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C H A P T E R 7
T R A C K I N G O T H E R A S S E T S
A N D L I A B I L I T I E S
Your list of other assets and liabilities is maintained by selecting
the "OTHER ASSETS/LIABILITIES" option from the main menu. Using this
option you can maintain a record of your non-security assets and
liabilities such as bank accounts, money market funds, cash value of
life insurance, loans payable, etc. These other assets and
liabilities along with the value of securities in your portfolio are
used to compute your net worth.
After selecting this option, the "OTHER ASSETS/LIABILITIES" menu is
displayed listing the following options.
╒═══════════════════════════╕
│ OTHER ASSETS/LIABILITIES │
╞═══════════════════════════╡
│ RECORD A NEW ASSET │
├───────────────────────────┤
│ RECORD A NEW LIABILITY │
├───────────────────────────┤
│ UPDATE AN ASSET │
├───────────────────────────┤
│ UPDATE A LIABILITY │
├───────────────────────────┤
│ DELETE AN ASSET │
├───────────────────────────┤
│ DELETE A LIABILITY │
├───────────────────────────┤
│ RETURN TO MAIN MENU │
└───────────────────────────┘
Table 7-1
RECORD A NEW ASSET OR LIABILITY
You will select one of these options when you wish to establish an
asset or liability with an associated account number and name. After
selecting one of these options, the "ENTER NEW ASSET" or "ENTER NEW
LIABILITY" data entry screen will appear and you are requested to
enter the information as listed in Table 7-2.
After entering the requested data, you will be asked to verify the
data you entered by answering the question "Are these values
correct? Y/N". Answer by typing Y if the displayed data is
correct. Answer by typing N if you wish to go back and correct any
errors.
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╒═════════════════╤══════════════════════╤═════════════════════╕
│ DATA REQUESTED │ EXAMPLE │ DESCRIPTION │
╞═════════════════╪══════════════════════╪═════════════════════╡
│ Account Number │ 27574-201-AXE │ Up to 15 Characters │
├─────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤
│ Descriptive Name│ First Bank NOW Accnt.│ Up to 25 Characters │
├─────────────────┼──────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤
│ Asset Value │ 3850.27 │ The amount of the │
│ or │ │ asset or liability │
│ Liability Amount│ │ as appropriate. │
└─────────────────┴──────────────────────┴─────────────────────┘
Table 7-2
Once you have entered your data, a menu listing all existing
portfolios will be displayed. Select the portfolio in which you want
the asset or liability to appear. If you have not created any
portfolios this menu will not appear and your asset or liability will
automatically be recorded in the default portfolio.
UPDATE AN ASSET OR LIABILITY
You will select one of these options when you wish to update the
present value of an asset or liability. After executing one of these
options, the "UPDATE ASSET IN" or "UPDATE LIABILITY IN" menu will
appear, as appropriate, listing all existing portfolios. Select the
portfolio in which the asset or liability you wish to update
resides. If you have not created any portfolios the menu will not be
displayed and the system will automatically select the default
portfolio.
After selecting the appropriate portfolio, the "SELECT ASSET" or
"SELECT LIABILITY" menu screen appears listing all assets or
liabilities in your chosen portfolio by their descriptive name.
Simply select the asset or liability you wish to update from the menu
and a data entry screen will appear listing the current account
number, descriptive name and account balance. You may change any of
these values by entering new data or you may retain the current
values by pressing the enter key at the beginning of the data entry
field.
DELETE AN ASSET OR LIABILITY
When you close an account or pay off a loan you may select one of
these options to remove an asset or liability from your data base.
After executing one of these options from the menu, the "DELETE ASSET
IN" or "DELETE LIABILITY IN" menu will appear as appropriate. This
menu lists your existing portfolios (if you have more than one).
Select the portfolio in which the asset or liability you wish to
delete resides.
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After selecting the portfolio, the "SELECT ASSET" or "SELECT
LIABILITY" menu will be displayed listing all assets or liabilities
in your selected portfolio.
Select the asset or liability you want to delete from the menu and
the current values of your selection will be displayed. You will be
asked the question "Are you sure you want to delete this record?
Y/N". If you answer this question by typing N, your record will be
retained by the system and you will be returned to the "OTHER
ASSETS/LIABILITIES" menu. If you answer by typing Y the record will
be erased from your file.