Trouble with stocks from DRIP accounts

[Derek Atkins]

Hmm..  That looks like an exchange-rate problem.  Or a /0 problem.
Anything printed on your terminal?

-derek

"vze52cpn at incoming.verizon.net" <vze52cpn at mail.verizon.net> writes:

> Hey Derek,
>
> Locale should be whatever the default is - US/English.  Currency should
> also be US.  The actual stock account is set to the NYSE stock symbol.  I
> hope that answers your question.  I'm not at the actual computer right now
> to take a closer look.
>
> Also, I took a few screen shots so you can see the actual problem.
>
> http://mysite.verizon.net/vze4phzq/images/drip1.jpg - Before stock purchase.
>
> http://mysite.verizon.net/vze4phzq/images/drip2.jpg - After stock purchase.
>
> I enter the transaction in the actual WTR stock account.  The source of
> funds comes from Investments:D.R.I.P.S:Aqua America.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> -Dave
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 09:36:14 -0400
> To: dw.anderson at verizon.net, gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: Trouble with stocks from DRIP accounts
>
>
> Ok...  Next set of questions:
>
> What is your locale ($LANG)?
> What is the currency of the DRIP account?
> Which account did you use to enter the actual stock transfer?
>
> -derek
>
> David Anderson <dw.anderson at verizon.net> writes:
>
>> In the account tree.
>>
>> On Tue, 2004-04-27 at 21:36, Derek Atkins wrote:
>>> I don't understand..  What do you mean by "it loses it value"?  Where
>>> does it "lose its value"?  In the account tree?  in the register?  In
>>> some report?
>>> 
>>> FWIW, your accounting process is correct.
>>> 
>>> -derek
>>> 
>>> David Anderson <dw.anderson at verizon.net> writes:
>>> 
>>> > Hey guys.
>>> >
>>> > I'm running GNUCash 1.8.7.  I'm trying to get some of my DRIP accounts
>>> > setup in here and I'm having some trouble.  Let me just give one
>>> > example.
>>> >
>>> > I have DRIPs (Divident Reinvestment Program) with a few companies.  At
>>> > the beginning of every month, $60.00 is transferred out of one of my
>>> > saving accounts and into a 'holding account' at the particular
> company. 
>>> > At a set date they purchase the shares for me.  
>>> >
>>> > I transfer $60.00 out of savings and into Investments:D.R.I.P.S.:Aqua
>>> > America (Asset).  I consider that a holding account.  When I get my
>>> > statement each month, I enter the stock purchase, which would be into
>>> > Investments:D.R.I.P.S.:Aqua America:WTR (Stock).  When I do this, the
>>> > top-level of investments loses its dollar amount (just shows a $ with
>>> > nothing else).  The Aqua America account loses its value as well (just
> a
>>> > $).  WTR underneat Aqua America does show the proper number of shares. 
>>> > I just don't understand what is happeneing.
>>> >
>>> > To give a few more details.  Investments is setup as an Asset. 
>>> > D.R.I.P.S. is setup as an Asset.  Aqua America is setup as an Asset. 
>>> > WTR is setup as Stock.
>>> >
>>> > Any thoughts?  Thanks.
>>> >
>>> > -Dave Anderson
>>> >
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>>
>>
>>
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       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
       Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
       URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
       warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available