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A P P E N D I X A
A N S W E R S T O F R E Q U E N T L Y
A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S
Q. What is a portfolio?
A. A portfolio is any set of assets and liabilities which fit
logically into a group or category. For instance, an individual
may wish to separate his or her taxable, tax deferred and non-
taxable assets into separate portfolios. In addition, you may
wish to separate your liquid assets (such as cash accounts) from
your non-liquid assets (such as your house or long term CD's).
Portfolios may always be combined for reporting purposes. You
may have up to thirty portfolios in each portfolio data base.
Q. What is a portfolio data base?
A. The OWL Personal Portfolio Manager defines a portfolio data base
as that group of seven interrelated files which are created by
program OINIT and maintained by programs OPPM and OPURGE. While
you may have many portfolio data bases, each group of seven
files forms an independent data base which cannot be combined
with another data base.
Q. When I enter share prices with fractions the program prints the
price in decimal format which is not exactly equal to the
fractional amount. Does this inaccuracy affect my results?
A. No, values are stored by the program with a precision of 12
digits. Values are rounded to the nearest whole cent or one
hundredth share only for display purposes.
Q. When I run a report on several different portfolios which
contain the same security I get different recent price values
for the same security in each portfolio. What's wrong?
A. When determining the most recent price, the system first looks
for a price history record. If you have not created one it then
uses the purchase price of your most recent purchase of that
security in each portfolio. To correct this, simply use the
UPDATE PRICE HISTORY option to create and maintain a history
record for the security.
Q. How do I get printed copies of graphs and charts?
A. You can get printed copies of graphs and charts produced by the
OWL Personal Portfolio Manager if you have a dot matrix printer
with graphics capabilities. Before you run program OPPM, load
the DOS graphics library into your system by typing the command
"GRAPHICS". When you want to print a displayed graph, press the
Shift-Prtsc keys.
Q. What should I do when I get an I/O error?
A. If the I/O error is F2, then the OPPM system is calling for more
files then your system configuration allows. This may be
corrected by inserting the line "FILES = 16" in your CONFIG.SYS
file. Consult your DOS manual for instructions on how to create
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and edit the CONFIG.SYS file. Other I/O errors indicate disk
failure and should be correctable by restoring your backup data
files.
Q. How do I enter ticker symbols?
A. Most ticker symbols consist of from 1 to 5 capital letters which
uniquely identify an exchange listed security eg(ATT). Some
common stocks are issued in different classes. These are
identified by the 1 to 5 letter symbol followed by a period and
the class letter eg(ATT.B). In the case of preferred stocks,
the symbol is followed by a blank space and the letters "Pr"
which may be followed by another blank and a capital letter
which identifies the issue or class of the stock eg(ATT Pr B).
When you enter the ticker symbol the system automatically
capitalizes the appropriate letters eg(if you enter "att pr b"
the system will return "ATT Pr B"). Be aware that the system
will not automatically correct the reverse by decapitalizing the
"R" in Pr when you enter it as a capital letter.