Microsoft KB Archive/283846

= How to enter and track a bond in your MSN Money Investing portfolio =

Article ID: 283846

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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 * Microsoft Money 2007 Deluxe
 * Microsoft Money 2007 Home & Business
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SUMMARY
This article describes how to enter and track a bond in your MSN Money Investing portfolio.



MORE INFORMATION
Bonds are not automatically updated by MSN Money Investing. To track a bond, add the bond to your portfolio and then manually update the value of the bond.

To add a bond to your portfolio, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open your MSN Money Investing portfolio, and then select the account that you want to add a bond to.
 * 2) Under Common Tasks, click Work with investments, and then click Record a Buy.
 * 3) Enter a name for the bond, and then click OK.

The Create New Investment Wizard starts.
 * 1) Select Bond as the type, click Next, and then follow the directions in the wizard to create the bond.
 * 2) In the Activity box, select Buy, and then fill in the remaining information.

Note The Price of a bond is typically the percent of par value and not a dollar amount. For example, if you purchased a bond with the face value of $1000 but only paid $800, the price is 80 percent. Therefore, you would enter 80 as the price. Click OK.

To manually update the price of your bond, follow these steps:
 * 1) In your portfolio, under Common Tasks, click Update Prices, and then click Update Prices Manually.
 * 2) Select the bond from the list of investments.
 * 3) Enter a date and a price.

Note The price is actually a percent of the par value.
 * 1) Click Update, and then click Close.

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