personal finance software

Individuals concerned with the managing of their own finances have been looking into personal finance software. Why is a personal finance software right for you? It is a tool that can help you achieve future monetary goals by means of the management of your finances today.

Having said that, Here are the top personal finance software on the market today.

Quicken - A very popular software, Quicken is one of the most extensively used finance management software on the market. Quicken has been in this line of business for decades. They've been around since 1984 when their software was run on MS-DOS and they have been dominant ever since. The version we are interested in 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 available allowing you to store your data in protected locations for an annual fee. Probably the best personal finance software out there.

Acemoney 3.10.1 - Another good personal finance software.

A well thought out interface that makes it straightforward for beginners to get into.

Supports a assortment of languages from Chinese to Russian.

Online payment to your bank account is possible with Acemoney.

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.

Moneydance 2008 - Moneydance was initially an open source program. In terms of features, it beats out Acemoney but isn't quite as user friendly.

Users can sync their data with their bank accounts. Online banking deposits and payments are provided free of charge. Remarkably, Moneydance works with Windows, Linux as well as the Macintosh operating system.

Banktree Personal 2.0 - Last but not least, we look at Banktree personal 2.0. It has a very clever feature which enables you to downloaded financial files fro your bank account for your personal use.

It has most of the traditional features found on the rest of our picks such as creating budgets, payrolls etc. Bills can be paid but the service is not free. Mortgage and Loan calculators are the only two calculators offered.