I am getting asterisks in the Gain/loss columns on the Portfolio Investing summary screen.

Question

In most cases there are no issues in the transaction level detail. How do I get rid of the asterisks and Gain/loss calculations done?

mshiggins · Answer

From C. D. Bales:"How do I get rid of the asterisks and Gain/loss calculations done?"

First, note the text - which begins with an asterisk - at the foot of the Portfolio display, just below the "Totals" row.

Second: go to Quicken Help > Search Quicken Help, key "placeholder", press Enter (or click "iSeek"), and read as many of the resulting topics as necessary. At a minimum, I suggest:

"About placeholder entries",

"How do I resolve placeholder entries" and

"How do I decide how to resolve placeholder entries

Sherlock · Answer

To calculate Gain/Loss, Quicken needs to know the cost and the value of the security holding.  I suspect you may have some placeholder transactions in an investment account to resolve.