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                           C H A P T E R   7 

               T R A C K I N G   O T H E R   A S S E T S 
                      A N D   L I A B I L I T I E S


Your  list  of other assets and liabilities is maintained by selecting 
the  "OTHER ASSETS/LIABILITIES" option from the main menu.  Using this 
option  you  can  maintain  a  record  of your non-security assets and 
liabilities  such  as bank accounts, money market funds, cash value of 
life   insurance,   loans   payable,  etc.   These  other  assets  and 
liabilities  along  with the value of securities in your portfolio are 
used to compute your net worth.

After  selecting  this  option, the "OTHER ASSETS/LIABILITIES" menu is 
displayed listing the following options.

                     ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͸
                     ³ OTHER ASSETS/LIABILITIES  ³
                     ÆÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͵
                     ³ RECORD A NEW ASSET        ³
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                     ³ RECORD A NEW LIABILITY    ³
                     ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
                     ³ UPDATE AN ASSET           ³
                     ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
                     ³ UPDATE A LIABILITY        ³
                     ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
                     ³ DELETE AN ASSET           ³
                     ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
                     ³ DELETE A LIABILITY        ³
                     ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
                     ³ RETURN TO MAIN MENU       ³
                     ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
                               Table 7-1


RECORD A NEW ASSET OR LIABILITY

You  will  select  one  of these options when you wish to establish an 
asset  or liability with an associated account number and name.  After
selecting  one  of  these options, the "ENTER NEW ASSET" or "ENTER NEW 
LIABILITY"  data  entry  screen  will  appear and you are requested to 
enter the information as listed in Table 7-2.

After  entering  the  requested  data, you will be asked to verify the 
data   you  entered  by  answering  the  question  "Are  these  values 
correct?   Y/N".   Answer  by  typing  Y  if  the  displayed  data  is 
correct.   Answer  by  typing N if you wish to go back and correct any 
errors.


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   ³ DATA REQUESTED  ³ EXAMPLE              ³ DESCRIPTION         ³
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   ³ Account Number  ³ 27574-201-AXE        ³ Up to 15 Characters ³
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   ³ Descriptive Name³ First Bank NOW Accnt.³ Up to 25 Characters ³
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   ³ Asset Value     ³ 3850.27              ³ The amount of the   ³
   ³     or          ³                      ³ asset or liability  ³
   ³ Liability Amount³                      ³ as appropriate.     ³
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                               Table 7-2


Once  you  have  entered  your  data,  a  menu  listing  all  existing 
portfolios  will be displayed.  Select the portfolio in which you want 
the  asset  or  liability  to  appear.   If  you  have not created any 
portfolios  this menu will not appear and your asset or liability will 
automatically be recorded in the default portfolio.

UPDATE AN ASSET OR LIABILITY

You  will  select  one  of  these  options when you wish to update the 
present  value of an asset or liability.  After executing one of these 
options,  the  "UPDATE  ASSET  IN"  or "UPDATE LIABILITY IN" menu will 
appear,  as  appropriate, listing all existing portfolios.  Select the 
portfolio  in  which  the  asset  or  liability  you  wish  to  update 
resides.   If you have not created any portfolios the menu will not be 
displayed  and  the  system  will  automatically  select  the  default
portfolio.

After  selecting  the  appropriate  portfolio,  the  "SELECT ASSET" or 
"SELECT   LIABILITY"   menu  screen  appears  listing  all  assets  or 
liabilities in your chosen portfolio by their descriptive name.  

Simply  select the asset or liability you wish to update from the menu 
and  a  data  entry  screen  will  appear  listing the current account 
number,  descriptive  name and account balance.  You may change any of 
these  values  by  entering  new  data  or  you may retain the current 
values  by  pressing  the enter key at the beginning of the data entry 
field.


DELETE AN ASSET OR LIABILITY

When  you  close  an  account  or pay off a loan you may select one of 
these  options  to  remove  an asset or liability from your data base.  
After  executing one of these options from the menu, the "DELETE ASSET 
IN"  or  "DELETE  LIABILITY IN" menu will appear as appropriate.  This 
menu  lists  your  existing  portfolios  (if  you have more than one).
Select  the  portfolio  in  which  the  asset or liability you wish to 
delete resides.


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After   selecting   the  portfolio,  the  "SELECT  ASSET"  or  "SELECT 
LIABILITY"  menu  will  be displayed listing all assets or liabilities 
in your selected portfolio.  

Select  the  asset  or  liability you want to delete from the menu and 
the  current  values of your selection will be displayed.  You will be
asked  the  question  "Are  you  sure  you want to delete this record?
Y/N".  If  you  answer  this question by typing N, your record will be
retained  by  the  system  and  you  will  be  returned  to the "OTHER
ASSETS/LIABILITIES"  menu.   If you answer by typing Y the record will
be erased from your file.