And I designate ETFs as Mutual Funds...
On August 14, 2022 5:44:55 AM GMT+03:00, Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> wrote: >Pretty much the only distinction is the UI labels. >-derek >Sent using my mobile device. Please excuse any typos. >On August 13, 2022 21:53:17 Jim DeLaHunt <list+gnuc...@jdlh.com> wrote: > >> Hello, folks: >> >> I am starting to read more closely the GnuCash instructions for tracking >> investments, after a long time bumbling along tracking current assets, >> but not really investments. >> >> Now I read in the instructions "9.4.1. Setup Accounts for Stocks and >> Mutual Funds" >> <https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/invest-setup1.html#invest-setup-stockaccounts2> >> that when I create a sub-account of a brokerage account, denominated in >> a particular security, I should set the Account Type to either "Stock" >> or "Mutual Fund". >> >> Is there any difference in how GnuCash treats accounts of those two >> types? Or is the distinction just documentation? I suppose it is not a >> problem to select type "Stock" for my stocks, and "Mutual Fund" for my >> mutual funds. I also have Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), for which there >> is no specific account type. Does it matter which type I pick for ETFs? >> >> The Account Type documentation at "Table 5.1. Types of GnuCash Accounts" >> <https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-help/acct-types.html#TypeAccounts> >> describes types "Stock" and "Mutual Fund" differently. However, it does >> not say that GnuCash treats the types differently. Below that table, it >> uses the same wording to describe the possible child accounts of the two >> types. >> >> Is there a functional difference in how GnuCash treats accounts of type >> "Stock" and "Mutual Fund"? >> >> Thank you, >> —Jim DeLaHunt >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > >_______________________________________________ >gnucash-user mailing list >gnucash-user@gnucash.org >To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >----- >Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
