1 | Plans: Understanding the Cash Flow Report Understanding the Cash Flow Report These training materials are intended solely for subscribers licensed with eMoney Advisor and are not to be used with clients or other members of the general public. In this training guide, we will demonstrate how to read, interpret and use the Cash Flow Report. The Cash Flow Report illustrates your income, savings, expenses, and resulting net cash flow on an annual basis. It features many drilldown pages that show all the details of a client’s financial picture. The Cash Flow Statement is a great place to start the data verification process. At the highest level, this report shows you the inputs and outputs you have entered into that client’s facts. The advisor will be able to see and interpret any potential disconnects in the cash flow. 1. Click on Clients and choose a client. 2. From the Client Overview, click on Reports. 3. Click All Reports along the left. 4. From the report list, click Cash Flow.
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1 | Plans: Understanding the Cash Flow Report
Understanding the Cash Flow Report
These training materials are intended solely for subscribers licensed with eMoney Advisor and are not to be used with clients or other members of the general public.
In this training guide, we will demonstrate how to read, interpret and use the Cash Flow Report. The Cash Flow Report illustrates your income, savings, expenses, and resulting net cash flow on an annual basis. It features many drilldown pages that show all the details of a client’s financial picture. The Cash Flow Statement is a great place to start the data verification process. At the highest level, this report shows you the inputs and outputs you have entered into that client’s facts. The advisor will be able to see and interpret any potential disconnects in the cash flow.
1. Click on Clients and choose a client.
2. From the Client Overview, click on Reports.
3. Click All Reports along the left. 4. From the report list, click Cash Flow.
2 | Plans: Understanding the Cash Flow Report
Understanding the Cash Flow Report
These training materials are intended solely for subscribers licensed with eMoney Advisor and are not to be used with clients or other members of the general public.
5. The main Cash Flow report will give you a year by year break down of the client’s Inflows, Outflows, and total Net Cash Flow in the report charts & table shown below. Also included is the client’s Portfolio Assets over time.
3 | Plans: Understanding the Cash Flow Report
Understanding the Cash Flow Report
These training materials are intended solely for subscribers licensed with eMoney Advisor and are not to be used with clients or other members of the general public.
6. Several other Cash Flow based sub reports can be accessed by clicking the hyperlinks in the report parameter bar.
7. There are different views of the Cash Flow Report. Access these by clicking the dropdown. The Download link allows you to download the file to your computer.
8. Set the report time period to All Years by selecting it from the dropdown menu.
Please Note: The Cash Flow Report is interactive only when the time period selected shows All Years. Selecting a specific year gives you a Cash Flow Summary for that year
only.
4 | Plans: Understanding the Cash Flow Report
Understanding the Cash Flow Report
These training materials are intended solely for subscribers licensed with eMoney Advisor and are not to be used with clients or other members of the general public.
9. The first area of the cash flow report shows two graphs, Inflows vs. Outflows & Portfolio Assets.
The Relevant Facts box includes a few high level expense facts.
5 | Plans: Understanding the Cash Flow Report
Understanding the Cash Flow Report
These training materials are intended solely for subscribers licensed with eMoney Advisor and are not to be used with clients or other members of the general public.
10. Below the graphs is a table detailing all future cash flows based on the information entered in
the client facts.
6 | Plans: Understanding the Cash Flow Report
Understanding the Cash Flow Report
These training materials are intended solely for subscribers licensed with eMoney Advisor and are not to be used with clients or other members of the general public.
11. Each column header in the report is connected to a written description which describes the formula is used to derive the values in each column. To activate the written description, simply hover your mouse over the column header and a text box will appear.
12. Each blue hyperlink can be clicked on to see more detail. Click on the blue Total Expenses hyperlink.
13. The Cash Flow – Expenses report gives more detail about expense numbers. You may also drill down further by clicking the blue hyperlinks.
7 | Plans: Understanding the Cash Flow Report
Understanding the Cash Flow Report
These training materials are intended solely for subscribers licensed with eMoney Advisor and are not to be used with clients or other members of the general public.
8 | Plans: Understanding the Cash Flow Report
Understanding the Cash Flow Report
These training materials are intended solely for subscribers licensed with eMoney Advisor and are not to be used with clients or other members of the general public.
14. There are 2 ways to return to the main Cash Flow report, or to move back up a level from a sub-
report:
1. Click the back button in your browser or
2. Use the history trail located at the top of the report.
