As more and more people become more savvy regarding their personal finances and financial planning, the popularity of personal finance software has been soaring.
Why is a personal finance software right for you? If you are interested in a detailed analysis of your personal finances culminating to future financial goals, then personal finance software can help you achieve that goal. Here are our top picks.
Quicken - Quicken is legendary in the area of personal finance software. It has been around for a very long time. They've been around since 1984 when their software was run on MS-DOS and they have been dominating ever since. The specific software we're recommending as our top pick is Quicken Starter Edition 2009. It is very easy to install, has a complete banking section that will take care of all your banking reports and it comes with a host of financial calculators. A backup is availabe allowing you to store your data in secure locations for an annual fee. The best of the best.
Acemoney 3.10.1 - A very good personal finance software. A well thought out interface that makes it easy for beginners to get into. Supports a variety of languages from Chinese to Russian. Acemoney allows you to perform bank transfers and deposits. It is considered one of the simpler personal finance software on the market but we feel that is a plus due to the super user friendliness this software provides. No point having every option in a software that is a maze to navigate through.
Moneydance 2008 - What started off as an open source project in 1997 soon became a product intended for the masses. In terms of features, it beats out Acemoney but isn't quite as user friendly. Users can sync their data with their bank accounts. Bank transfers and deposits are easily done, as are online bill payments which is a free service (unlike other personal finance software brands). It is the only program that works in all three major operating systems which are Linux, Windows and Macintosh. Very stout software.
Banktree Personal 2.0 - Finishing off our list of personal finance software is Banktree Personal 2.0. It has a very nifty feature which allows you to downloaded financial files fro your bank account for your own use. It has most of the standard features found on the rest of our picks such as creating budgets, payrolls etc. Online bill payment is offered but is not free. Only two financial calculators are available (mortgage, loan).
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