Archive for the ‘personal financial software’ Category

Is it possible to get into the finance sector(like financial analyst at HSBC) just after B.Tech. without MBA??

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

I don’t want to do MBA .. though I can … coz i can’t give 2 more year of my life due to some personal problem .. but I want to get in to the finance stream … there could be lots of courses.. which can help me in this concern.. I want to work for Big banks … Big company .. like meakensy …what should I do?? right now I m working in a big Multinational company as a software engineer after completing my B.Tech. from a very very good institute of our country… I m having one year experience.
any one can help me in this concern….

Firstly, I have never heard of any "Meakensy" in the Financial Services industry — I assume that you meant the (strategy) Management Consulting firm "McKinsey." McKinsey is the premier MC firm in the world, and if I may be blunt, your profile doesn’t even come close to getting you in the door there. (If all you have is a bachelor’s degree, you’re incredibly lucky if they even consider you if you’re not the top of your class from Harvard, and even if you do have a MBA, you’d better be from a top 20 program, and have stellar grades or a GND policy working for you.)

Secondly, if all you want to do is work for a "big bank," I suppose you could always try to get a job as a teller. But it sounds like you want to be at a Bulge Bracket and have a title above Janitor, so again I have to be blunt and say that without prior experience or a Masters, you’re most likely out of luck.

Alright, so so far, I’ve been pretty mean (and realistic). But here’s what you do if you want to have a legitimate shot anywhere:
1. Get a MBA or a Master of Finance from a top school in the country that you want to work in, or the country that the company that you eventually want to work in is headquartered in. (e.g. if you want to work for Goldman Sachs, go to Harvard or Stanford or Wharton or U. Chicago; if you want to work for Barclays, go to LSE or Oxford or maybe even INSEAD.)
2. If you don’t get a Masters, at the very LEAST take the CFA exams. The Chartered Financial Analyst is really the only credential that will get you an interview at any investment bank if you don’t have a Masters degree.
3. Take any job that you can get in any bank and try to work your way up the ladder. If you work at a boutique bank, and climb the ladder high enough, you *might* be able to make a lateral transfer into the Bulge Bracket, and be rewarded with an entry level job, and get to work 100 hours a week for $60k per year.

That’s it. Those are basically your only options if you ever want to do anything real in finance, unless you win the lottery and use the money to start your own hedge fund.

Basically, if you really want to do this, suck it up and go back to school.

heaps! – Personal Finance & Budgeting

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Heaps! is a personal finance and budget website helps you save money and get more out of life – http://www.heaps.co.nz

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I Dunno What Career im going to chose..?

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Im 15, heading into grade 10 with some grade 11 courses, and personally, i cant decide what im going to do. I ruled out 6 options, that have to do with personal,financial and influencial opinions.

Family Practitioner: So i can please my parents, My Mom is a Lab Tech and my Father is a Family Practitioner.

Lawyer: Only job im kinda interest in that makes a-lot of money.

Teacher: What my mom wants me to be.

Fire Fighter:WHat my mom wants me to be.

Cardio-Surgeon: Something im REALLY REALLY interested in, but my father prefers me to be a Family Practitioner, I personally think he just dosent want me to overshadow him.My mother thinks im not driven enough to become a Surgeon period, but i think I am.

and Finally

Software Engineer: Something also interesting, My mother says this is number 1 choice my parents want me to be.

Okay, what im saying is, id like some opinions, I know asking random people about my future is stupid, but it may give me some guidance.

teh best answer here is simply answering this question… what are u good at? whats ur field of expertise? from there u can decide what ur future wud be… remember that no one can make a good person as u are and no one can create ur on career.. its u and only u alone that ur make of urself.

Personal Finance Management: Financial Software Manager

Monday, March 15th, 2010

My first public demonstration of monkeypeanuts.com showing how to add accounts and retrieve transactions.

http://www.monkeypeanuts.com

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how can you take a virus away from your computer?

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

every time i go on the internet it says We strongly recommend to discontinue the use of this website.
Register your computer’s security software

This website has been reported to Microsoft for containing threats that might steal personal or financial information from your computer
and it does not let me go into any website do you know how i can fix this?

The problem you describe is exactly on that Techguy had a response to.
The problem you report is actually a ploy to get you to buy.

Some popular online viruses like anti virus 2009 will generate a pop up that tells you that your computer is infected with viruses and to click here to get rid of them.. what your actually doing by that is giving your permission to download the actual virus.. (in this case a bogus scan and request for payment to complete the removal. Don’t count on seeing a real product or your money soon!)

I would advise you to :
Use these proven and safe programs to remove most pests:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/
and also adaware
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

If your unable to get to any sites.. have a friend burn the exe to a usb dongle memory key and
install the free versions of both (although I just use malware bytes now) and scan your computer.

If your having trouble doing that try booting to the safe mode( just tap the F8 key after a fresh start of the computer or cold boot.. and choose "safe mode with networking"

This usually disables most software and allows you to get to the site .don’t worry if the icons appear larger.. its normal as its loading minimal drivers.After the installation you can boot normally and run the programs. (just restart)

One of the best temp file cleaners will round out your tools for a well running computer,
C Cleaner which is safe and easy to use and you’ll be in great shape to battle any of these annoying marketing ploys that bother us.

I would also install AVG for antivirus if you don’t have any installed/its free and widely used .. available on Cnet ,Google or use the links below. Anti virus software tackles the tougher stuff and sometimes misses the malware that you seem to have but haveing antivirus software for the meaner stuff is advisable.

A little about me… dell tech for 3 years ,Bell and Howell tech for 12 and Shaw support for three with degree in Network and computers.

How do i get rid of this "Blocked" crap?

Friday, March 12th, 2010

It says:
This website has been reported as unsafe

We strongly recommend to discontinue the use of this website.
Register your computer’s security software

This website has been reported to Microsoft for containing threats that might steal personal or financial information from your computer
More information

I mean it do this to EVERY freakin website i go on. Its Driving me nuts, How do i get rid of this crap. I’m not buying the freakin product

pwned.

New personal finance program

Friday, March 12th, 2010

A new personal finance program from Realityworks. Shouldn’t everyone be afforded the luxury of understanding how to manage your personal finances? This program takes you through 13 financial themes to prepare you to be financially successful in life!

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Microsoft Money is going away, what do you use now to budget?

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

I’ve been using Microsoft Money since 2002, so I have over 7 years of financial data. However, now the Microsoft is leaving the personal finance mgmt business, what is the best alternative? An important requirement is that I save these 7 years of information. I would like web based, but I must be able to import my current information. I have stock information, retirement info, various bank accounts and credit cards.

What is the best personal finance management software today?

Without a doubt Quicken…..

Check Out Quicken 2010 Personal Finance Software!

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Get an overview of Quicken 2010 personal finance software that helps you perform your money management all in one place, stay on top of your bills, and get ready for tax season!

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10 POINTS FOR THE FIRST ANSWER THAT HELPS ME BLOCK THIS SUSPICIOUS SOFTWARE!!!!!?

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Uhm, this Security Central Alert thing popped up & asked me if I wanted to block this suspicious software; but I need to download it or buy it. I downloaded it but again it said that it could only detect, not remove. o-o Yeah, it’s stupid o-o So I was wondering if you guys knew a free download link that FILTERS out those viruses/threats, not only detecting or deleting the file it’s found in. Here are the info you may need to know;
Software Name; Trojan.Zlob.G
Risk Level; High
Description; Trojan.Zlob.G is a trojan program that records keystrokes and takes screen shots of the computer, stealing personal financial information.
Again, 10 pts. for the first answer that helps me block this suspicious program.
Thanks!
I know that it itself may be fake and the virus; but last time it happened I kept on ignoring it and guess what?! My laptop wouldn’t even turn on right. I had to reboot it and I lost EVERYTHING in it. So basically I can’t just ignore it, which is what some of you guys are partially saying.

try running your anti virus
nevr ever download anything that is what your anti virus is for.