BetterInvestings Portfolio Manager Improving Mutual Fund Decisions

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BetterInvestings Portfolio ManagerImproving
Mutual Fund Decisions
Created by QUANT IX SOFTWARE, Inc.
www.quantixsoftware.com
Revised November, 2005
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BetterInvestings Portfolio Manager software will
improve the management of your mutual fund
investments

• Heres what well learn
• Create a portfolio in Portfolio Manager using the
  quick portfolio setup feature
• Download BetterInvestings SP Mutual Fund Data
• Analyze portfolio asset allocation
• Review and analyze mutual data with Portfolio
  Manager tools
• View Portfolio Managers useful reports

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Topics Quick Portfolio Setup Access
BetterInvesting Mutual Fund Data Portfolio
Asset Allocation Mutual Fund
Analysis Informative Portfolio Reporting
Managing your mutual funds using
BetterInvestings Portfolio Manager
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Portfolio Managers Quick Portfolio Setup

• Create a portfolio quickly
• All thats needed is the most recent statement
  from the financial institution, listing all
  accumulated shares and cost basis information.
• Steps
• Select File Menu
• Select Quick Portfolio Setup
• Enter portfolio name

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Portfolio Managers Quick Portfolio Setup

• Next configure Portfolio Manager to automatically
  retrieve mutual fund data from BetterInvestings
  SP Mutual Fund Services
• Mutual Fund Resource Center provides Standard and
  Poor's mutual fund data and Standard and Poor's
  Mutual Fund Reports on over 17,000 mutual funds
• Free 90 day trial available to Portfolio Manager
  users (including demo version)

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Portfolio Managers Quick Portfolio Setup

• Include a money market account?
• If your mutual fund portfolio includes a money
  market fund, you can add it in this screen.

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Portfolio Managers Quick Portfolio Setup

• The Quick Portfolio Setup - Add Transactions
  screen allows easy entry of your mutual fund
  holdings.
• Simply enter the accumulated shares and average
  cost per share (from your most recent statement).

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Portfolio Managers Quick Portfolio Setup

• Next, funds are automatically updated using
  BetterInvestings Mutual Fund Data Services...

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Portfolio Managers Quick Portfolio Setup

• Market prices are updated next...
• Then, the new portfolio setup will be
  completed...
• The next screen shows the completed portfolio w/
  home page information.

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BetterInvestings Portfolio Manager software will
help you better manage your mutual fund
investments

• Setting up a portfolio using the quick portfolio
  method
• Its easy,
• Its fast,
• Its accurate,
• And quickly provides the ability to analyze your
  portfolio and mutual fund holdings.

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Topics Quick Portfolio Setup Access
BetterInvesting Mutual Fund Data Portfolio
Asset Allocation Mutual Fund
Analysis Informative Portfolio Reporting
Be a Better Mutual Fund Investor with Portfolio
Manager
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Access BetterInvestings SP Mutual Fund Data

• BetterInvestings SP Mutual Fund Data
• Provides Standard and Poor's mutual fund data and
  reports on over 17,000 mutual funds.
• Can be automatically integrated with Portfolio
  Manager to retrieve data on the funds held in
  your investment accounts.

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Access BetterInvestings SP Mutual Fund Data

• BetterInvestings SP Mutual Fund data is easy to
  access within Portfolio Manager
• Simply select File Menu Import S P Mutual
  Fund Data Service
• Then simply click Connect to download fund
  composition information by asset class, size,
  sector, and performance...

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Access BetterInvestings SP Mutual Fund Data
Fund asset type composition
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Access BetterInvestings SP Mutual Fund Data
Fund size / sector composition
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Access BetterInvestings SP Mutual Fund Data
Fund return comparisons
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Topics Quick Portfolio Setup Access
BetterInvesting Mutual Fund Data Portfolio
Asset Allocation Mutual Fund
Analysis Informative Portfolio Reporting
Managing your mutual funds using
BetterInvestings Portfolio Manager
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Portfolio Asset Allocation

• Proportional dollar asset allocation
• Determine the dollar amount invested in each fund
  in the portfolio
• Examine each funds allocation characteristics
• Allocate dollars invested based on each funds
  allocation characteristics
• True asset allocation within your portfolio
• Various reports showing allocation by asset type,
  common stock sector and by common stock size

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Portfolio Asset Allocation Allocation Targets

• Portfolio Manager allows you to set your
  portfolio target allocations ( File Menu
  Portfolios Portfolio Targets)
• These targets will be used to compare to the
  actual allocation downloaded from
  BetterInvestings SP Fund Data

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by asset class
Possible rebalancing
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Portfolio Asset Allocation Allocation Targets

• We can drill down (magnifying glass) on the
  report to see how the individual funds affect
  Asset Class totals

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Portfolio Asset Allocation drill down by asset
class
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by industry/sector
Possible rebalancing
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Portfolio Asset Allocation drill down by
industry/sector
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by size
Possible rebalancing
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Portfolio Asset Allocation drill down by size
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Portfolio Asset Allocation

• Knowing the proportional dollar impact each
  mutual fund has on your portfolio will help you
  identify
• If your portfolio asset allocation meets your
  objectives
• How well you are truly diversified
• The extent to which your mutual fund holdings may
  overlap one another

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Topics Quick Portfolio Setup Access
BetterInvesting Mutual Fund Data Portfolio
Asset Allocation Mutual Fund
Analysis Informative Portfolio Reporting
Managing your mutual funds using
BetterInvestings Portfolio Manager
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How Portfolio Manager utilizes Mutual Fund
Resource Center

• Mutual fund analysis
• Fund Objective Report
• Fund Performance Report
• Fund Composition Report

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Topics Quick Portfolio Setup Access
BetterInvesting Mutual Fund Data Portfolio
Asset Allocation Mutual Fund
Analysis Informative Portfolio Reporting
Managing your mutual funds using
BetterInvestings Portfolio Manager
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Portfolio Manager provides detailed reporting
tools to manage mutual funds

• Accurate, detailed record keeping for current
  valuations, investment income received
• Lot-by-lot accounting for multiple purchases,
  reinvestment of income and distributions
• Each purchase lot segregated
• Accurate tax lot accounting
• First-In, First-Out, Specific I.D., Average cost
  both single and double category methods
• Time weighted Internal Rate of return performance
  measurements
• Easy internet access to pricing and investment
  information
• Maintain an unlimited number of portfolios
• Ability to combine your portfolios on reports for
  overall understanding

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Portfolio Manager provides detailed reporting
tools to manage mutual funds

• This screen shows the many reports available in
  Portfolio Manager.
• The next few screens show several reports in
  detail.

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The Appraisal Report summarizes costs and current
values
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The Income Received Report tracks the investment
income and capital gain distributions
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The Security Basis Report is a useful
tax-planning tool, listing each security by
purchase lot.
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The Sold Securities Report tracks the sales
activity for the portfolio
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The Portfolio Performance Report calculates the
Internal Rate of Return for funds in the portfolio
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• Understand portfolio diversification
• Maintain accurate, timely investment records
• Review current holdings
• Identify rebalancing needs
• Implement changes to weed and feed portfolio to
  maintain proper diversification, meet new
  objectives or goals
• Ongoing process...
• BetterInvesting Portfolio Manager provides the
  tools necessary for you to track and manage your
  mutual fund holdings for long term success!

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To learn more, please visit www.quantixsoftwa
re.com(free 45 day demo available)www.betterinv
esting.org(free 90 day mutual fund data
available)QUANT IX SOFTWARE, Inc.1035 West
Glen Oaks Lane, 204Mequon, WI 53092
262-241-3990
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