Quicken 2011 doesn’t just support thousands of new institutions it also simplifies the task of setting them up for data downloads. The ability to automate data entry is one of the most useful features of a personal finance package, since it makes seeing where your money is going and, by extension, planning for the future so much easier.
That’s about 2.5 times as many as the 5000-odd institutions supported in Quicken 2010, so if you’ve been holding off on personal finance software because your local bank doesn’t work with it, you might find that things have changed. In addition to a major overhaul that makes setup easier than ever and updates the app’s look and feel, Quicken 2011 supports transaction data downloads from more than 12,000 financial institutions.
Quicken 2011 is one of the biggest new releases in the recent history of Intuit’s venerable personal finance package, and for anyone still interested in managing their finances on the desktop, it’s well worth a look.
