Before you start
Start from the current portfolio state and treat the article as an operating checklist. If a required input is missing, record that gap instead of inventing precision.
Detailed steps
Open Assets > Cash and select the account
Start from the screen named in the step and confirm the portfolio in the top bar before you change anything. If the wrong portfolio is selected, switch portfolios first.
Open edit or value details
Start from the screen named in the step and confirm the portfolio in the top bar before you change anything. If the wrong portfolio is selected, switch portfolios first.
Enter the new balance, date and source note
Enter the values exactly as they appear in your source material. Include enough detail that you or an advisor can later understand what the record is and why the value is credible.
Save, then check Net Worth and Investment Plan available cash
Save only when the record reflects the source. After saving, the change can affect Net Worth, Capital Review, Forecast, exports and shared views.
Field guide
The label you and your advisors will recognize.
Match source documents where possible.Current portfolio value.
Use current value, not purchase price, unless cost is the only defensible estimate.Native currency of the asset or liability.
Do not change currency to force a base-currency display.When the value was last reviewed.
Missing dates create stale-data risk.Why the value is credible.
Use imported, market, appraisal, manager mark or internal estimate honestly.Decision rules
What it adds
- Keeps liquidity and investable budget realistic.
- Improves cash-flow and reserve checks.
What it does not do
- Updating the balance does not import transaction history.
- It does not explain why cash changed unless notes or transactions are present.
Common mistakes
What to check
- Avoid overwriting balances from older statements.
- Note large one-off changes so future reviewers understand them.
Entering a clean-looking value without recording where it came from.
Ignoring currency, ownership percentage or valuation date because the total appears reasonable.
Using ordinary notes for private access information.
Assuming Update a Cash Balance produces advice, verification or execution beyond the workflow described here.
After you save
- Return to Net Worth and confirm totals changed as expected.
- Open Capital Review to see whether the record created, resolved or changed any review item.
- Check whether the record should affect Forecast, Investment Plan, exports or share links.
- Revisit this basics guide when source evidence changes.