Goodbye Google Finance… Hello Google Spreadsheets

A couple of months in the past Google made the unlucky choice to finish their Google Finance portfolio tracker. This was once the principle approach I checked my shares and the primary web site I visited each weekday after the markets open at nine:30. They changed with… one thing. It’s horrible. Now I will most effective view 6 of my shares at a time and most effective very restricted details about them.

Goodbye Google Finance.

Now, I had to discover a substitute portfolio tracker. I reached out to the loads on Twitter. One particular person instructed the use of Google Spreadsheets. I really like spreadsheets. (Yes, I’m bizarre. I do know.) However, the worth of a portfolio tracker is that you simply get up to date knowledge. It’s no longer useful if I’ve to manually installed the cost of Vanguard’s Total Market Index (VTI) on a daily basis. After some research, it sort of feels that Google Spreadsheets helps a wide variety of (most commonly) actual time inventory knowledge. Yes, the quotes is also behind schedule 20 mins, however for my functions, that isn’t that massive of deal.

I determined to “nerd out” and create my very own portfolio tracker. Better but, I will percentage it with you! Go to this hyperlink and choose the File –> Make a Copy. Then edit it to fit your self. You must most effective have to place your individual inventory tickers and price foundation in there. You additionally would possibly need to glance up the cost of the inventory from Jan 1, 2016 if you wish to employ the 2016 YTD column. Unfortunately, I had some problem getting Google to import ancient value quotes mechanically.

I’ve discovered this device in reality useful. I’ve consolidated knowledge from 3 brokerage accounts so now I will see the whole thing immediately.

However, it’s no longer absolute best. It’s were given 3 disadvantages from what I had prior to with Google Finance.

1. No inventory charts – It was once all the time nice to click on in and use Google’s nice monetary charts. Now, I’ve to move in different places for that knowledge.
2. No inventory information – Whenever a inventory moved five% or extra, I may just moderately simply have a look at the inside track and notice in the event that they launched profits or an analyst gave them an improve. Now, I’ve to do separate analysis in some other browser tab.
3. It is sluggish – Doing the entire calculations in reality drags down my pc. Of route, the 50 browser tabs that I have already got open don’t assist. And having most effective 4GB of reminiscence isn’t making issues higher. Your revel in is also higher than mine. Even regardless that it’s sluggish, I will get lots of the knowledge in no time and transfer on. It’s no longer one thing that I depart working for a very long time.

The loss of inventory information is more or less a killer. I’ve began the use of Marketwatch, and it’s ok, however no longer nice. What do you employ to trace your inventory portfolio and the place do you get your inventory information? Let me know within the feedback.