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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
2Portfolio Manager
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
3Portfolio Manager
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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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
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).
8Portfolio Manager
Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
9Portfolio Manager
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...
10Portfolio Manager
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.
11Portfolio Manager
Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
12Portfolio Manager
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.
13Portfolio Manager
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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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
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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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 asset type composition
17Portfolio Manager
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
18Portfolio Manager
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
19Portfolio Manager
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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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
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
21Portfolio Manager
Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
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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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
Possible rebalancing
by asset class
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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
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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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Asset Allocation: Portfolio Asset Allocation: drill down by asset classdrill down by asset class
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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
by industry/sector
Possible rebalancing
26Portfolio Manager
Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Asset Allocation: Portfolio Asset Allocation: drill down by industry/sectordrill down by industry/sector
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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
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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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
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
30Portfolio Manager
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
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
34Portfolio Manager
Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
35Portfolio Manager
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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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
This screen
shows the many
reports available
in Portfolio
Manager.
The next few
screens show
several reports in
detail.
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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
The Appraisal Report summarizes costs and current values
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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
The Income Received Report tracks the investment income and capital gain distributions
40Portfolio Manager
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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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
The Sold Securities Report tracks the sales activity for the portfolio
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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
The Portfolio Performance Report calculates the Internal Rate of Return for funds in the portfolio
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Managing your mutual funds using BetterInvesting’s Portfolio Manager
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)
QUANT IX SOFTWARE, Inc.QUANT IX SOFTWARE, Inc.1035 West Glen Oaks Lane, #2041035 West Glen Oaks Lane, #204
Mequon, WI 53092Mequon, WI 53092 262-241-3990 262-241-3990