Posting stock information

[George M]

I am new to Ace Money. I have two stocks that I have purchased some years ago. I would only like to input info as of the first of the year (2014). How can I do that?

[RLebeau]

This is covered in the AceMoney FAQ:

How to add a stock with some cost base?

1. Compute share price as cost base divided by number of shares.
2. Record Buy Shares transactions to add X number of shares by the price computed in step 1.
3. Record a dummy deposit on the investment account for the same amount as total of the Buy Shares transaction entered in step 2.

So, you would create two investments, one for each stock, and record a dummy deposit into each one to set its initial balance and # of shares at the beginning of the year. Then you can record additional transactions as needed for the rest of the year.