SBC to ATT

Has anyone a solution to changing the name of SBC Communicsations to AT&T
Inc using the symbol T. Money does not allow this name change and use of a
symbol previously used for another stock. I have tried to get round it by
making it a merger of SBC into AT & T but this loses
all record of dividend payments from SBC in the new named stock.

Ebo

via_newsgroup
Mon Dec 05 21:11:43 CST 2005

In microsoft.public.money, Emmerson Bowes wrote:

>Has anyone a solution to changing the name of SBC Communicsations to AT&T
>Inc using the symbol T. Money does not allow this name change and use of a
>symbol previously used for another stock. I have tried to get round it by
>making it a merger of SBC into AT & T but this loses
>all record of dividend payments from SBC in the new named stock.

How complex this is can differ. Let's assume the simple case.

You held SBC but not AT&T. However you had AT&T defined in a watch
account. Locate that AT&T that you defined with symbol T and blank
its symbol in the properties. While you are at it, change the name
to "AT&T Old". Now you will be free to change the symbol of SBC to T
and the name to AT&T.

It is possible you will have a problem with downloads. If that
happens, check back.

Emmerson
Mon Dec 05 21:36:53 CST 2005

Thanks, removing that name and removing the symbol from the old ATT
'details" worked just fine. I had had AT & T as an investment until 06/2003
and all records were preserved.

Download also worked normally.



"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup@please.tnx> wrote in message
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> In microsoft.public.money, Emmerson Bowes wrote:
>
>>Has anyone a solution to changing the name of SBC Communicsations to AT&T
>>Inc using the symbol T. Money does not allow this name change and use of
>>a
>>symbol previously used for another stock. I have tried to get round it by
>>making it a merger of SBC into AT & T but this loses
>>all record of dividend payments from SBC in the new named stock.
>
> How complex this is can differ. Let's assume the simple case.
>
> You held SBC but not AT&T. However you had AT&T defined in a watch
> account. Locate that AT&T that you defined with symbol T and blank
> its symbol in the properties. While you are at it, change the name
> to "AT&T Old". Now you will be free to change the symbol of SBC to T
> and the name to AT&T.
>
> It is possible you will have a problem with downloads. If that
> happens, check back.

fj
Fri Dec 16 16:38:43 CST 2005

I have the same problem, except I owned 200 share of AT&T and 100 shares of
SBC. Help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
fj
"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup@please.tnx> wrote in message
news:o20ap1p3cbpf05eoutohghp15jeaiv58da@4ax.com...
> In microsoft.public.money, Emmerson Bowes wrote:
>
>>Has anyone a solution to changing the name of SBC Communicsations to AT&T
>>Inc using the symbol T. Money does not allow this name change and use of
>>a
>>symbol previously used for another stock. I have tried to get round it by
>>making it a merger of SBC into AT & T but this loses
>>all record of dividend payments from SBC in the new named stock.
>
> How complex this is can differ. Let's assume the simple case.
>
> You held SBC but not AT&T. However you had AT&T defined in a watch
> account. Locate that AT&T that you defined with symbol T and blank
> its symbol in the properties. While you are at it, change the name
> to "AT&T Old". Now you will be free to change the symbol of SBC to T
> and the name to AT&T.
>
> It is possible you will have a problem with downloads. If that
> happens, check back.

via_newsgroup
Fri Dec 16 16:59:10 CST 2005

In microsoft.public.money, fj wrote:

>I have the same problem, except I owned 200 share of AT&T and 100 shares of
>SBC. Help would be appreciated.

In that case you will need to do
Portfolio->RecordASpecialActivity->RecordAMerger which exists in
newer versions of Money.

>
>Thanks,
>fj
>"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup@please.tnx> wrote in message
>news:o20ap1p3cbpf05eoutohghp15jeaiv58da@4ax.com...
>> In microsoft.public.money, Emmerson Bowes wrote:
>>
>>>Has anyone a solution to changing the name of SBC Communicsations to AT&T
>>>Inc using the symbol T. Money does not allow this name change and use of
>>>a
>>>symbol previously used for another stock. I have tried to get round it by
>>>making it a merger of SBC into AT & T but this loses
>>>all record of dividend payments from SBC in the new named stock.
>>
>> How complex this is can differ. Let's assume the simple case.
>>
>> You held SBC but not AT&T. However you had AT&T defined in a watch
>> account. Locate that AT&T that you defined with symbol T and blank
>> its symbol in the properties. While you are at it, change the name
>> to "AT&T Old". Now you will be free to change the symbol of SBC to T
>> and the name to AT&T.
>>
>> It is possible you will have a problem with downloads. If that
>> happens, check back.
>

fj
Mon Dec 19 14:23:51 CST 2005

That would be easy, except I happen to have the dumbed down version of Money
2004 which is the only version us lucky Canadians can use. There is no "
Portfolio->RecordASpecialActivity->RecordAMerger " option for me.
fj


"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup@please.tnx> wrote in message
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> In microsoft.public.money, fj wrote:
>
>>I have the same problem, except I owned 200 share of AT&T and 100 shares
>>of
>>SBC. Help would be appreciated.
>
> In that case you will need to do
> Portfolio->RecordASpecialActivity->RecordAMerger which exists in
> newer versions of Money.
>
>>
>>Thanks,
>>fj
>>"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup@please.tnx> wrote in message
>>news:o20ap1p3cbpf05eoutohghp15jeaiv58da@4ax.com...
>>> In microsoft.public.money, Emmerson Bowes wrote:
>>>
>>>>Has anyone a solution to changing the name of SBC Communicsations to
>>>>AT&T
>>>>Inc using the symbol T. Money does not allow this name change and use
>>>>of
>>>>a
>>>>symbol previously used for another stock. I have tried to get round it
>>>>by
>>>>making it a merger of SBC into AT & T but this loses
>>>>all record of dividend payments from SBC in the new named stock.
>>>
>>> How complex this is can differ. Let's assume the simple case.
>>>
>>> You held SBC but not AT&T. However you had AT&T defined in a watch
>>> account. Locate that AT&T that you defined with symbol T and blank
>>> its symbol in the properties. While you are at it, change the name
>>> to "AT&T Old". Now you will be free to change the symbol of SBC to T
>>> and the name to AT&T.
>>>
>>> It is possible you will have a problem with downloads. If that
>>> happens, check back.
>>

via_newsgroup
Mon Dec 19 14:34:18 CST 2005

In microsoft.public.money, fj wrote:

>That would be easy, except I happen to have the dumbed down version of Money
>2004 which is the only version us lucky Canadians can use. There is no "
>Portfolio->RecordASpecialActivity->RecordAMerger " option for me.
>fj


Yes. That is a problem.

In that case, to work around, I would modify the original Buy and
Dividend transactions of one or the other to consolidate into a
single security named AT&T with symbol T. Modify the original Buy
Quantity but not the Totals.



>
>"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup@please.tnx> wrote in message
>news:rkh6q1dljov0uenfeugla43jt3q0hs0rnk@4ax.com...
>> In microsoft.public.money, fj wrote:
>>
>>>I have the same problem, except I owned 200 share of AT&T and 100 shares
>>>of
>>>SBC. Help would be appreciated.
>>
>> In that case you will need to do
>> Portfolio->RecordASpecialActivity->RecordAMerger which exists in
>> newer versions of Money.
>>
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>fj
>>>"Cal Learner-- MVP" <via_newsgroup@please.tnx> wrote in message
>>>news:o20ap1p3cbpf05eoutohghp15jeaiv58da@4ax.com...
>>>> In microsoft.public.money, Emmerson Bowes wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Has anyone a solution to changing the name of SBC Communicsations to
>>>>>AT&T
>>>>>Inc using the symbol T. Money does not allow this name change and use
>>>>>of
>>>>>a
>>>>>symbol previously used for another stock. I have tried to get round it
>>>>>by
>>>>>making it a merger of SBC into AT & T but this loses
>>>>>all record of dividend payments from SBC in the new named stock.
>>>>
>>>> How complex this is can differ. Let's assume the simple case.
>>>>
>>>> You held SBC but not AT&T. However you had AT&T defined in a watch
>>>> account. Locate that AT&T that you defined with symbol T and blank
>>>> its symbol in the properties. While you are at it, change the name
>>>> to "AT&T Old". Now you will be free to change the symbol of SBC to T
>>>> and the name to AT&T.
>>>>
>>>> It is possible you will have a problem with downloads. If that
>>>> happens, check back.
>>>
>