interesting Figures (Shouldn't They Match?) **CLOSED THREAD**

[david.carlson.417@gmail.com]

    I have a "brokerage" account functioning as the currency account within each IRA and 401k account.  In addition, where there is a sweep account or other cash equivalent account I also track those as separate accounts within the parent brokerage account.  I think this is what Michael and the others are suggesting for tracking cash within the qualified account.
I believe these accounts do appear in the advanced portfolio reports.
David C
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------ Original message------From: Mike or Penny NovackDate: Tue, Feb 28, 2017 3:27 PMTo: gnucash-user at gnucash.org;Subject:Re: interesting Figures (Shouldn't They Match?) **CLOSED THREAD**
>> I am closing this thread.>>>> The point remains the Balance Sheet Unrealized Gains/Losses and the>> Advanced Portfolio Unrealized Gains/Losses DO NOT MATCH.>>>> I understand why the Investment Totals WILL NOT MATCH, since Cash is NOT>> included in the Advanced Portfolio Report.>>>> However, the sum of all the cash accounts and the investment accounts>> from the Advanced Portfolio Report should balance between the two reports.I am not sure this should be closed yet because I am uncertain that there isn't confusion about the term "cash".An investment fund (IRA, etc.) at any time might have some of the fund balance held as cash or cash equivalents but that is still part of the fund. NOT the same thing as "cash" under "current assets". Yes it is cash but it isn't YOUR cash until received as a distribution from the fund. And BTW, when an investment fund says that they are holding some of the assets in the form of cash that usually means "cash equivalents" << and it certainly did mean that a few decades ago when the overnight rate wasn't essentially zero >>So this cash that isn't being accounted for the same way in different reports; WHERE in the CoA is the account for it (under what parent).Michael_______________________________________________gnucash-user mailing listgnucash-user at gnucash.orghttps://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user-----Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.