, in topic GnuCash Manual -> Record Keeping -> Capital Gains for 
more details.