Networth and Net Assets difference?

Maf. King maf at chilwell.net
Thu Jul 4 02:38:29 EDT 2013


On Thu 4 July 13 10:13:54 Chris Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 7:50 AM, Chris Henderson <henders254 at gmail.com>wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Maf. King <maf at chilwell.net> wrote:
> >> On Wed 3 July 13 07:05:13 Chris Henderson wrote:
> >> > Yes, I have foreign currency and stocks in foreign currency account.
> >> 
> >> Would
> >> 
> >> > that be the reason for the discrepancy? How would I fix that or should
> >> > I
> >> > worry about fixing that? Thanks.
> >> 
> >> Hi Chris.
> >> 
> >> I just want to make sure that I've got the problem correctly in my head.
> >> 
> >> 1. you have no liabilities.
> >> 2. The Accounts Tab says Net Assets : $X
> >> 3. The Net Worth report totals to $Y
> > 
> > Yep, that is correct.
> > 
> > 
> > Which report have you run to get Y? (I don't see a net worth report on my
> > 
> >> installation)
> > 
> > Click Reports -> Assets and Liabilities ->  Net Worth Barchart then (from
> > Net Worth Barchart) select options - display - show table
> > 
> >> Is Y more or less than X?
> > 
> > X is more than Y; i.e. Net Assets is more than Net Worth.
> > 
> >> Does the line at the bottom of the accounts tab start $ or $:Grand Total
> >> ?
> > 
> > $:Grand Total is blank.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> 
> I have figured out what the issue is. In the Networth Bar Chart, click
> Options then Price Source drop down menu and select Nearest in Time, it
> would show Networth exactly as Net Assests. It defaults to Weighted Average
> and that's where the discrepancy comes in.
> 
> Thanks.

Hi Chris,

Price source was one of the things I had ready to suggest!  Glad you got it 
sorted.

cheers,
Maf.




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