How To Manage Securities

To set up a new security

1. Click on Investing on the top menu bar, then select Security List.
2. Click New to add a new security.
3. As use the Add Security to Quicken dialogs to fill in the requested information, you may not see all the fields listed below (this depends on the type of security you're adding, and on how much information Quicken can retrieve online based on the name or ticker symbol you enter).

To edit an existing security

1. Right-click (while in the security list) on the appropriate security, then choose Edit.
2. Use the dialog to edit security information.

To hide a security or view a hidden security

1. While in the Security List, select the security you want to hide.
2. Click Hide.
3. To view the security again, click Options.
4. Choose View Hidden Securities.

You need to view hidden securities if you want to use them for certain operations, such as in reports and graphs, or if you want to download asset class information for them. In general, the ability to include or exclude hidden securities locally (from within a feature) depends on whether Quicken provides the option to customize the feature. If you are using a feature that cannot be customized, then you must go to the Security List and follow the steps above to include or exclude the hidden securities.

To reactivate a hidden security

1. If your hidden securities are not displayed in the Security List, click Options and choose View Hidden Securities.
2. Click the security you want to reactivate.
3. Click Hide. The security is no longer hidden.

To delete a security

Note: Before you can delete a security, you must find and delete all transactions that is tied to it .

If you merely want to hide a security from any future use, you don't need to delete all the transactions that use it. For record keeping and tax purposes, it's usually best to hide a security instead of deleting it from your file.

1. Select the security you want to delete.
2. Click the Report button to list all transactions that use the security.
3. From the report, click Preferences , then select Reports Only, then make sure QuickZoom to Investment Forms is not selected.
4. From the report, double-click a transaction to go to the transaction list that holds it, and then delete the transaction.
5. Repeat step 5 until you've deleted all transactions that use the security.
6. After deleting all the transactions that use a security, you can delete it from the Security List by clicking the Delete button.

Notes

When adding or editing a security, you may not see all the fields listed below (this depends on the type of security you're editing).

Choose Investing menu > Security List

• Name – Enter the name of the security in the Name field.
• Symbol and Lookup – Enter a ticker symbol if you plan to update your portfolio prices online or import price data from an ASCII file. Click Lookup if you would like Quicken to find the symbol for you (requires Internet access). (Optional)
• Type – Specify a type of investment vehicle for this security. Quicken's standard security types are Stock; Mutual Fund; US Savings Bond; Bond; Emp. Stock Opt.; ESPP; CD; Market Index; and Other.
• Currency – In the Currency drop-down list, select a currency. (This option only appears if you've enabled multiple currency support.)
• Asset class – In the Asset Class drop-down list, select an asset class. If this security contains a mixture of asset classes (as with a mutual fund), click the Mixture radio button, then specify the mixture in the Asset Class Mixture dialog. (Optional) Click Download Asset Class Information to download the asset class of the security or fund (requires Internet access).
• Tax Free – Click Tax Free if this is a tax-free security. (Some municipal bonds and other securities are tax-free. Consult your tax advisor.)
• Use Average Cost – Click Use Average Cost if you want to use average cost to track the cost basis of your security. This option is only available for mutual funds. For mutual funds that you are adding to the Quicken Security List for the first time, average cost is the default method for tracking cost basis information. Due to cost basis implications and IRS restrictions, it is not recommended that you change this setting for an existing security.
• Back Load – If this security is a mutual fund, check to see if it has a back load. If the answer is yes, enter the percentage on which the back load is based. This field is important if you want to accurately calculate capital gains. (Optional)
• Bond Type, Maturity Date, Call Date – These fields only appear if you set up this security in Quicken as a bond. Edit as necessary.
• Matched with Online Security – If Matched with Online Security is selected, you identified this security as being involved in a previous download of investment transactions. If you no longer want downloaded transactions having the same CUSIP number, ticker symbol, or name to affect this particular security (because you now want to do a short sale, exercise options, or some other action), clear Matched with Online Security. To reestablish the connection, download transactions involving the security and select to match it again.

Other info – Click Other Info to:

• Change or delete the estimated income for a security.
• Edit contact information connected with this security (for example, your broker's name and phone number).
• Add or change the security's associated investing goal.
• Enter a security rating for this investment.
• Add comments or additional information.