MoneyCentral by Microsoft

Pros: excellent advice, easy to use
Cons: microsoft.

Microsoft's Moneycentral is the place to be for everything you would ever need to know about money. I know this may sound a little on the "I'm trying to sell you something" side, but it's nothing from the truth. I discovered Moneycentral...

Pros: tech support, convenience
Cons: bill pay

I've checked this site out off an on since it first came out. It's become a really good site that I frequent frequently. I like the way that I can view several accounts from different banks. It saves a lot of time compared to having to check one account...

Pros: Portfolio tracking
Cons: it's Microsoft

Microsoft's personal finance website is far and away the most comprehensive site I have seen. Access to the site is easy -- and free! Using a Hotmail login and password (since MSN now owns Hotmail) is all you need.

The best feature on the site...

Pros: Wealth of information in an easy to use format and it's all FREE!
Cons: Some parts require downloading proprietary software.

MoneyCentral is the one stop shopping for all your financial needs. All of the information is always FREE! The site is easy to navigate, fast to load (there are very few graphics), and provides a wealth of information on all financial topics. It suits...

Pros: Free, easy, lots of tools
Cons: None

To be perfectly honest, I've always disliked Microsoft. In fact, I won't hide it. I've always HATED them. Crushing small start up companies, crushing new ideas from the small-timers, and devestating the competition by stealing their ideas and...

Pros: Very thorough, and current. Great stock screening program.
Cons: NONE!

Microsoft definitely did this right.

MoneyCentral is the first place I go to look up anything relating to finance. It has articles on anything and everything. My favorite section is the investing section. They have a lot of innovative...

Pros: Broad range of topics, very simple language, concise and easy to use
Cons: None that I have found

I only frequently ventured to MSN Moneycentral and wonder what has taken me so long to find it. WOW! A great site for any number of reasons which I will cover in the following.

To begin with, the breadth of the site is quite impressive. MSN...

Pros: Enormous amount of useful and useable info
Cons: Portfolio Tracker reminds me of my bad trades

As usual, Mr. Gates has followed his strategy of surrounding himself with the best people. And MSN MoneyCentral is another example of that policy paying off.

I first went to MSN MoneyCentral when I began to develop an interest in investing in...

Pros: Great destination site
Cons: Doesn't always have all the data

I’m a new investor. I’ve just recently started taking money out of the paycheck each month and dropping it in a Waterhouse online investing account. Of course I knew nothing about markets or stocks or sectors so I started searching around until I found...

Pros: Easy to use
Cons: none yet

MSN is all things to all people. It is simple for the novice and can when pushed, can adapt to the needs of the advanced. It has helped me become a novice to a skilled web user. I have utilized all the available financial sites, and this one seems to...

Pros: wealth of information, easy to navigate
Cons: none come to mind

This site has it all and is easy to navigate. I mainly use the Investor area, but it also offers useful areas covering insurance, retirement and estate planning, taxes, etc. The site has step-by-step guides, message boards, and an area where you can...

Pros: great financial planning information
Cons: Motley Fool is better

This site is a terrific all around finance site. I was impressed with all of the information this site had to offer. There was information on investing, insurance, saving, wills and estates, sending your kids to college, taxes, banking, and real estate....

Pros: powerful portfolio manager and screening tool, great articles, wonderful stock research tool, it's free
Cons: none, other than the fact that it's Microsoft...

I will specifically talk about Microsoft Investor, since I do not have much familiarity with the rest of the MoneyCentral site. The Investor site is one of my favorite investing destinations because of its unique features that no other web site can...

Pros: Very professional
Cons: monopolizes content

Microsoft has built a pretty standard financial portal in
Money Central. The resources available on the site have
significant depth, however, its seems that none of it is
really proprietary. Whoever thought Microsoft would be
...

Pros: exceptional financial advice, a wide variety of financial topics, easy to understand
Cons: no current financial news coverage

As an avid investor as well as finance wannabe, I am always looking for helpful, worthwhile sites that help me learn more about the financial world, especially the stock market. MSN MoneyCentral has been a great help to me; I have used Microsoft's...