Investment accounts are made up of holdings. A holding is how much of a particular stock or security you own, along with the current price and what you paid for it. When you connect an account to Monarch, the system will attempt to automatically pull in any holdings your investment company provides.
Sometimes the data we receive is not accurate or complete, or your financial institution is not supported. In these cases, it can be helpful to update your holdings manually, which this article explains how to do.
Note: The balance of a connected investment account is not impacted by adding a manual holding. If you wish to change the balance of a connected account we recommend setting up a fully manual investment account with all manual holdings.
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Add a manual investment account
- Click the "+ Add account" (on web) or "+" button (on mobile) on the top right of the accounts tab.
- Select "Add manual account” at the bottom.
- Select "Investments".
- Set the name of the account and the account type (e.g., 401k, Brokerage, IRA, etc.).
- Choose what to track manually:
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Track holdings manually lets you search for any security and enter a quantity to have the account balance tracked automatically as the price changes with the market. You will need to edit if you buy or sell a holding in the account. The balances will always reflect the latest market price of all your holdings.
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- Once you have clicked "Next," you'll be promoted to search for your holding by name and to enter the quantity. Once saved, you'll be taken to the new account page, where you can continue to add holdings by clicking "Add Holding."
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- Track balances manually if you wish to simply track the balance of the account by manually updating the balance without specifying any holdings in the account. The balance will not change unless you manually change the balance.
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Track holdings manually lets you search for any security and enter a quantity to have the account balance tracked automatically as the price changes with the market. You will need to edit if you buy or sell a holding in the account. The balances will always reflect the latest market price of all your holdings.
Add a manual holding to an existing account
You can add a manual holding to any investment account, even other holdings already exist. To do so, select the "Add holding" button on any investment account details page when on web. From moblie, tap the "..." on the top right of the investment account page and select "Add holding."
Delete a holding
This can be handy if you connect an investment account to Monarch and the investment company provides incorrect data to Monarch. Many companies provide $0 holdings, unvested shares, or other odd things that you may want to remove. You can delete the holding so it doesn't appear in your investment section using this option.
Note: Once deleted, a holding cannot be re-added to a synced account without removing and re-adding the account.
- Navigate to the Accounts tab.
- Find and select the account that holds the specific holding you would like to delete.
- Expand the specific holding by clicking > if on web, or click the holding if on mobile.
- Select "..." and then select Delete.