Value over time report for account with shares

[Deane Yamane]

Wot I would do is use the Yahoo Finance site [ http://finance.yahoo.com/ ]. Setup some symbols in a 'Quotes' list. Then click on the 'Symbol'. In the Symbol screen', on the left side click 'Historical Prices'. Fill in the dates & timeframe 'Daily Weekly .. etc'. Then 'Scroll Down' and press 'Download to  Spreadsheet'. Then import the CSV file 2 Excel or wotever. ... Is that wot u wanted?

I hope this helps. 

Aloha, Mr. 'Dizzy' Deane Yamane
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On Apr 23, 2011, at 4:37 PM, David Carlson wrote:

> On 4/23/2011 11:22 AM, FireFly wrote:
>> Is there any report that shows how an accounts value has changed over time, including changing share/stock/mutual fund prices. I seem to have tried a bunch but not really found one, and want to be able to show the value over time of a couple of accounts, especially those that don't have transactions (i.e. my wifes old 401k that she no longer contributes to).
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> As far as I know, there is no way to download historical prices. 
> However, I personally am manually entering quarterly prices from old
> statements and using the report called Balance Sheet customized to show
> only the account(s) of interest.  When the prices used are set to
> nearest in time, this works for one date.  Then I would, if I wished,
> paste several reports into a spreadsheet to build a chart.  If there are
> simpler ways, let us know.
> 
> David Carlson
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