Intuit Releases Quicken 2010 – Free Quicken WillMaker Included

October 20, 2009

Intuit released new versions of popular Quicken personal finance software last week. There are several new features and improvements in their 2010 release.

New faster,  easier guided setup – get started in just a few steps
Improved design for a simpler interface
New home page offers a snapshot of all your most important financial information
Improved menu and toolbar [...]

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New QuickBooks 2010 Accounting Software

September 28, 2009

We are pleased to report that Intuit have today released their new 2010 accounting software. Some of the new features this year include:

More customization options for the Company Snapshot view
New Document Management – users can now scan documents and attach them to their customer, vendor, employee or transaction records in QuickBooks. Attached files are stored [...]

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Intuit Buys Mint.com

September 20, 2009

It was announced this week that Intuit, who produce popular finance applications Quicken, QuickBooks & TurboTax,  will buy their online money management competitor Mint.com for $170 million, a deal which will be completed by the end of the year. Mint.com had been growing steadily since it first launched in 2007, with now approximately 1.5 million [...]

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Green Sherpa Launch Web-Based Money Management Solution

September 8, 2009

Along with more and more companies entering the already highly competitive market of online personal finance programs, Green Sherpa launched their web-based money management solution at the end of August 2009.
The service provides the usual features you’d expect to see such as account monitoring, automatic transaction categorizing, expense tracking, reconciliation, alerts, budgeting and goal [...]

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New GoPayment Credit Card iPhone App from Intuit

August 17, 2009

Intuit has released the iPhone/iPod Touch application GoPayment this month. The new app which is free to download, will allow business owners to process customer credit card payments on the go.
Business owners will now be able to process payments as soon as they finish a job, by entering credit card numbers directly into the App [...]

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New Online Financial Planning Software: MoneyDesktop

July 31, 2009

MoneyDesktop.com is a new online financial planning program just released this month. It proposes to get Americans out of debt with the help of advanced financial management tools. MoneyDesktop offers traditional personal finance software features such as monitoring accounts, expense tracking & budgeting and real time financial reporting, as well as some great long term [...]

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Financial Planning Software – What Benefits Can It Offer?

July 26, 2009

With the growing uncertainty regarding the security of retirement income, more people are becoming concerned about the health of their future finances. Personal debt is still rising and most people are not saving enough, especially for retirement.
As well as managing short term budgeting plans, most individuals & households should also now be looking at long-term financial planning.  If you want [...]

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Estate Planning Software Recommendation – Quicken WillMaker Plus

July 13, 2009

It’s something we only really think about when we lose a loved one or when we read about tragic celebrities in the papers:  is your last will & testament in order?
Without a valid will, state law will decide which of your relatives inherits your estate, as well as who obtains guardianship of your children. You [...]

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Recession Tips for Small Businesses

July 8, 2009

Experts predict the recession will continue until the end of 2010, followed by a slow recovery. However, small businesses are better placed to adapt to change and weather the storm. And those businesses that prove themselves to be more flexible now will find they are in a position to continue to grow when the worst [...]

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Microsoft Money Plus Personal Finance Software Discontinued

June 30, 2009

As of today June 30, and 17 years after launching Money Plus, Microsoft is no longer selling its personal finance software programs.  Microsoft stopped providing updates and selling boxed versions of the product in retail stores (providing only online downloads) as of August 2008, as we mentioned at the time. The reason given now for [...]

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