# Inception date?

**URL:** <https://community.sharesight.com/t/inception-date/941>\
**Category:** Discussions & news\
**Created:** [1 May 2022 00:57 UTC](https://community.sharesight.com/t/inception-date/941 "2022-05-01T00:57:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![57Jbrun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/ee59a6/32.png) [@57Jbrun](https://community.sharesight.com/u/57Jbrun)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2022 00:57 UTC](https://community.sharesight.com/t/inception-date/941/1 "2022-05-01T00:57:39Z")

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Can you make the inception date earlier than today? Can it begin with historical broker data or is your current portfolio your starting point? Thanks

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**Author:** ![trickyt57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@trickyt57](https://community.sharesight.com/u/trickyt57)\
**Post date:** [1 May 2022 23:00 UTC](https://community.sharesight.com/t/inception-date/941/2 "2022-05-01T23:00:45Z")

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Yes. Just set each purchase date to an earlier date than today.