Setting up an investment account

[Elmar Schmeisser]

Mutual Fund

- elmar

On 7/25/2016 7:44 PM, Derek Atkins wrote:
> 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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