Measure your actual return

Reconcile what you own, account for costs and distinguish price performance from your cash-flow return.

Suggested reading order · about 42 minutes in total

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  1. Reconcile the ledger →
  2. Review purchase costs →
  3. Measure performance →
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  1. Step 1 · 8 min read

    Reconcile the ledger

    Resolve purchases, transfers and missing balances before measuring performance.

    How to reconcile your Litecoin portfolio: purchases, transfers and missing balances →
  2. Step 2 · 10 min read

    Include costs and currency effects

    Use net proceeds and the relevant reporting currency.

    Your actual Litecoin return: fees, spreads and currency effects →
  3. Step 3 · 8 min read

    Separate chart changes from personal return

    Check which closes and time boundaries a price percentage actually compares.

    Your Litecoin chart shows the close. What does it miss? →
  4. Step 4 · 8 min read

    Account for deposits and withdrawals

    Compare currency profit, time-weighted return and money-weighted return.

    Measuring Litecoin performance when you add or withdraw money →
  5. Step 5 · 8 min read

    Back up the accounting records

    Check that records, accounts and balance checks restore; these files are not wallet signing backups.

    Your Litecoin records are backed up. Can you restore them? →

What to take away

A price chart and your personal investment return can differ even when both calculations are correct.

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