"transfer stocks !" shouted silently by ROBERT
>> How can I transfer stocks between securities within my 401k
> RH>A "transfer" in this case is really a sale of the one stock and a
> RH>the other stock. Thats how to enter it.
> I thought of that but there is no cash involved. In this case,
> both stocks are through the same mutual fund firm and one stock
> is exchanged for another at current values. In any case, to
> sell one stock and then enter a purchase for the other stock
> would involve some sort of intermittent holding account,
> wouldn't it? That seems like a waste of good HD space to setup
> a new account for a one time transaction.
RH>You don't have to set up a separate "intermittent" holding account. Qui
RH>does this function automatically. Quicken justr shows the money as cas
RH>the account until you reinvest it in another stock.
RH>If your mutual fund account has check writing feature or if you often h
RH>lorge cash balance, you can configure the account to have a cash accoun
RH>associated with it. You can do this either when you first set up the
RH>or you can add this feature to an existing account.
It's a 401k plan. The only cash is what goes in to purchase the stocks.
Thanks for the input.
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