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To generate a Performance Recap, click on the Print icon at the portfolio (not shown), the Performance Recap Options Window will open, select start and end dates, and then print the Performance Recap Report as shown below.

All analysis dates below Set Dates for Report are enterable.

The Initial Investment Date defaults to the Portfolio Start Date. It is enterable and must be the same as or greater than the Portfolio Start Date.

Current market Date defaults to the current date. It is enterable if you want to shorten the analysis period.

Prior Period Start Date may be used for another performance analysis period. The date must be the same as or later than the default or user selected Initial Investment Date.

Last Close Date is the change in the portfolio since the last price update of the portfolio.

-Enter Name- is an optional Prior Period Start Date. If a description and date is added, it will appear on the report. It requires an adjustment. Click on the arrow to the right of -Not Used- to select an adjustment.

The word -Not Used- have been added to this Window to remind the user that if an adjustment is not selected, the performance line will not be used/added to the Performance Recap Report.

In the illustration below there are two analysis periods: Initial Investment and Prior Period Start.

In this case, the primary analysis period, Initial Investment, start date was selected to be the date the portfolio was created and the secondary analysis, Prior Period Start was chosen to be what might be a billing period; 01/01/2006 to 03/30/2006.

You may select any time period you wish for both with the only rule being that the Prior Period Start date must be after the Initial Investment date.

A third analysis will appear on the report if added as described above.

Measure Investor Portfolio performance compared to any number of user selected market indices.

Adjustments

The Average Investment, rather than the Initial Investment, takes Contributions and Withdrawals (amounts and when) into consideration, is the AIMR Investment Performance Reporting Standards compliant, is the only correct way to calculate investment returns, and may be manually entered as an Adjustment to the Initial Investment.

If Management Fees are to be used to calculate net investment returns, they may be manually entered as a negative Adjustment to the Current Market Value.

Possible non-cash adjustments, accrued interest on bonds for example, should entered as a separate plus adjustment to the Current Market Value.

All Cash Adjustments may also be accounted for through the use of the Portfolio Performance Calculator @ the Next page.