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  1. What is the difference between Quick reports and Suitability reports?

    The final stage in the client-focused research process is to generate documentation for the client explaining which contract you are recommending, and why.   N.B. Don’t forget that the system can be used to generate many other types of “repor...
  2. What fund reports can I produce?

    You can generate suitability reports for fund research in exactly the   same way as for product research: you use the   Report   link on the menu bar of either the filtering screen or the ranking screen. As ever, it is worth bearing in mind that...
  3. How do I add fields to the grid?

    When you first start research into a product type, the filtering screen shows only the company and name of each contract. This is illustrated by the first screenshot below: You can add any number of data fields to this grid, as illustrated by th...
  4. How is the portfolio composition graph calculated?

    The portfolio composition graph shows how the split of investments in a portfolio changes over time as a result of each fund performing differently. It is particularly useful in helping clients to understand that asset allocations need t...
  5. How do I retrieve research?

    Once research has been started on Synaptic it will be automatically saved if you need to leave the software.   To retrieve the research, from the Home Page , navigate to the Recent  tab: Here you will find the last twenty pieces of research t...
  6. What is the layout of the filtering screen?

    The filtering screen provides access to a wide variety of functionality. The key parts of the screen are illustrated by the numbers in the screenshot below, and are described below.  1. The menu bar   Like all other pages in the...
  7. How do I start fund research?

    You start fund research by choosing one of the types from the  Fund Data  section on the  Investments  tab of the Home page. The screenshot below shows this tab with the fund section highlighted.  You then have the option...
  8. Who supplies your data?

    Synaptic Research uses mutual fund and index data supplied by Financial Express Limited. Financial Express is a data company which specialises in the collection, validation, dissemination and analysis of fund information. It supplies more than hal...
  9. Can I create new research based on existing research?

    You can use old research as a template for starting new research. There are two slightly different ways of doing this: creating a copy of the old research, and importing the old research into new research. Copying old research You can create a c...
  10. How is the performance vs. volatility graph calculated?

    The performance vs. volatility graph shows a plot of a fund’s annualised performance (on the X axis) versus its volatility over the same period (on the Y axis). The graph is most useful when comparing multiple funds rather than a single fund, as i...