Know more about My Watchlist

Anonymous
2014-09-30T17:19:36+00:00

Learn more about the new features in MyWatchlist by clicking here: My Watchlist: FAQ

You may have recently imported data from the Classic MSN or my.msn.com  pages to the new MSN.com Money Watchlist/Portfolio and may not have received all of your Watchlist/Portfolio data. The MSN team has resolved the issue and you can now regain access to that information by following the steps below.

Note: These steps only apply if your Watchlist has already been imported and there is data missing. If you have not already imported a Watchlist, please go to the Watchlist, sign in, and you will then be prompted to begin the import. You may need to return to this step if you find that data is missing after your first attempt to import.

Step 1: Create a new Watchlist and delete any Watchlists from previous imports

Step 2: Re-import your existing Watchlist or Portfolio data from MSN.com or my.msn.com into a new Watchlist

Step 3: Clean any erroneous data imported into your new Watchlist(s).

If you need more details about the steps, please go to this article.

If you are still having difficulties or would like to report any errors, please reply to this thread.

Thank you!

Adriana_F

Windows for home | Other | Apps

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-12-22T05:07:43+00:00

    Thanks MorningSleeper, I just tried that,

    It seemed to be migrating- for a full 10 minutes I watched as the Migrating! screen and circling dots continually refreshed, but then this error came up:

    Our services aren't available right now

    We're working to restore all services as soon as possible. Please check back soon.

    Ref A: 3DFEA23040E2489986518E9FAE5DF500 Ref B: FC6EB09DBF12D7CCDD903BBD12D0879A Ref C: Sun Dec 21 20:51:19 2014 PST

    Would it help to try to migrate one or two lists/accounts at a time if these migrations keep failing? I was worried that in doing so I might delete any accounts not checked (the check is to denote that they are to be transferred to the new platform), because when left unchecked the following warning comes up:

    ! This watchlist will be deleted

    So I didn't want to try that only to find that I inadvertently deleted watchlists which I actually wanted to retain and migrate over to the new platform.

    Another Question: with respect to the 250 limit I've seen. Are we limited to migrating 250 total entries/positions from throughout all of our accounts within Portfolio Manager? Or are we limited to 250 positions per account/list? I had been assuming that the limit of 250 entries pertained to each list/account ( I have numerous accounts in my Portfolio Manager) and not overall throughout one's entire Portfolio Manager.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-12-22T03:20:28+00:00

    Did you see my Dec 20th post about the Financial Times Portfolio?  I think you might like it.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-12-22T01:59:16+00:00

    After many times of trying, I  was finally able to mark the items to move over to the new watchlist.  I deselected those items I didn't want to bring over and clicked "Continue" and nothing happened!  Tried again and nothing happened still!  All I could do was close out the program.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-12-22T00:57:30+00:00

    they removed the database backup/file save capability some years back.  However if you want to get your data out to at least have a copy use a product like SnagIt.  If you set its capture type to 'advanced' 'custom scroll' you can then scroll the expanded transactions window at the bottom of PM for each stock/fund you have in each portfolio you are monitoring.  That will give you a single list of transactions for each security.  Hope this helps.

    Happy Holidays!

    Yes, I know. the last backup I have is from 2007. I didn't know about SnagIt, but I just finish taking screen shots and pasting them into Word (69 pages!). At least I have the transaction records, but I'm not sure what I am going to do with them. So far, I'm not at all impressed with the new Portfolio/Watchlist. I wish there was some way to get our data (of course, MS probably believes it's theirs and the EULA probably says it is).

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-12-21T23:45:11+00:00

    I have the same problem except I can not find the watchlist only the migrate page.

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