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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