README.md

A step-by-step guide

This guide will create a new portfolio file in Portfolio Performance (PP) and import a converted CSV file. For this guide, we will import the converted example in the README. Screen captures are from PP 0.71.2 (October 2024).

1. Download a transactions CSV file from your Charles Schwab account, say, example.csv.

2. Convert the CSV. See the README for syntax.

3. Open Portfolio Performance and click on "Create a new file".

4. Select "USD (United States Dollar)" for currency.

5. Type "Securities" for Securities Account and "Deposit" for Reference Account. Then click on "Add" button.

6. Click on "Finish" button.

7. Import the converted CSV. Go to File menu, Import, CSV files (comma-separated values) and select example_out.csv.

8. Click on "Next" button.

9. Note that "Deposit" is chosen as the Cash Account and "Securities" as the Securities Account. These two names were entered in a previous step. Click on "Finish" button.

10. Click on "OK" button.

11. Now we are going to retrieve historical quotes for securities that exist in the account.

    1. Select "All Securities" from the tree menu on the left panel.

    

    2. Right click on "VANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL BND ETF" and choose "Edit".

    

    3. Select "Historical Quotes" tab.

    

    4. Choose "Yahoo Finance" from the Provider dropdown list. See official documentation about other providers.

    

    5. Historical quotes will be retrieved. Then click on "OK" button.

    

    6. Repeat this for other securities in the account. Note that this only needs to be done once for each new securities in the account. For example, repeat this when a new security is purchased. PP will retrieve historical quotes automatically, or you can manually do so via Online menu, Update Quotes.

12. Verify. Select "All transactions" from the tree menu on the left panel. Import complete.