Re: Setting up an investment account

[Derek Atkins]

Under Edit Account, what is the Account Type?

-derek

Sent on my mobile. Please forgive any typos.

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From: "Elmar Schmeisser" <eschmeisser at nc.rr.com>
To: "Derek Atkins" <derek at ihtfp.com>, "GNU Cash User" <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
Subject: Setting up an investment account
Date: Mon, Jul 25, 2016 6:11 PM

To be specific, this is the federal Thrift Savings Plan, and
specifically the L-income fund, so I have no idea what the "commodity"
is or how to set it.  All I see under "edit account" that might apply is
"smallest fraction - use commodity  value".

On 7/25/2016 6:02 PM, Derek Atkins wrote:
> So account type is mutual fund and the account commodity is....???
> 
> -derek
> 
> Sent on my mobile. Please forgive any typos.
> 
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> From: "Elmar Schmeisser" <eschmeisser at nc.rr.com>
> To: "Derek Atkins" <derek at ihtfp.com>, "GNU Cash User" <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Setting up an investment account
> Date: Mon, Jul 25, 2016 5:49 PM
> 
> Yes - it is set as a mutual fund
> 
> On 7/25/2016 5:33 PM, Derek Atkins wrote:
>> Did you set the commodity on the account to your stock/fund?
>>
>> -derek
>>
>> Sent on my mobile. Please forgive any typos.
>>
>> ----- Reply message -----
>> From: "Elmar Schmeisser" <eschmeisser at nc.rr.com>
>> To: "GNU Cash User" <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
>> Subject: Setting up an investment account
>> Date: Mon, Jul 25, 2016 5:24 PM
>>
>> I am trying to set up an investment account that has an opening balance
>> of "x" shares at "y" price resulting in "z" cash value.  But when I
>> enter the actual price per share and the number of shares into the
>> mutual fund line, GC forces the share price to 1 rather than what I
>> entered and teh number of shares to the cash equivalent.  Why does GC do
>> this and how can I get it to let me insert the price per share? - Elmar
>>
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