Upgrade to Quicken 2009: Deluxe or Premier?

Posted by JM on November 25, 2008, 3:35 pm

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Can speak for Deluxe 2008 version and would not expect any difference
in 2009.

Actually the Deluxe version includes a host of "Planners"; Retirement,
College, Home Purchase, Debt Reduction, and Special Purchase.

My impression is that Premier adds enhanced investment analyses
functions that are not available in Deluxe.

But yes, Deluxe can manage/track all the various account types -
including regular investment accounts, IRA's, 401k's, etc.

> > lorenzo_...@hotmail.com wrote:

> > > I am using Quicken Deluxe 2006 and I need to upgrade to

> > > Quicken 2009

> > > before online services are retired (probably in the Spring

> > > 2009).

> > > I am using Quicken to manage checking/credit card accounts and

> > > to

> > > download transaction from brokerage accounts (stocks, bonds

> > > and

> > > options).

> > > Should I upgrade to Deluxe (i.e the same version) or to

> > > Premier?

> > > In other words, does Quicken 2009 Deluxe provide -- at

> > > least -- the

> > > same capabilities of Quicken 2006 Deluxe to manage

> > > investments? or the

> > > investment features have been moved to the Premier version?

> > > From Quicken advertising, it appears that Deluxe is just to

> > > manage

> > > checking/credit cards accounts and monitor expenses, while to

> > > manage

> > > investment you need the Premier.

> > > It seems strage that a newver version of the same product

> > > (i.e.

> > > Deluxe) does not provide the same functionality of earlier

> > > version,

> > > but you never know.

> > You shouldn't lose any functionality (by design) when you

> > upgrade from one Deluxe version to another Deluxe version (or

> > Premier to Premier, etc.).

> > New versions of Quicken come with a 60 day unconditional money

> > back guarantee; you can insure the above for yourself when Q2009

> > is released.

> Hey John,

> So if I never really did anything under the planning tab, Premier was

> probably a waste for me and I could downgrade to Deluxe without losing

> the things I use? =A0I do track my 401k and some stocks. =A0That is still

> in Deluxe as I understand it.- Hide quoted text -

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Posted by Oilcan on November 12, 2008, 9:55 am

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No knowing all of the features you use in Q2006D your should be fine in
upgrading. You will not lose anything (i.e. they did not take anything
from Q2006D and move it to a Premier - which your cable company loves to
do). I upgraded (downgraded) from Q2008P to Q2009D as I was paying for
features I did not use - lots of it to do with planning. My conversion
went fine and I continue to be able to do what I want in Quicken. I am
able to deal with Investments just fine - regular, IRA's, 401(k), etc.

Oilcan

-----Original Message-----
From: lorenzo_mig@hotmail.com [mailto:lorenzo_mig@hotmail.com]
Posted At: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 8:30 PM
Posted To: alt.comp.software.financial.quicken
Conversation: Upgrade to Quicken 2009: Deluxe or Premier?
Subject: Upgrade to Quicken 2009: Deluxe or Premier?

I am using Quicken Deluxe 2006 and I need to upgrade to Quicken 2009
before online services are retired (probably in the Spring 2009).

I am using Quicken to manage checking/credit card accounts and to
download transaction from brokerage accounts (stocks, bonds and
options).

Should I upgrade to Deluxe (i.e. the same version) or to Premier?
In other words, does Quicken 2009 Deluxe provide -- at least -- the
same capabilities of Quicken 2006 Deluxe to manage investments? or the
investment features have been moved to the Premier version?

From Quicken advertising, it appears that Deluxe is just to manage
checking/credit cards accounts and monitor expenses, while to manage
investment you need the Premier.

It seems strage that a newver version of the same product (i.e.
Deluxe) does not provide the same functionality of earlier version,
but you never know. So I am confused about which version to buy.

Thanks for your help
Lorenzo

Posted by lorenzo_mig on November 12, 2008, 3:55 pm

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> No knowing all of the features you use in Q2006D your should be fine in

> upgrading. =A0You will not lose anything (i.e. they did not take anything

> from Q2006D and move it to a Premier - which your cable company loves to

> do). =A0I upgraded (downgraded) from Q2008P to Q2009D as I was paying for

> features I did not use - lots of it to do with planning. =A0My conversion

> went fine and I continue to be able to do what I want in Quicken. =A0I am

> able to deal with Investments just fine - regular, IRA's, 401(k), etc.

> Oilcan

> -----Original Message-----

> From: lorenzo_...@hotmail.com [mailto:lorenzo_...@hotmail.com]

> Posted At: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 8:30 PM

> Posted To: alt.comp.software.financial.quicken

> Conversation: Upgrade to Quicken 2009: Deluxe or Premier?

> Subject: Upgrade to Quicken 2009: Deluxe or Premier?

> I am using Quicken Deluxe 2006 and I need to upgrade to Quicken 2009

> before online services are retired (probably in the Spring 2009).

> I am using Quicken to manage checking/credit card accounts and to

> download transaction from brokerage accounts (stocks, bonds and

> options).

> Should I upgrade to Deluxe (i.e. the same version) or to Premier?

> In other words, does Quicken 2009 Deluxe provide -- at least -- the

> same capabilities of Quicken 2006 Deluxe to manage investments? or the

> investment features have been moved to the Premier version?

> From Quicken advertising, it appears that Deluxe is just to manage

> checking/credit cards accounts and monitor expenses, while to manage

> investment you need the Premier.

> It seems strage that a newver version of the same product (i.e.

> Deluxe) does not provide the same functionality of earlier version,

> but you never know. So I am confused about which version to buy.

> Thanks for your help

> Lorenzo- Hide quoted text -

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Thanks for all your replies. It is what I did expect, but you never
know for sure.
Lorenzo