CNET Editors' review
The stock market is a tricky way to earn money. However, many invest hoping to generate more revenue in their lives. Amateur Invest offers a program aimed at helping newcomers to the stock market, but might prove to be too much for those it aims to assist.
The program has a complex interface that is made slightly easier thanks to the start-up wizard that appears when you start the program. Here, you can set your currency, stocks to purchase, and even watch a helpful tutorial. A tutorial is a great idea, since this program is intimidating with its clustered layout. Icons along the left side offer users the ability to run reports, look at graphs, import new companies, and even set an alarm. Along the top of the screen is a rolling stock ticker. The center of the screen keeps track of your portfolio and all the important information, such as purchase date, price, going rate, and more.
Amateur Invest contains a great deal of information, but little direction beyond the tutorial. Users unfamiliar with the jargon of trading should do some research before using this program. During the trial period, some features are disabled, but you can still get a good sense of how this program works. If you feel up to the task, this slightly over-complicated program might be just what you need.
Publisher's Description
From Simply Data:
Amateur Invest. - Invest like a Pro... Let no internet site know your private economy. - Keep your investments private! Manage all your personal finances in one program. Features include: - Portfolio/Investment Manager - Securities: stocks, bonds, mutual funds - Free current prices via the internet - Historic prices - Scrolling Stock Ticker - Investment Advisor - Technical Analysis - Stock/Company data - Full Bank section including budgetting - Graphs, reports and much more! Amateur Invest is a program, that is made to be easy to use. In it, you can enter bank accounts and transactions, for the purpose of tracking your bank statements and the interest rates the bank give you. You can also enter company data, prices/quotes and other information about companies, for the purpose of tracking historic data, and finding out which securities to invest in. Finally you can enter your own portfolio, for the purpose of tracking profit and loss. The program contains more than 100 companies and 3 yr. stock prices, from many countries from the start. You can add an unlimited number yourself. The prices / quotes needed for tracking the performance of securities, as well as the performance of your portfolio, can be downloaded automatically via the internet - almost realtime - and for FREE! - Stock quote ticker can be shown on screen. Also you get an investment advisor, and you can set up, and monitor many kinds of alarms. And do Technical analysis. All this you get with Amateur Invest. Plus you can view the above as well as much more information represented in charts & graphics on the screen and reports on the screen or on paper printout. Amateur Invest is not a complex or fancy program, that can do 1 thing in a 1000 ways - it is kept simple, so that you easily can get started and easily can keep track of your investments. Enhance your winning potential, with Amateur Invest!
What's new in this version: Version 2010A may include unspecified updates, enhancements, ot bug fixes.
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