USAT: Quicken software tough to beat despite lack of portability

[BobWang]

http://www.usatoday....ne-access_n.htm

Yet with all these ways to view their investment data, Intuit's Quicken desktop computer software remains tough to beat for advanced investors. The software can track investors' cost basis with much more precision than the third-party Web sites can. And Quicken allows investors to track all their accounts, not just their investment accounts, as is the case with brokerage sites. Furthermore, if the consumer decides to switch brokerage firms, all their historical data remain in their control inside the Quicken software safely on their own computer...

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Another new feature expected in Quicken 2012 is in the debt reduction area. A new debt reduction planner makes it very easy for consumers to see just how much living on credit is costing and provides tools to show how the debt load might be reduced.

[foeplay]

<3 Quicken

 

sucks you can't really add CD's and installment loan products unless you do it manually which I'm too lazy for.

[BobWang]

<3 Quicken

 

sucks you can't really add CD's and installment loan products unless you do it manually which I'm too lazy for.

Yeah, CDs treatment is definitely a weakness.

[itrev82]

Quicken's entire Mac product is a weakness. They really need to redo the Mac product.