Use a Cash Account to include bank balances, brokerage cash, savings, term deposits and other investment-related cash in your portfolio.
Add a Cash Account
How you begin depends on whether your portfolio is empty or already contains holdings.
Empty Portfolio
If you see Let’s Set Up Your New Portfolio, select Add Data Manually.
Existing Portfolio
If your portfolio already contains holdings:
Open Portfolio.
Select + Add Holdings.
Select Add a Trade Manually.
Complete the Setup
After following either starting path:
Choose Cash Account.
Enter a name for the account.
Select the account’s currency.
Select Add Cash Account.
Select View [Cash Account Name].
Your Cash Account will also appear in your portfolio’s Holdings List.
Cash Account Currency
Each Cash Account has one currency. This currency applies to every transaction recorded or imported into the account.
If you track cash in multiple currencies, create a separate Cash Account for each currency. For example, create one account for AUD and another for USD.
Add Your Transactions
After creating the Cash Account, select View [Cash Account Name] to open it.
From the empty Cash Account screen, you can:
Select Import Transactions to upload transaction history from a CSV or Excel spreadsheet.
Select Add a Transaction to enter an individual cash movement.
When importing a spreadsheet, Navexa will identify the transaction details and suggest a transaction type. You can review and correct these details before completing the import.
For the complete import process, see Import Cash Transactions From a Spreadsheet.
Set an Opening Balance
You may need an opening balance if the account already held cash before the transaction history you’re adding begins.
If your imported spreadsheet includes the account’s complete history and initial funding, don’t add another opening balance. This would double-count your cash.
If your transaction history starts partway through the account’s life:
Open the Cash Account.
Select Add a Transaction.
Choose Deposit.
Enter the balance immediately before your transaction history begins.
Enter the corresponding “as at” date.
Add an optional note.
Select Add Transaction.
For example, if your imported transactions begin on 1 July, enter the account balance as at 30 June.
If you don’t add an opening balance, the account starts from zero. This may understate historical cash and affect your portfolio reporting.
Avoid Double-Counting
Navexa can automatically create Cash Account transactions for eligible investment trades and income.
Before importing or manually adding transactions, check whether automation has already recorded the same cash movements. Adding them again may create duplicates and distort your cash balance and portfolio performance.