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Quicken: A Source of Frustration

Reader Reviews: Review Quicken Personal Finance Software

User Rating 1 Star Rating

From Baldur Hirschberger

Quicken Personal Finance Software

How long have you used Quicken? 

6 months to 1 year

What is your favorite feature in Quicken? 

to log off

What is Quicken missing? 

common sense

Did you need to contact Quicken for help? 

I have sooo many questions and I am sick of reading your help questions and mostly useless answers, I am scared to try, not to mention how long would I have to wait to get a live person on the line.

My Review 

After using MS Money for the last 10 years, Quicken is to me nothing but frustration!!! I am a technical person, not a bean counter, so I work with common logic whenever possible.

My main interest is using the portfolio, which used to be a simple matter with Microsoft Money but a horror to do with Quicken. A simple thing like changing a stock name from US to "TSE" in front of the symbol is a major task. When clicking on the right side of the mouse, nothing can be accomplished, why? It worked wonderful in MS Money! When I want to download my stock from TD Waterhouse, the message says OK, but the download is dated from last year and God knows how to make it work. How do I like Quicken?

You decide!

Would you recommend this to a friend? 

No

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