Does Simple Tracking ALWAYS reduce cash to zero?

dherskovits

I use UBS Financial Services for an investment account. That account allows use to write checks. I use the Simple Tracking method. Does that method ALWAYS reduce the cash balance to zero even though I keep a cash balance? How can I avoid Quicken reducing the cash balance to zero?

Tom Young

I've never used Simple Investing, but my impression was that somewhere in the Investment Account - Holdings?, or at the bottom of the screen? - the distinction between "securities" and "cash" was retained.

Perhaps the brokerage service has some sort of "sweep" fund, classified as a "security" into which all actual cash disappears?