Quicken 2012 The Official Guide

by Sandberg, Bobbi

• ISBN13: 9780071776004
• ISBN10: 0071776001
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-07
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

The only official guide to the #1 personal finance software Fully endorsed by Intuit, Quicken 2012: The Official Guideshows you how to set up your personal finances and balance checking and savings accounts, bank and pay bills online, as well as track and manage investments. Quicken includes a wealth of robust personal finance management tools, and the book shows you how to use them, and what benefits can be realized. This Official Guide has a no-nonsense approach to information delivery, and uses "What Does It Mean to Me" sidebars to show you how product features can be used and with what benefits. Quicken 2012: The Official Guide Teaches practical use of Quicken for Windows software the chapter topics are organized like the product for easy familiarity Covers all of the new features and contains updated investment setup options Includes details on the What If I Buy or Sell calculators, Capital Gains Snapshots, and Investment Tracker tools Author is recognized by Intuit as a Certified Professional Advisor

Table of Contents

Part One: Learning Quicken Basics
Chapter 1. Getting to Know Quicken
Chapter 2. Computing with Quicken
Chapter 3. Working with Accounts, Categories, and Tags
Part Two: Banking
Chapter 4. Recording Bank and Credit Card Transactions
Chapter 5. Using Online Banking Features
Chapter 6. Automating Transactions and Tasks
Chapter 7. Reconciling Your Accounts
Chapter 8. Examining Your Banking Activity
Part Three: Managing Your Investment Accounts
Chapter 9. Entering Your Investment Transactions
Chapter 10. Using Transaction Download and Research Tools
Chapter 11. Evaluating Your Position
Part Four: Tracking Your Financial Position
Chapter 12. Monitoring Assets and Loans
Chapter 13. Keeping Tabs on Your Net Worth
Part Five: Forecasting Your Financial Future
Chapter 14. Planning for the Future
Chapter 15. Using Financial Calculators
Chapter 16. Reducing Debt and Saving Money
Chapter 17. Planning for Tax Time
Part Six: Appendixes
Appendix A. Managing Quicken Files
Appendix B. Customizing Quicken
Appendix C. Converting from Microsoft Money
Index