Quicken 2003 Premier

by Intuit

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000069IFE
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 25, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,623 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Isn't money supposed to make our lives easier? Quicken 2003 Premier takes that thought to heart and streamlines financial tasks as simple as recording bills paid or as complex as devising retirement strategies. New users will quickly be exploring their accounts online and checking out options for excising debt and investing wisely, while upgraders will find the new interface even cleaner and more intuitive than before.

The Web-based system is simple to understand at a glance, easy to customize, and fully integrated with Internet Explorer--so users can quickly find financial information online from banks, brokerages, and Quicken.com. This makes most banking and investment account record keeping trivially easy, though of course not all institutions are Web compatible yet. Simple planning of investments, retirement, and debt reduction is just as easy, using the templates and wizards easily available from the software's start page.

More adventurous users will find a wealth of online resources enabling them to automate tasks related to investments, but should take great care when setting up such assistance. Some of the advanced features are difficult for novices to understand; they are well-advised to consult with professional financial planners before committing resources on their own.

Quicken 2003 Premier won't make anyone rich overnight, but it will help people frustrated by the complexity of today's financial world get a good night's sleep. --Rob Lightner

Amazon.com Product Description

Quicken 2003 Premier was designed to help you optimize your personal finances. It includes all the timesaving features of Quicken 2003 Deluxe to help you manage your finances easily, plus insightful and effective tools to help you optimize your investment portfolio and maximize tax-saving opportunities.

Quicken 2003 Premier includes tax-smart investing insights that alert you to more tax-efficient investments, opportunities to offset capital gains or losses, or when taxable events occur. New Schedules A, B, and D reports help you stay on top of deductions, interest, dividends, and capital gains. The investment sale-optimization tool helps you figure out what to sell based on specific criteria you set. The Investor's Reference Guide provides step-by-step tutorials on getting started with investing, stocks, bonds, investing strategies, and more. Use Buy/Sell Preview to view your estimated proceeds and potential capital gains.

The Schedule Updates feature tells Quicken when to go online and download your data, so your information will be up-to-date when you open the program. Quicken's guided setup suggests what to set up and track in Quicken based on your goals. A fresh, more intuitive design provides faster access to your accounts, as well as the features people use most.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Very Nice Upgrade from 2001/2002, September 12, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Quicken 2003 Premier (CD-ROM)

I have been a Quicken user since the very early DOS versions. I have upgraded with each new version, many times disapppointed in the new features or interface. The upgrade from 2001 to 2002 was particularly disappointing. The interface did not change much and where it did it took a step backwards.

Enter Quicken 2003 Premier. The upgrade to the interface is the best in years. The only criticism that I have is that Intuit does have to work on allowing the user to have more control over the features on the screen. For example, there is a wonderful account bar that you can move to the left or right of the screen, but there is no way to hide it. In certain screens, such as the register screen, it would be nice to have a clean interface.

If you have a reasonable investment portfolio you will really appreciate the added tools that Premier brings to the party.

Overall, I highly recommend this upgrade for current users and this software for new users.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Used them all....Quicken is the safe bet, September 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Quicken 2003 Premier (CD-ROM)

I'm a long time (more than 10 years) Quicken user. My only beef has been that the interface has always veered away from the Windows standards. But it never lets me down. I recently took a mistaken journey and converted to MS Money. What a let down. Money is sexier than Quicken but is missing basic functionality and can't hold my 10 years of quicken data...slow as a snail unless i purged years of transactions. The final straw...the portfolio tracking does not allow for the most basic asset allocations. Doesn't show International asset category.

If you only do simple checkbook tracking either product works fine...but if you want to track your whole financial picture...run to Quicken!

I ran back to quicken and life is good again!

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ads and More Ads, August 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Quicken 2003 Premier (CD-ROM)

I should have bought Money 2003 in the first place. This "redesign" is a joke. The interface is pretty but doing almost anything takes twice the number of mouse clicks as did Quicken 2002. The "improvement" the customer will notice right away is that large Ads have been placed within some of the windows. And there is no way to turn the Ads off in the options menu. I was so disgusted with paying money to get a product that spammed me that I went out and bought Money 2003 Deluxe. Big improvement!! Money 2003 also has spamming ads but they can be turned off in the options menu. The program does everything Quicken 2003 does and has a more attractive interface.