OT - Quicken.com is upgrading their site on June 30 (relating to stocks, portfolios, etc.):
biz.yahoo.com
Quicken.com Elevates Investors Into Wall Street
Warriors With Latest Investment Features and
Editorial Content
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Wondering what to buy and what to sell during this topsy-turvy market?
Quicken.com, (www.Quicken.com) a leading personal finance Web site, provides individual investors the tools and resources that
Wall Street experts use to answer those key investment questions. Today Intuit (Nasdaq: INTU - news) announced a number of
powerful features on Quicken.com intended to offer individual investors unprecedented insight into their investment
decision-making process. Quicken.com's new investment features address the issues of information overload and
lack-of-confidence, by providing best-of-breed resources to cut through information clutter and help make sense of the data.
''This latest installment of tools and information on Quicken.com will further empower investors to make their own investment
decisions,'' said managing editor Tony Cook. ''The Web is the great equalizer, and we're trying to do all we can to level the playing
field for the nation's individual investors.''
New Investment Tools and Analyst Research
Exclusive to Quicken.com, users can now compare stocks side-by-side, employing a wide range of investment research
information. More than just an overview of multiple companies on a chart, the Stock Comparison feature allows the user to select
which company to analyze, suggests names of competitors, and offers multiple categories of information so that relative
performance can be assessed. For example, if an investor is considering to purchase Pfizer, they may want to evaluate the
fundamental value and growth of competitors such as Merck and Eli Lilly.
The new Analyst Research feature allows users to access fresh analyst reports from top Wall Street firms so users can see what
the experts are saying. These same opinion-makers, whose analyses and recommendations often drive a stock's price, provide
insights that can help self-reliant investors make more confident investment decisions.
Flexible Stock Evaluation Tools
Since no two investors analyze a stock the same way, Stock Evaluator is designed to accommodate stock-pickers who want to do
a step-by-step security analysis, as well as those who simply want to perform a quick assessment of a stock's likely prospects.
The Stock Evaluator helps investors step through the complex process of analyzing a company by organizing its relevant financial
information and then making sense of all of the relevant financial data. The tool first puts the information in context relative to
historical results, the industry and the market. Quicken.com then automatically analyzes this information and highlights key insights
that interpret the data for the investor. The tool, which will be available on Quicken.com on June 30, provides a snapshot of a
company's relative value when measured with standard financial ratios and industry benchmarks. Specific industry criteria are
noted to help users understand the nuances of analyzing particular types of stocks.
The IdeaCenter
The new IdeaCenter distills the ''best of the best'' investment ideas from leading published sources so that individual investors can
eliminate ''information overload'' when considering what stocks to buy. The IdeaCenter organizes these editorial insights into four
areas:
My Favorite Stock -- A weekly interview with a leading fund manager who describes his or her investing strategy and offers their best portfolio bet. This Fund Manager will also provide the rationale for why they are selecting that particular stock as a hot pick.
The Funnel -- A weekly roundup of the best stock and fund ideas from popular financial publications, as evaluated by a professional financial journalist.
Advisor's Angle -- A daily feature that highlights the best stock tip from the top-performing investing newsletters (as rated
by INVESTools).
TrendSpotting -- A weekly feature on major trends and their impact on specific publicly-traded companies. The goal: giving investors insights so they can get ahead of these trends early and act before the masses. For example, currently there are an overwhelming number of sports utility vehicles on the road. Is this a sign that it's a good time to buy automotive industry stocks, as well as related stocks such as steel?
Community Favorites
Unique to Quicken.com, Community Favorites measures the behavior and sentiment of Quicken.com's individual investors, so that
users can benefit from the collective wisdom of millions of investors.
Top Quote Requests -- Identifies companies on the move as measured by higher-than-average quote requests on Quicken.com.
Top Ratings -- Names those companies that individual investors think will perform the best in the next 3-6 months.
Top Message Boards -- Highlights company message boards with the best buzz as measured by number of board postings in a given day.
Finally, the new Quicken.com Community discussion boards harness consumers' knowledge, making a whole panoply of advice,
tricks, and picks available to every Quicken.com Community visitor.
These Community message boards have been very active, and site traffic on the boards has increased over 400-percent since the
beginning of the year.
About Quicken.com
Quicken.com ( quicken.com ), a leading online finance site, brings together tools, resources and expertise to help
empower consumers to make confident investment and financial choices. Once consumers have determined their financial needs,
Quicken.com can help them reach a solution for all areas of personal finance management, including investments, insurance, tax
and mortgage. All of which is available for FREE! Quicken.com content is also distributed through American Online, Excite and
Prodigy.
About Intuit
Intuit Inc., a financial software and Web-based services company, develops and markets Quicken, the leading personal finance
software; TurboTax, the best-selling tax preparation software; and QuickBooks, the most popular small business accounting
software. Intuit's QuickenStore (www.quickenstore.com) is the online source for consumers to purchase Intuit products via the
web.
Intuit's Quicken.com Web site (www.quicken.com) is the premier financial Web site, offering a complete set of financial news,
information and tools, including insurance, mortgage, investment and tax preparation services. Intuit's products and services enable
individuals, small businesses and financial professionals to better manage their financial lives and businesses.
NOTE: Intuit, the Intuit logo, Quicken, QuickBooks, QuickBooks Pro, TurboTax, MacInTax, ProSeries and InsureMarket, among
others, are registered trademarks and/or registered service marks of Intuit Inc. or one of its subsidiaries. Quicken.com,
QuickenMortgage, Quicken Business CashFinder and Quicken Financial Planner, among others, are trademarks and/or service
marks of Intuit Inc. or one of its subsidiaries. Other parties' trademarks or service marks are the property of their respective
owners and should be treated as such.
SOURCE: Intuit, Inc.
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