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Monday, Oct 06, 2008 4:40pm
First Look: iStock 1.5, portfolio management |
If you own stocks, or just enjoy tracking the market performance of major companies like Microsoft, Apple, and Google, you may glance at a financial website or The Wall Street Journal to see the latest stock prices. Of course rising and falling prices mean little if you don’t also keep track of which stocks you’ve bought, how many shares you own, and what price you paid. To track this type of information, many people type this information in a spreadsheet and then create charts and formulas to track their profits and losses. For a much simpler solution, consider tracking stocks using a product like iStock 1.5.Unlike a spreadsheet that only stores stock prices, this product can also update stock information every 15 minutes by connecting to Yahoo! Finance over the Internet. Each time the program updates stock prices, you can see how much you’ve made (or lost) for each stock and your entire portfolio. |