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Go to REPORTS, Net Worth, Customize, and de-select your investment accounts and select a time period.VOILA...your Net Worth WITHOUT your investment totals.You can even track your increase/decrease by selecting the proper date range. I do the opposite. To track how my investments are doing, I've set up and saved a report for Net Worth including ONLY my investment accounts over time. I can now easily see how my investments have increased over a specific period of time. You could also set up one to reflect ONLY your children's accounts and/or categories and/or tags.