[GNC] How to record "investment" in gnucash ?

[Adrien Monteleone]

Also, GnuCash can show you what your investment is valued without booking actual transactions. Those are generally only done when the actual sale goes through.

Regards,
Adrien

> On Apr 7, 2020 w15d98, at 6:36 AM, Ben Stanley <ben.stanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Please check this page of the manual. It explains what you need to know here.
> 
> https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v3/C/gnucash-guide/invest-buy-stock1.html
> 
> I hope that helps!
> 
> On 7 April 2020 7:45:17 pm Long <Phamhoanglongvn at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> First, i'm not accounting, and i don't know what i did is wrong or right. So
>> please help me.
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> /Example : this example is just assumed./
>> - Jan : I bought a kg* "gold" *cost me *100$*.
>> - Feb : My *"gold"* are decreasing from *100$* to *90$*.
>> - Mar : My *"gold"* are increasing from *90$* to *120$*. And i want to sell
>> it.
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> /With that example, i will record it into gnucash by :/
>> - Jan : I transfer *100$* from "*Assets:bank*" to "*Assets:Investment:gold*"
>> - Feb : I transfer *10$* from "*Assets:Investment:gold*" to "*Equity*"
>> - Mar : I transfer *30$* from "*Equity*" to "*Assets:Investment:gold*"
>> - *When i sell it* : i transfer *120$* from "*Assets:Investment:gold*" to
>> "*Assets:bank*"
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> /For more information about *Gain and Lost* : /
>> - If *Gain*, i transfer that *Money* from "*Income:Investment:gold*" to
>> "*Equity*"
>> - If *Lost*, i transfer that *Money* from "*Equity*" to
>> "*Expense:Investment:gold*"
>> 
>> Thank you so much for spending time to help me.
>>