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Core Concepts
Core Concepts
Objects Wealthfolio uses under the hood.
Account
| Field | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Name | Display label (2–50 characters) |
| Group | Collapses similar accounts on the dashboard (e.g. RRSP) |
| Type | Securities · Cash · Credit Card · Crypto |
| Currency | The account’s currency; set at creation, converted to your base currency for totals |
| Tracking mode | Transactions (record every activity) or Holdings (snapshots) |
| Status | Active, Hidden (stays in totals), or Archived (removed, restorable) |
Activity
All portfolio changes resolve into one of these actions.
| Type | Cash Δ | Holdings Δ | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUY | − | + | Fee optional |
| SELL | + | − | Gain tracked |
| DIVIDEND | + | 0 | Cash income |
| INTEREST | + | 0 | Cash income |
| DEPOSIT / WITHDRAWAL | ± | 0 | Cash only |
| TRANSFER_IN / OUT | ± | ± | Internal keeps cost basis; External seeds/removes positions (opening balances, gifts, write-offs) |
| FEE / TAX | − | 0 | Stand-alone charges |
| SPLIT | 0 | qty/price adjust | No value change |
Cash legs post to the synthetic symbol $CASH-<CCY> automatically.
Symbol lookup
- Exact ticker (
AAPL,BTC-USD). - Ticker + suffix (
RY.TO). - First Yahoo Finance hit.
Need to override? Use the Universal Symbol ID.
FX rates
- Pulled every 6 h from the default market data provider.
- View/edit:
Settings → General → Exchange Rates. - Manual rates override auto values until you change them again.
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