Quicken Personal Plus 2010 - QPS19AF10
Quicken Personal Plus 2010 |
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Provides the tools to help manage your finances, prepare for tax time and plan for the future, plus exclusive tools to help you manage investments while maximising tax-saving opportunities. |
Organise your finances
Quicken Personal Plus provides the tools you need to understand your finances. It will show where your money is coming from and exactly where it is being spent. Personal Plus provides an accurate snapshot of your financial health at any time. Utilise Spending Reports and graphs to see where you’re spending money and how it impacts your net worth. All reports can also be saved as PDF files.
Stay on top of banking and bills
Track all your bank accounts, credit cards, income and expenses. Also schedule bills and other recurring transactions, such as direct debits and salary payments. Managing loans is easy – home loans, car loans, personal loans etc. You can see how much you have paid off at any time – separating the interest and principal. Even simulate additional payments to show how this will impact the amount repaid as well as the length of the loan.
Manage your investments
Monitor all of your personal and business investments, including share ownership and superannuation. See how each investment fits into your overall financial plan, and easily compare investments against each other. Download your portfolio and trading history into Personal Plus when trading with Reckon E*TRADE, an online trading service provided by E*TRADE.
Automatically record share details
Automatically record share details in bank account transfers from investment accounts, saving you from having to add this detail manually in the bank register.
Keep a close eye on the Stock Market
Quicken Personal Plus allows you to receive daily up to date share prices from the Australian Stock Exchange. With one simple click download ASX share prices directly to your Quicken software to keep a close eye on your share portfolios and manage investments^.
Plan for the future
Use the budgeting tools to help save and plan for the future. Create realistic budgets based on previous years’ figures and undertake ‘scenario analysis’ – for example, see what happens to your savings if you reduce your spending on eating out. Use Quicken Personal Plus’s Mini reports and trend graphs to quickly see if you are within budget for a particular category.
Track interest-only loans
Have the Loans Wizard guide you through setting up a traditional bank loan or a more flexible interest-only loan.
Billminder Gadget
Stay up to date on your Scheduled Bills and transactions without having to open Quicken, through the Billminder Gadget. The Billminder Gadget sits at the side of the Vista® or Windows® 7 desktop space and will help you stay on top of scheduled transactions. (This feature is supported on Windows Vista® or Windows® 7 only).
Analyse and create superannuation savings plans
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s FIDO Superannuation Calculator helps show the effect that changes in fees, contributions, and investment strategies have on your superannuation; giving you a better view of your nest egg without having to make complex manual calculations.
Personal Centre
A Personal Centre now houses all personal financial information and reports so you can easily access and track personal bank accounts, income and expenses.
Savings Planner
Help plan your savings goals and track actual savings using the new Savings Planner. Simply enter the expected and actual expenditure and expenses for each category to see if you have met your saving goals over a set period.
Carbon Footprint Calculator
See how your activities impact the environment. Just answer a few simple questions to calculate your personal carbon footprint.
Reward Card Tracker
Track all the rewards points you earn on each credit card – in the one place – with the new Reward Card Tracker.
Windows 7® Compatibility
Compatible with Microsoft Windows 7®, allowing you to continue your financial management with Quicken.
Personal income thresholds for the 2009/10 financial year
Incorporates the latest personal income thresholds to more accurately estimate your tax position at the end of the financial year.
2009/10 Tax Line updates
Quicken 2010 has updated Tax Lines, and automated tracking of income and tax-related expenses to help you stay compliant with the ATO.
Conduct property investment analyses
Now includes property analysis functionality helping you make more informed property investment decisions. View details such as financing, expense, income and uplift factors as well as to determine ways to improve the position of a property investment without having to undertake manual calculations.
Create and manage your credit card repayment plan
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s FIDO Credit Card Calculator helps manage your credit card debt by allowing you to plan repayments based on different what-if scenarios, such as how a change in monthly repayments or interest rates would affect your credit card repayments.
Plan the purchase of your first home
Quicken 2010 has been integrated with The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s FIDO First Home Saver Account Calculator to take advantage of the Federal Government’s new First Home Saver Accounts, allowing you to evaluate different savings and contribution scenarios in order to give you a clearer picture of what will work best in your situation.
Improve the management of your managed funds
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s FIDO Managed Funds Calculator helps you understand your managed fund investment position by showing how fees, contributions and a change in preferred funds affect your managed funds, so you are in a better position to make investment decisions.
Minimum
Computer: IBM or compatible Pentium 300 (Pentium II 450 recommended)
Operating System: Windows XP/Vista®/7
Microsoft® Office: Compatible with Microsoft® Office 2000/XP/2007
Memory: 128 MB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 185 MB
Monitor: SVGA 1024 x 768 with 16-bit colour
CD-ROM Drive: 6x or higher
Internet Connection: 56 kbps modem (high speed connection recommended). Internet access is required for all online features
Printer: Any printer supported by Windows XP/Vista®/7
Scanner: Any scanner supported by Windows XP/Vista®/7. TWAIN compatible scanner required to use scanner feature.
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