Stephen Nelson's previous For Dummies guides to Quicken have sold more than 900,000 copies
Quicken has more than 16 million active users and 75 percent of the personal finance software market
Shows people how to get their finances under control quickly and easily using Quicken
Covers online banking and bill paying, tracking credit cards, managing loans, maximizing investments, calculating interest, preparing payroll, setting up accounts, creating reports, and more
Completely updated to cover the latest features and enhancements in the new version of Quicken
Published in conjunction with the release of Quicken "X"
Good Book This book, like most all the Dummy books, was full of good,hidden information. It is worth the money.
Excellent Way for the First Time User to Get Started I got audited once by the IRS. When I went in I took four or five inches of paper, most of it generated on the computer by Quicken. Any question I was asked I simply pulled out the appropriate printout to show how I had gotten to the number I had put on the form. I can't say how much having all this documentation saved, but I suspect it was substantial.
Quicken is probably the most popular generalized accounting packaged in use by individuals and small businesses. Over the years it has gotten better and better. So have the books that describe Quicken. This book describes the new Quicken 2007. The author uses the Premier version, but most of what he discusses is applicable to any version, (Premier has more stuff on handling investments). In keeping with the Dummies Books Philosophy, it is written in a light and amusing manner while providing the information needed to get the most out of the software package.
Also, as a 'Dummies' book, this book really isn't intended for dummies, but for people with little or no experience with Quicken. As such, some of the fancier features are not treated with the depth you might want if you're already a Quicken user.
But if you're just getting started with Quicken you'd have to look a long ways to find a better place to start.
Best for total beginners This book is geared for people that are brand new to Quicken entirely, not just Quicken 2007. If you have EVER used Quicken at any point in your entire life, you will find this book too elementary. I was hoping to learn some hints and tricks that I didn't already know, and perhaps how to take advantage of the improvements that Quicken 2007 offers over Quicken 2005. I didn't find that in this book.
I was particularly disappointed in the way the author almost totally ignores the online capabilities of Quicken and its ability to help you track investments. He basically says you shouldn't be worrying about these things, so he's not going to talk about it.
But if you need help with such things as backing up a file and balancing your checkbook, you may find the book helpful.
Mutual Funds although quicken will do quite a bit at allowing you to evaluate and review your mutual funds from several brokers at one time, mr nelson says you do not need to do this as you can get the info from the brokers directly. the quicken help screens are very frustrating. fiddle with the menus a while and you can get pretty good info on your funds.
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