Why Transaction Logging Matters
Logging individual transactions gives you a complete audit trail of your investment activity. Over time this data shows you your average entry price per stock, realised gains from closed positions, and the tax-relevant cost basis for each holding. It also creates a record you can review to assess the quality of your past decisions.
How to Log a Transaction
How Transactions Affect Your Holdings
When you log buy transactions for a stock, Investography automatically calculates your weighted average cost per share across all buy entries. This updates the cost basis shown in your portfolio holdings view. Sell transactions reduce your quantity. When all shares are sold, the position moves to a closed state with realised P&L recorded.
Log transactions as soon as possible after executing them. Waiting until month-end makes it harder to match prices to dates accurately and reduces the value of your transaction history as a decision review tool.
Filtering and Reviewing
Filter the transactions log by stock symbol to see the complete history for a single position. This is useful for calculating dividend yield on cost, reviewing whether your entries aligned with your alert strategy, and preparing a summary for tax or reporting purposes.