Is there a way to exclude a specific security from updates (online downloads)?

Question

I have two investments that consistently reflect a $0 value when I perform an update (the regular update of securities and accounts; not a software update). All other securities appear to be accurate. I know how to exclude an entire account from updating, but I would like to exclude these two securities from updating while continuing to update all the other securities. It appears to be possible to exclude a security that you don't hold from updating in your Watch List, but I can't figure out a way to exclude a security I DO hold from updating.

Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

NotTechnical · Answer

Thanks, @Jon! That makes a lot more sense. Appreciate your clarifying. I'll give it a whirl.

Jon · Answer

@NotTechnical I think you have it backwards - if you buy a new security it is automatically added to the Securities list with the Download option checked - you'd only have to go in & manually uncheck the option if you didn't want it to update prices for you. I've never had to go in & add a security to the list myself unless it was a made-up security that didn't have a real symbol. (For example, I create a security for each I-bill that I purchase; I also created securities for the funds inside my 401K that weren't publicly traded.)

I suppose if for some reason you wanted Quicken to download prices for a security that you didn't own and did not want to add to a watchlist then you'd have to add that to the list yourself; not sure why you'd want to do that.

NotTechnical · Answer

Thanks, @Quicken Anja, for the prompt and on-target response! I think the downside with that approach is that it appears from the screen shot for step 3 that I then would need to manually update the list of securities every time I purchased a new security. If I bought something and forgot to add it to the list, it wouldn't ever update quotes for that security. Any workarounds for that?

Much appreciated.