The smart new way to manage over 150 everyday financial decisions.  From comparing leases to planning your retirement, your Palm Powered handheld is your on-call advisor

As fast as you can jot down the figures, your handheld performs the calculations. Whether you are calculating a Lease payment, Yield to Maturity, splitting a restaurant bill or simply comparing the prices of different sized packages, the Financial Assistant will help evaluate financial problems quickly and accurately.

No Prior-Experience necessary
If you know how to fill out a paper form you already know how to use Money Magazine Financial Assistant. Whether you work on Wall Street or are getting ready to buy your first home, the Financial Assistant will help you make informed decisions quickly and easily.

Focus on the answers not the calculation
A collection of 45 problem-solving worksheets, conveniently grouped into 8 categories has been especially designed so non-experts and experts alike can manage over 150 different financial decisions including:

• Loans, Leasing and Mortgages

• Marketing and Investment Analysis

• Personal Finance

• Everyday Math

• Savings, Tuition and Retirement Planning

There is no need to memorize obscure keystrokes or understand complex Financial terminology. Simply select the appropriate worksheet and fill in the blanks — the answers are instantly calculated for you.

Extensive Integrated Help
Help is just a single tap away. Each worksheet is equipped with a detailed description and a set of examples to further illustrate its use. Selecting the "Why is there no answer?" help option provides field by field assistance to filling in the required details.

Single Tap Schedules and Advisors
Obtaining detailed insight into your financial planning is as difficult as a single stylus tap. The Financial Assistant provides customizable schedules for savings, mortgages, loans, depreciation and more.

At your desk or on the road, the Financial Assistant can compare loans and interest rates as well as help make informed lease, rent or buy decisions.

Money 101: Key Financial Advice
The Financial Assistant includes an optionally installable set of electronic lessons created by the editors at Money Magazine which will help you invest, save, borrow and spend more wisely. Whether you are interested in the basics of banking and saving, investing in mutual funds or just want to control your debt, the essentials of each lesson can be absorbed in just 10 minutes.

Includes an extensive financial glossary
The next time your savings officer gets excited about a compounding yield of six points, or your lawyer asks about your company's scorched earth policy reach for your handheld. Quickly look up the definitions to these and thousands of other financial terms using the Financial Assistant's two optionally installable glossaries: A standard 1,600 term edition which covers the core of the financial language and the 7,200 term edition which represents the most extensive available on any handheld.

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