Mutual Fund Account Entry

[John Ralls]

On Aug 21, 2011, at 7:09 AM, Ian wrote:

> I think I need an idiot's guide to setting up a mutual fund account.  It
> seems that whatever I do I can only display the number of shares rather than
> values in the Account Register 'Balance' field although an 'Investment
> Portfolio' report will give me the values.  Any suggestions as to what I am
> doing incorrectly.

Nothing wrong. Asset accounts show the value in the asset, not in its priced value. The account page and portfolio reports will show the value of asset accounts in both the assets and the extended value at the last known price.

Regards,
John Ralls