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From: bob@omni.com (Bob Weissman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Re: Quicken V4.0 - worth upgrading from V3.0?
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Date: 8 Feb 91 01:02:56 GMT
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In article <2746@meaddata.meaddata.com> nxh@meaddata.com (Nobuya "Higgy" Higashiyama) writes:
>I'm using Quicken V3.0 for my personal financial planning, and I love it!
>I'm wondring if it's worth the extra $$$ to upgrade to V4.0.  I understand that
>it has special functions for keeping track of investments, but I'm handling it
>already by treating it as a regular account.

Quicken 4.0 will be useful to you if you have investments, such as
stocks and bonds, which don't maintain a constant share value (as do
some money market funds).

If all your money is in bank accounts and constant-value funds, the
extra features in 4.0 won't be of much use to you.  Of course, it's
so cheap that wondering whether it's "worth it" is kind of silly.  I
look at it as a no-brainer: IF you have varying-value assets, THEN
you should get 4.0.

One unreleated feature that I like is the ability to memorize reports.
I.e., you set up a report template ONCE, including customization and
filtering, then save it as a named, memorized report.  You can then run
the same report later without having to regenerate the template.

Quicken tip du jour:

Having trouble tracking down those pesky uncategorized transactions?
Just do a report with a filter of 
	Category matches: ~..
to see them all.

[Disclaimer: I don't work for Intuit, but my wife does.]

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