Portfolio monitoring software or web sites - any suggestions?

[brucea]

Hi folks - has anyone any suggestions for a useful investment portfolio web site? I used to use NZ website Moneyonline, but for a long period the Oz unit trusts prices were not updated and when I looked at it recently I could not even figure how to start a new portfolio as there were no options on the revamped site to do this. A pity, as it was a very handy tool that allowed you to add your own free- format investments that you could update, as well as daily update for local and overseas shares and unit trusts. Maybe it is not running properly yet

[Dr_Who]

Your broking firm should have one. If not, just use a Excel spreadsheet.

[snackpack]

Stockmarketeye does most of what I need and the software team are receptive to comments and suggestions.

[brucea]

Your broking firm should have one. If not, just use a Excel spreadsheet.
Thanks - I use a spreadsheet at present but it is a hassle having to put in current share prices and looking up unit trust prices; the Moneyonline used to do this really well; I will ring them on Tuesday to see if the updated site still works as it did previously

[brucea]

Stockmarketeye does most of what I need and the software team are receptive to comments and suggestions.
Thanks - I downloaded it for a trial but it seems rather complicated for my needs and I am not sure that it locates unit trust prices like Moneyonline used to do; still it looks mighty impressive

[voltage]

google.com.finance is very good, it is free and updates immediately.
Another one you pay for, NZ based is www.ShareSight.co.nz

[Grimy]

Money OnLine stopped their service about a year ago. I used to use it too, and it was a great, easy to use site.
I had a few emails and conversations with MOL about the service being stopped and was told it was too costly for them to keep going, but they may think of offering a user pays version of it. That has never happened, and I guess wont, after a year of inactivity. I got the feeling they just wanted to get people into the (paid) McEwen Investment Report. Which is fair enough, as they are a business, but I certainly miss the On Line Portfolio Manager.
I now just use a spreadsheet, which is not near as convenient, but on the upside, it stops me checking the values every day, which reminds me that there is a lot more to life than worrying about a few cents up or down, here and there-probably a good thing!
I update the spreadsheet about once a month for my total portfolio value, and use direct broking to check daily movements. I don't have too many shares, so it's not much of a hassle.

[Grimy]

I've just gone to the MOL site for the first time in ages. It has changed, and I no longer seem to have an account! I was speaking to IRG last week and they never mentioned it which seems a bit strange as it was something I asked about several times when they stopped the old portfolio service.
Unfortunately I have found a lack of communication to be common (they are quick to communicate some things-pushing Vision which has just gone into recievership for example-but not oh, and Vision have gone into recievership, sorry about keeping sending you emails about investing) . I'm sure it wouldn't have been hard for them to send an email to everyone on their books to say we are changing things. Have a look and re register if you want..........

[brucea]

Thanks Grimy - I found my portfolio had disappeared too and even though I re-registered I could not figure out how to set up my portfolio; as I said before, maybe the site is not fully functional, although it certainly has a new look to it, so some work must have been done on the web site. I think there was some issue with them being charged for the updates from the Oz unit trusts.

[brucea]

google.com.finance is very good, it is free and updates immediately.
Another one you pay for, NZ based is www.ShareSight.co.nz
Thanks Voltage - the Google site seems great from my initial look; ShareSight is probably a bit too high powered for me.