Tell me about placeholder entries
What is a placeholder entry?
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Enter the missing transaction history for a security if you want the additional benefits of performance monitoring, tax tracking, or historical record-keeping. When you enter the missing transactions, Quicken will subtract shares from the placeholder entry until they equal zero.
401(k) note
The first time you download transactions from your financial institution into a 401(k) account, Quicken uses special 401(k) placeholder entries to help account for employer and employee contributions. You don't need to edit these.
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