Comments on: How to Use Excel to Download Stock Quotes

By: Dividend Tree

Dividend Tree — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:51:31 +0000

I do same thing but use yahoo finance (instead of MSN). Although, I use this same approach, it has one problem. When I open the excel sheet, it asks whether I want to update? when I say ‘yes’, it does not update all the sheets that I have (i maintain one sheet for one security). I have to go to individual sheet and refresh it. I tried putting everything on one sheet. That also does not work. I have to go to individual cell (where this funtion is used) and refresh it. Unfortunately, I do not know anything better. If you know, please share with us.

By: Dividends4Life

Dividends4Life — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:34:51 +0000

This was really interesting. I wasn’t aware that this functionality was available within Excel. What I have done is to construct a MSN portfolio with all the data elements I need for my analysis. I will then copy it to a clipboard the copy it to a input tab in one of my two linked spreadsheets. This in effect becomes my database that I query from other sheets using vlookup and such. I will have to experiment with your version to see it it can be expanded to pull all the fields that I use.

Thanks for sharing!

Best Wishes,
D4L

By: dunamis

dunamis — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 17:19:50 +0000

Great entry – thank you so much for sharing your skills. Paying it forward – love it!