The purpose of this idea (or additional functionality) is to give Quicken users the ability to track on an automated basis the value of their commodities in a similar manner as the Investing category, by entering the name of the commodity (i.e. GOLD, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, Gold American Eagle, Gold American Buffalo, Silver American Eagle, etc…).
Several investment houses (such as Monex) offer apps that allow the users to see the current unit prices, yet they do not allow to track changes or quantities.
By introducing this product feature, I think that many Quicken users would find this additional extremely useful for tracking assets in a similar manner as Quicken now offers tracking property/Debt, yet on an automated basis.
I am a long time Quicken client and have suggested in the past product improvements that were adopted.
Also I am an IT Professional, CDP, PM and application expert in building large Payroll, Pension, Benefits, HRMS applications.
Thank you for considering this suggestion and please do not hesitate to ask any relevant questions that may assist in development of this functionality.