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Money Magazine Financial Assistant
Palm PDA Personal Finance Software

by Shelley Elmblad
for About.com

Money Magazine Financial Assistant

Determine how much money you need to save to adequately cover retirement.

LandWare, Inc.
Instead of offering yet another software title to track accounts, LandWare, the maker of PocketQuicken, teamed up with Money Magazine to bring you Money Magazine Financial Assistant. This comprehensive personal finance tool provides 45 money management functions for your Palm PDA (Palm OS 3.5 and higher), including Palm Tungsten, Zire, Treo 600, 650 and 700p.

Money Magazine Financial Assistant worksheet calculators solve personal finance problems that range from simply splitting a restaurant bill or determining if buying in bulk will save money to more complex problems like determining bond yield and the future value of a lump sum.

Extra Features Advance Your Financial Knowledge

Feel confused by financial decisions? Although all you need to do is plug in numbers and let Financial Assistant give you the answers, details and examples provided with every worksheet show you how to use it.

Two glossaries, one with 1,600 terms and another with 7,200 terms for looking up the meaning of financial terms. The Money 101: Key Financial Advice module actually provides quick lessons from Money Magazine to teach you more about investing, saving, borrowing and spending your money.

The glossaries take up 143k and 546k (respectively) of memory on your Palm, and Money 101: Key Financial Advice uses 30k. Installing any or all of these features is optional for those who want to save space on their PDA. Money Magazine Financial Assistant requires 465k of RAM on your Palm PDA.

Money Magazine Financial Assistant will set you back $19.95, a great price for all these personal finance features. LandWare gives you a 14-day trial so you will know how useful Financial Assistant is before you buy it.

Calculators included in Money Magazine Financial Assistant from LandWare:

Everyday Math

  • Differences between Dates and Times
  • Percentage Calculations
  • Price for Profit
  • Prices of Multi-Sized Packages
  • Save by Buying in Bulk
  • Split a Bill, Tax and Tip

Loans and Mortgages

  • Cash Needed to Buy a Home
  • Compare Loans
  • Get a Loan
  • How Much Can You Borrow?
  • Make an Extra Payment
  • Refinancing Your Mortgage
  • Standard vs Balloon Mortgage
  • What's Your Balloon Payment?
  • What's Your Loan Balance?

Personal Finance

  • How Much Life Insurance?
  • Your Net Worth

Savings and Retirement

  • Plan Your Child's Tuition
  • Reach Your Savings Goal
  • Retire Rich
  • Withdraw From Savings

The Value of Money

  • Compare Interest Rates
  • Compound Amount and Interest
  • Currency Conversion
  • Depreciation
  • Future Value of Money
  • Present Value of Money

Analyze Your Investments

  • Analyze Your Cash Flow
  • Capitalization Rate for Property
  • Estimate Return on Stock
  • Maintain Your Purchasing Power

Buy, Lease or Rent?

  • Compare Leases
  • Lease or Buy?
  • Rent or Buy?

Make Investments

  • Bond Price and Yield
  • Future Value of a Lump Sum
  • Sales, Volume, Price and Profit
  • Term of a Lump Sum
  • What Interest Rate Do You Need?

Download Money Magazine Financial Assistant fully functional 14-day trial.

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