BetterInvesting’s Portfolio ManagerBetterInvesting’s Portfolio ManagerImproving Mutual Fund DecisionsImproving Mutual Fund Decisions

Created by: QUANT IX SOFTWARE, Inc. www.quantixsoftware.com

Revised: November, 2005

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager software will improve BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager software will improve the management of your mutual fund investmentsthe management of your mutual fund investments

Here’s what we’ll learn…

Create a portfolio in Portfolio Manager using the quick portfolio

setup feature

Download BetterInvesting’s S&P Mutual Fund Data

Analyze portfolio asset allocation

Review and analyze mutual data with Portfolio Manager tools

View Portfolio Manager’s useful reports

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

Topics : Topics : Quick Portfolio SetupQuick Portfolio SetupAccess BetterInvesting Mutual Fund DataAccess BetterInvesting Mutual Fund DataPortfolio Asset Allocation Portfolio Asset Allocation Mutual Fund AnalysisMutual Fund AnalysisInformative Portfolio ReportingInformative Portfolio Reporting

Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

Portfolio Manager’s Quick Portfolio SetupPortfolio Manager’s Quick Portfolio Setup

Create a portfolio quickly

All that’s needed is the most recent statement from the financial institution, listing all accumulated shares and cost basis information.

Steps: o Select File Menu

o Select Quick

Portfolio Setup

o Enter portfolio

name

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Portfolio Manager’s Quick Portfolio Setup…Portfolio Manager’s Quick Portfolio Setup…

Next configure Portfolio Manager to

automatically retrieve mutual fund data from

BetterInvesting’s S&P Mutual Fund Services

Mutual Fund Resource Center provides

Standard and Poor's mutual fund data and

Standard and Poor's Mutual Fund Reports on

over 17,000 mutual funds

Free 90 day trial available to Portfolio

Manager users (including demo version)

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

Portfolio Manager’s Quick Portfolio Setup…Portfolio Manager’s Quick Portfolio Setup…

Include a money market

account?

If your mutual fund

portfolio includes a money

market fund, you can add

it in this screen.

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

Portfolio Manager’s Quick Portfolio Setup…Portfolio Manager’s Quick Portfolio Setup…

The Quick Portfolio

Setup - Add

Transactions screen

allows easy entry of

your mutual fund

holdings.

Simply enter the

accumulated shares

and average cost per

share (from your most

recent statement).

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

Portfolio Manager’s Quick Portfolio Setup…Portfolio Manager’s Quick Portfolio Setup…

Next, funds are automatically

updated using

BetterInvesting’s Mutual Fund

Data Services...

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

Portfolio Manager’s Quick Portfolio Setup…Portfolio Manager’s Quick Portfolio Setup…

Market prices are updated

next...

Then, the new portfolio setup

will be completed...

The next screen shows the

completed portfolio w/ ‘home

page’ information.

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager software will help BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager software will help you better manage your mutual fund investmentsyou better manage your mutual fund investments

Setting up a portfolio using the quick portfolio method:

It’s easy,

It’s fast,

It’s accurate,

And quickly provides the ability to analyze your

portfolio and mutual fund holdings.

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio ManagerBe a Better Mutual Fund Investor with Portfolio Manager

Topics : Topics : Quick Portfolio SetupQuick Portfolio SetupAccess BetterInvesting Mutual Fund DataAccess BetterInvesting Mutual Fund DataPortfolio Asset Allocation Portfolio Asset Allocation Mutual Fund AnalysisMutual Fund AnalysisInformative Portfolio ReportingInformative Portfolio Reporting

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Access BetterInvesting’s S&P Mutual Fund DataAccess BetterInvesting’s S&P Mutual Fund Data

BetterInvesting’s S&P Mutual Fund Data Provides Standard and Poor's mutual fund data and reports on

over 17,000 mutual funds.

Can be automatically integrated with Portfolio Manager to retrieve

data on the funds held in your investment accounts.

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

BetterInvesting’s S&P Mutual Fund data is

easy to access within Portfolio Manager

Simply select File Menu | Import | S& P

Mutual Fund Data Service

Then simply click “Connect” to download

fund composition information by asset

class, size, sector, and performance...

Access BetterInvesting’s S&P Mutual Fund DataAccess BetterInvesting’s S&P Mutual Fund Data

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Access BetterInvesting’s S&P Mutual Fund DataAccess BetterInvesting’s S&P Mutual Fund Data

Fund asset type composition

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

Access BetterInvesting’s S&P Mutual Fund DataAccess BetterInvesting’s S&P Mutual Fund Data

Fund size / sector composition

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

Access BetterInvesting’s S&P Mutual Fund DataAccess BetterInvesting’s S&P Mutual Fund Data

Fund return comparisons

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

Topics : Topics : Quick Portfolio SetupQuick Portfolio SetupAccess BetterInvesting Mutual Fund DataAccess BetterInvesting Mutual Fund DataPortfolio Asset AllocationPortfolio Asset Allocation Mutual Fund AnalysisMutual Fund AnalysisInformative Portfolio ReportingInformative Portfolio Reporting

Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

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Proportional dollar asset allocation

Determine the dollar amount invested in each fund in the portfolio

Examine each fund’s allocation characteristics

Allocate dollars invested based on each fund’s allocation characteristics

True asset allocation within your portfolio

Various reports showing allocation by asset type, common stock sector

and by common stock size

Portfolio Asset AllocationPortfolio Asset Allocation

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Portfolio Manager allows

you to set your portfolio

target allocations ( File

Menu | Portfolios |

Portfolio Targets)

These targets will be

used to compare to the

actual allocation

downloaded from

BetterInvesting’s S&P

Fund Data

Portfolio Asset Allocation: Allocation TargetsPortfolio Asset Allocation: Allocation Targets

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Possible rebalancing

by asset class

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We can “drill down”

(magnifying glass)

on the report to see

how the individual

funds affect Asset

Class totals

Portfolio Asset Allocation: Allocation TargetsPortfolio Asset Allocation: Allocation Targets

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Portfolio Asset Allocation: Portfolio Asset Allocation: drill down by asset classdrill down by asset class

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by industry/sector

Possible rebalancing

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Portfolio Asset Allocation: Portfolio Asset Allocation: drill down by industry/sectordrill down by industry/sector

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Possible rebalancing

by size

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

Portfolio Asset Allocation: Portfolio Asset Allocation: drill down by sizedrill down by size

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Portfolio Asset AllocationPortfolio Asset Allocation

Knowing the proportional dollar impact each mutual fund has on

your portfolio will help you identify:

If your portfolio asset allocation meets your

objectives

How well you are truly diversified

The extent to which your mutual fund holdings

may overlap one another

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

Topics : Topics : Quick Portfolio SetupQuick Portfolio SetupAccess BetterInvesting Mutual Fund DataAccess BetterInvesting Mutual Fund DataPortfolio Asset Allocation Portfolio Asset Allocation Mutual Fund AnalysisMutual Fund AnalysisInformative Portfolio ReportingInformative Portfolio Reporting

Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

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How Portfolio Manager utilizes Mutual Fund Resource How Portfolio Manager utilizes Mutual Fund Resource CenterCenter

Mutual fund analysis

Fund Objective Report

Fund Performance Report

Fund Composition Report

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

Topics : Topics : Quick Portfolio SetupQuick Portfolio SetupAccess BetterInvesting Mutual Fund DataAccess BetterInvesting Mutual Fund DataPortfolio Asset Allocation Portfolio Asset Allocation Mutual Fund AnalysisMutual Fund AnalysisInformative Portfolio ReportingInformative Portfolio Reporting

Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

Portfolio Manager provides detailed reporting tools to Portfolio Manager provides detailed reporting tools to manage mutual fundsmanage mutual funds

Accurate, detailed record keeping for current valuations, investment income received

Lot-by-lot accounting for multiple purchases, reinvestment of income and distributions

Each purchase lot segregated

Accurate tax lot accounting

First-In, First-Out, Specific I.D., Average cost: both single and double category

methods

Time weighted Internal Rate of return performance measurements

Easy internet access to pricing and investment information

Maintain an unlimited number of portfolios

Ability to combine your portfolios on reports for overall understanding

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Portfolio Manager provides detailed reporting tools to Portfolio Manager provides detailed reporting tools to manage mutual fundsmanage mutual funds

This screen

shows the many

reports available

in Portfolio

Manager.

The next few

screens show

several reports in

detail.

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The Appraisal Report summarizes costs and current values

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The Income Received Report tracks the investment income and capital gain distributions

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager

The Security Basis Report is a useful tax-planning tool, listing each security by purchase lot.

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The Sold Securities Report tracks the sales activity for the portfolio

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The Portfolio Performance Report calculates the Internal Rate of Return for funds in the portfolio

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Understand portfolio diversification

Maintain accurate, timely investment records

Review current holdings

Identify rebalancing needs

Implement changes to weed and feed portfolio to maintain

proper diversification, meet new objectives or goals

Ongoing process...

BetterInvesting Portfolio Manager provides the tools necessary

for you to track and manage your mutual fund holdings for long

term success!

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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio ManagerThank you for your interest in Portfolio ManagerThank you for your interest in Portfolio Manager

To learn more, please visit :To learn more, please visit :

www.quantixsoftware.comwww.quantixsoftware.com(free 45 day demo available)(free 45 day demo available)

www.betterinvesting.orgwww.betterinvesting.org(free 90 day mutual fund data available)(free 90 day mutual fund data available)

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