Top 6 Financial Software Programs

My personal favorite - I use this program for almost all of my investing statistical research and for other business applications, too. Once mastered, the uses for Excel are endless. Excel is very much a do-it-yourself approach to handling your finances (no quick and easy templates here).

Intuit created this handy program to keep track of your personal finances. The basic version is good for home use, but if you run a small business, you will probably want the Deluxe version or the Home & Business version. Intuit is the leader in personal finance software despite going head to head with Microsoft.

Are you really serious about finance and investing? Well, this software is used by over 100,000 professionals. No loan or lease is too complex with this software!

Organize and manage your finances with this low priced software. If you don't like quickbooks, this might be the right choice for you. If you are looking for advanced portfolio planning tools, you might want to buy the deluxe version.

Perform business calculations on your Palm! Offers more than 90 functions through popup menus - perfect for business, finance, retail and real estate professionals.

Often comes free with your computer system. It is defunct child of Microsoft Office, but if you can't afford Office or the individual programs (Excel, Word, etc.) then you may want to try this program. Some people manage just fine with this program - it has improved over the years.