1. Forbes Intelligent Investing provides access to feature stories and video conversation from Forbes, as well as forecasts and market commentary. Take a chance and use your shake function to pick from a lottery of quotes and video clips of Steve Forbes himself. Watch rare one-on-one interviews with financial luminaries Cost: Free.
2. Morningstar offers an investment app that focuses on mutual funds. but also provide analysis of stocks, companies, mutual funds, and more all inside a simple loading app. Cost: Free.
3. Bloomberg Mobile Wall Street Traders swear by the Bloomberg Terminal to analyze real-time financial market data, place trades, and get news and price quotes. Bloomberg Mobile isn’t quite the same thing but does provides up-to-the-minute news, stock quotes, company descriptions, and price chart and market trend analysis. The My Stocks feature is a more detailed replacement for Apple’s stock Stocks app. Cost: Free
4. iFutures gives you an instant snapshot of the major Commodities markets from the convenience of your mobile device. Multiple markets, any contract, configurable User Interface, charts, and more. Cost: $2.99
5. Mobile Banking Bank of America’s iPhone app, Mobile Banking is little more than a wrapper around its existing mobile site (which isn’t optimized for the iPhone) but if this is your bank you’ll still find it useful. You can use it to check available balances, pay bills, and transfer funds on-the-go 24/7. Its best feature is its ability to find the nearest ATM and Banking Center locations using the GPS in the iPhone, something that isn’t possible with the mobile site. BofA’s Online Banking Guarantee is its assurance that you won’t be responsible for any unauthorized transactions and it uses advanced encryption technology to prevent unauthorized access to your accounts and to protect your online identity. Cost: Free
6. E*Trade Mobile Pro offers those with an E*Trade account the ability to access it from anywhere. As long as you have cell service or Wi-Fi access, you can check your account and execute trades in real-time. Cost: Free.
7. iStockManager is for TD Ameritrade customers but offered by a third party. . You can get access to your TD Ameritrade account and execute real trades. You can also see streaming level II quotes as well as option chains Cost: Free.
8. SplashMoney is a mobile checkbook that is already well known fby Palm and Windows Mobile users. SplashMoney allows you to track different account types: checking, savings, credit card, cash, asset, liability, money market and line of credit. You can create a budget and track and analyze your spending with customizable reports and charts. SplashMoney bests PocketMoney by connecting wirelessly to many online US banks using the same DirectConnect service as Quicken and Microsoft Money. In order to sync with the desktop, you’ll need to purchase the desktop version of SplashMoney separately. Cost: $9.99
9. Pennies Pennies is a slick expense tracker with an interface that looks like it could have come straight from Apple. It doesn’t pretend to be a full-featured money manager like SplashMoney but it does let you quickly establish a monthly budget and record and track your daily expenses against it. Large finger friendly buttons and fun features such as a fuel gauge that indicates how much money is left in your budget make Pennies a joy to use. If you still rely on cash for your daily purchases and only want to make sure you are meeting your budget goals, Pennies is a good choice. Cost: $2.99
10. Mint.com provides an all-encompassing way to keep track of your money. While not aimed specifically at investors, Mint does include the ability to get up-to-date information on your investment accounts. Indeed,Mint.com offers you the ability to see your investments in context with the rest of your financial picture. A great bonus from one of the premier personal finance applications. Cost: Free.
Take a look at these mostly free apps and make sure to give us a call at 800-301- 8113 or visit us at goldcoastlifeinsurance.com to get a quote or any information you may need.
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