Microsoft KB Archive/191491

Money 99: What Is New in Money 99?

PSS ID Number: Q191491 Article last modified on 03-20-1999

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 == Microsoft Money 99 == 

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This article discusses the top ten new or improved features in Money 99.

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For a feature by feature comparison of Money 99 Basic and Money 99 Financial Suite, please see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/money/whatsnew.htm

Personal Profile
Money 99 contains an up-front interview that asks you about your financial needs and provides a personal action plan for using Money with links to relevant product features.

Financial Home Page
Money 99 contains a customizable launch pad that provides a snapshot of your personal finances, and current news from leading publications such as Forbes, SmartMoney, and USA Today.

Advisor FYI Alerts
The improved Advisor FYI Alerts feature provides reminders about important events, account changes, budget status, and investment alerts.

Improved Lifetime Planner
The improved Lifetime Planner allows you to create a financial plan to achieve long-term financial goals such as retirement, college education, or home ownership. The Lifetime Planner is linked to your daily finances and is automatically updated when you make a change, so your financial plans are always current and accurate. Developed with American Express Financial Advisors, the Lifetime Planner provides the most comprehensive and accurate financial planning software available on the market today.

Improved Budget Planner
To help you better understand where your money comes from and where it goes, Money 99’s Budget Planner helps you create both a monthly budget and a budget for occasional expenses such as vacations or car repairs.

Investing Features
Money 99 includes several new investment features: Investment Search allows you to use your own query or one of many ready-made queries to easily search a detailed and current database of more than 16,000 stocks and mutual funds; Investment Watch List helps you track the performance of the stocks and mutual funds that interest you; Employee Stock Options helps you track employee stock options and vesting schedules.

Decision Center
The new Decision Center provides all the information and tools you need to make smart financial decisions about buying a home, choosing insurance, and more. It includes more than 250 articles, four worksheets, and 17 planning calculators. It also includes the Money 99 Market Place that has links to relevant Web sites with special promotions for Money users.

Money Help and Answer Wizard
Money 99 Help provides an automatic list of the most common help topics by area, in addition to written, video, and new Audio Help. The Money 99 Answer Wizard uses Microsoft’s innovative Natural Language Query technology to allow you to type questions in your own words and get relevant help.

Improved Online Financial Services
The new Online Financial Manager organizes your online accounts by financial institution to make them easier to manage. Money 99 allows you to use Web-based online services to transfer funds, pay bills, and download statements from hundreds of major banks, brokerage firms, and credit/charge card companies.

Internet Bill Delivery and Payment
With Money 99, you can use third-party bill presentment services to receive, review, and pay bills over the Internet for faster, easier bill management.

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