diff --git a/app/controllers/transactions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/transactions_controller.rb
index acceab79dc4..664c308040d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/transactions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/transactions_controller.rb
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ class TransactionsController < ApplicationController
 
   def index
     @q = search_params
-    result = Current.family.entries.account_transactions.search(@q).reverse_chronological
-    @pagy, @transaction_entries = pagy(result, limit: params[:per_page] || "50")
+    search_query = Current.family.transactions.search(@q).includes(:entryable).reverse_chronological
+    @pagy, @transaction_entries = pagy(search_query, limit: params[:per_page] || "50")
 
     @totals = {
-      count: result.select { |t| t.currency == Current.family.currency }.count,
-      income: result.income_total(Current.family.currency).abs,
-      expense: result.expense_total(Current.family.currency)
+      count: search_query.select { |t| t.currency == Current.family.currency }.count,
+      income: search_query.income_total(Current.family.currency).abs,
+      expense: search_query.expense_total(Current.family.currency)
     }
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/account/entry.rb b/app/models/account/entry.rb
index 4d7334fbb75..8d6a8f402f1 100644
--- a/app/models/account/entry.rb
+++ b/app/models/account/entry.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ def display_name
   end
 
   class << self
+    def search(params)
+      Account::EntrySearch.new(params).build_query(all)
+    end
+
     # arbitrary cutoff date to avoid expensive sync operations
     def min_supported_date
       30.years.ago.to_date
@@ -141,49 +145,7 @@ def expense_total(currency = "USD")
       Money.new(total, currency)
     end
 
-    def search(params)
-      query = all
-      query = query.where("account_entries.name ILIKE ?", "%#{sanitize_sql_like(params[:search])}%") if params[:search].present?
-      query = query.where("account_entries.date >= ?", params[:start_date]) if params[:start_date].present?
-      query = query.where("account_entries.date <= ?", params[:end_date]) if params[:end_date].present?
-
-      if params[:types].present?
-        query = query.where(marked_as_transfer: false) unless params[:types].include?("transfer")
-
-        if params[:types].include?("income") && !params[:types].include?("expense")
-          query = query.where("account_entries.amount < 0")
-        elsif params[:types].include?("expense") && !params[:types].include?("income")
-          query = query.where("account_entries.amount >= 0")
-        end
-      end
-
-      if params[:amount].present? && params[:amount_operator].present?
-        case params[:amount_operator]
-        when "equal"
-          query = query.where("ABS(ABS(account_entries.amount) - ?) <= 0.01", params[:amount].to_f.abs)
-        when "less"
-          query = query.where("ABS(account_entries.amount) < ?", params[:amount].to_f.abs)
-        when "greater"
-          query = query.where("ABS(account_entries.amount) > ?", params[:amount].to_f.abs)
-        end
-      end
-
-      if params[:accounts].present? || params[:account_ids].present?
-        query = query.joins(:account)
-      end
-
-      query = query.where(accounts: { name: params[:accounts] }) if params[:accounts].present?
-      query = query.where(accounts: { id: params[:account_ids] }) if params[:account_ids].present?
-
-      # Search attributes on each entryable to further refine results
-      entryable_ids = entryable_search(params)
-      query = query.where(entryable_id: entryable_ids) unless entryable_ids.nil?
-
-      query
-    end
-
     private
-
       def entryable_search(params)
         entryable_ids = []
         entryable_search_performed = false
diff --git a/app/models/account/entry_search.rb b/app/models/account/entry_search.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c561765b557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/account/entry_search.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+class Account::EntrySearch
+  include ActiveModel::Model
+  include ActiveModel::Attributes
+
+  attribute :search, :string
+  attribute :amount, :string
+  attribute :amount_operator, :string
+  attribute :types, :string
+  attribute :accounts, :string
+  attribute :account_ids, :string
+  attribute :start_date, :string
+  attribute :end_date, :string
+
+  class << self
+    def from_entryable_search(entryable_search)
+      new(entryable_search.attributes.slice(*attribute_names))
+    end
+  end
+
+  def build_query(scope)
+    query = scope
+
+    query = query.where("account_entries.name ILIKE :search OR account_entries.enriched_name ILIKE :search",
+      search: "%#{ActiveRecord::Base.sanitize_sql_like(search)}%"
+    ) if search.present?
+    query = query.where("account_entries.date >= ?", start_date) if start_date.present?
+    query = query.where("account_entries.date <= ?", end_date) if end_date.present?
+
+    if types.present?
+      query = query.where(marked_as_transfer: false) unless types.include?("transfer")
+
+      if types.include?("income") && !types.include?("expense")
+        query = query.where("account_entries.amount < 0")
+      elsif types.include?("expense") && !types.include?("income")
+        query = query.where("account_entries.amount >= 0")
+      end
+    end
+
+    if amount.present? && amount_operator.present?
+      case amount_operator
+      when "equal"
+        query = query.where("ABS(ABS(account_entries.amount) - ?) <= 0.01", amount.to_f.abs)
+      when "less"
+        query = query.where("ABS(account_entries.amount) < ?", amount.to_f.abs)
+      when "greater"
+        query = query.where("ABS(account_entries.amount) > ?", amount.to_f.abs)
+      end
+    end
+
+    if accounts.present? || account_ids.present?
+      query = query.joins(:account)
+    end
+
+    query = query.where(accounts: { name: accounts }) if accounts.present?
+    query = query.where(accounts: { id: account_ids }) if account_ids.present?
+
+    query
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/account/trade.rb b/app/models/account/trade.rb
index 70b0c8f32c2..7d4976ba162 100644
--- a/app/models/account/trade.rb
+++ b/app/models/account/trade.rb
@@ -8,26 +8,8 @@ class Account::Trade < ApplicationRecord
   validates :qty, presence: true
   validates :price, :currency, presence: true
 
-  class << self
-    def search(_params)
-      all
-    end
-
-    def requires_search?(_params)
-      false
-    end
-  end
-
-  def sell?
-    qty < 0
-  end
-
-  def buy?
-    qty > 0
-  end
-
   def unrealized_gain_loss
-    return nil if sell?
+    return nil if qty.negative?
     current_price = security.current_price
     return nil if current_price.nil?
 
diff --git a/app/models/account/transaction.rb b/app/models/account/transaction.rb
index 6b8f4995ee5..afe5a568227 100644
--- a/app/models/account/transaction.rb
+++ b/app/models/account/transaction.rb
@@ -12,52 +12,7 @@ class Account::Transaction < ApplicationRecord
 
   class << self
     def search(params)
-      query = all
-      if params[:categories].present?
-        if params[:categories].exclude?("Uncategorized")
-          query = query
-                    .joins(:category)
-                    .where(categories: { name: params[:categories] })
-        else
-          query = query
-                    .left_joins(:category)
-                    .where(categories: { name: params[:categories] })
-                    .or(query.where(category_id: nil))
-        end
-      end
-
-      query = query.joins(:merchant).where(merchants: { name: params[:merchants] }) if params[:merchants].present?
-
-      if params[:tags].present?
-        query = query.joins(:tags)
-                     .where(tags: { name: params[:tags] })
-                     .distinct
-      end
-
-      query
+      Account::TransactionSearch.new(params).build_query(all)
     end
-
-    def requires_search?(params)
-      searchable_keys.any? { |key| params.key?(key) }
-    end
-
-    private
-
-      def searchable_keys
-        %i[categories merchants tags]
-      end
   end
-
-  def eod_balance
-    entry.amount_money
-  end
-
-  private
-    def account
-      entry.account
-    end
-
-    def daily_transactions
-      account.entries.account_transactions
-    end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/account/transaction_search.rb b/app/models/account/transaction_search.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f61fae6906b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/account/transaction_search.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+class Account::TransactionSearch
+  include ActiveModel::Model
+  include ActiveModel::Attributes
+
+  attribute :search, :string
+  attribute :amount, :string
+  attribute :amount_operator, :string
+  attribute :types, array: true
+  attribute :accounts, array: true
+  attribute :account_ids, array: true
+  attribute :start_date, :string
+  attribute :end_date, :string
+  attribute :categories, array: true
+  attribute :merchants, array: true
+  attribute :tags, array: true
+
+  # Returns array of Account::Entry objects to stay consistent with partials, which only deal with Account::Entry
+  def build_query(scope)
+    query = scope
+
+    if categories.present?
+      if categories.exclude?("Uncategorized")
+        query = query
+                  .joins(:category)
+                  .where(categories: { name: categories })
+      else
+        query = query
+                  .left_joins(:category)
+                  .where(categories: { name: categories })
+                  .or(query.where(category_id: nil))
+      end
+    end
+
+    query = query.joins(:merchant).where(merchants: { name: merchants }) if merchants.present?
+
+    query = query.joins(:tags).where(tags: { name: tags }) if tags.present?
+
+    entries_scope = Account::Entry.account_transactions.where(entryable_id: query.select(:id))
+
+    Account::EntrySearch.from_entryable_search(self).build_query(entries_scope)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/account/valuation.rb b/app/models/account/valuation.rb
index 93ebf5ffb1f..219ecd9005f 100644
--- a/app/models/account/valuation.rb
+++ b/app/models/account/valuation.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
 class Account::Valuation < ApplicationRecord
   include Account::Entryable
-
-  class << self
-    def search(_params)
-      all
-    end
-
-    def requires_search?(_params)
-      false
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/account/trades/_header.html.erb b/app/views/account/trades/_header.html.erb
index 7ccadfa420c..b89028afe42 100644
--- a/app/views/account/trades/_header.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/account/trades/_header.html.erb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
             <dd class="text-gray-900"><%= trade.security.ticker %></dd>
           </div>
 
-          <% if trade.buy? %>
+          <% if trade.qty.positive? %>
             <div class="flex items-center justify-between text-sm">
               <dt class="text-gray-500"><%= t(".purchase_qty_label") %></dt>
               <dd class="text-gray-900"><%= trade.qty.abs %></dd>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
             </div>
           <% end %>
 
-          <% if trade.buy? && trade.unrealized_gain_loss.present? %>
+          <% if trade.qty.positive? && trade.unrealized_gain_loss.present? %>
             <div class="flex items-center justify-between text-sm">
               <dt class="text-gray-500"><%= t(".total_return_label") %></dt>
               <dd style="color: <%= trade.unrealized_gain_loss.color %>;">
diff --git a/db/migrate/20241219174803_add_parent_category.rb b/db/migrate/20241219174803_add_parent_category.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..615724527a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20241219174803_add_parent_category.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddParentCategory < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.2]
+  def change
+    add_column :categories, :parent_category_id, :uuid
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 7beb5097e92..db5d258bfb4 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[7.2].define(version: 2024_12_18_132503) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.2].define(version: 2024_12_19_174803) do
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "pgcrypto"
   enable_extension "plpgsql"
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     t.decimal "balance", precision: 19, scale: 4
     t.string "currency"
     t.boolean "is_active", default: true, null: false
-    t.virtual "classification", type: :string, as: "\nCASE\n    WHEN ((accountable_type)::text = ANY (ARRAY[('Loan'::character varying)::text, ('CreditCard'::character varying)::text, ('OtherLiability'::character varying)::text])) THEN 'liability'::text\n    ELSE 'asset'::text\nEND", stored: true
+    t.virtual "classification", type: :string, as: "\nCASE\n    WHEN ((accountable_type)::text = ANY ((ARRAY['Loan'::character varying, 'CreditCard'::character varying, 'OtherLiability'::character varying])::text[])) THEN 'liability'::text\n    ELSE 'asset'::text\nEND", stored: true
     t.uuid "import_id"
     t.uuid "plaid_account_id"
     t.boolean "scheduled_for_deletion", default: false
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
     t.uuid "family_id", null: false
     t.datetime "created_at", null: false
     t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+    t.uuid "parent_category_id"
     t.index ["family_id"], name: "index_categories_on_family_id"
   end
 
diff --git a/test/models/account/entry_test.rb b/test/models/account/entry_test.rb
index 5a9d9ec9587..6d22179ca6f 100644
--- a/test/models/account/entry_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/account/entry_test.rb
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ class Account::EntryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
     assert_equal 2, family.entries.search(params).size
 
-    params = params.merge(categories: [ category.name ], merchants: [ merchant.name ]) # transaction specific search param
-
-    assert_equal 1, family.entries.search(params).size
-
     params = { search: "%" }
     assert_equal 0, family.entries.search(params).size
   end