GSF/RIG merger correct for AccountSync customers
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GSF/RIG merger correct for AccountSync customers With respect to the screwed up GSF/RIG merger, all of the affected AccountSync clubs should now show the correct info. The GSF shares had a cash payment which was a combination of gain and return of capital, followed by a merger with RIG. RIG shareholders had a portion of their shares sold. A few broker oddities: * Schwab accounts didn't include the cash amount for RIG sale - the data is not available to AccountSync (OFX), which shows $0. Schwab customers will need to update the sale manually. * Scottrade didn't include cash-in-lieu which would be around $100. You'll need to edit the sale manually. As always, we do our best to ensure that AccountSync transactions are correct. There's a rule in the accounting industry: GIGO, which stands for Garbage-In Garbage-Out. Our software cannot automatically correct transactions when the data is garbage, which sometimes it is. Scottrade and Schwab customers: If you are motivated, complain to your broker that the OFX data is messed up. Don't bother mentioning bivio, because it's the same data Quicken and Money uses. Just say you are using Quicken, and you didn't see the cash-in-lieu amounts when you imported the data. I have talked with the Scottrade folks, and they know their systems are messed up, and they told me they are working on a fix. However, Schwab should have no such excuse imiho. They charge enough per trade to cover the cost. If bivio had 1/1000 of their IT budget, you'd see amazing things from us. :-) Cheers, Rob |
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