Installation was painless up to the point when the software junked up our desktop with four icons: the Quicken icon, plus another three unwanted shortcuts advertising a Quicken credit card and other additional services.

We evaluated Quicken Deluxe 2010.Īt almost 70MB, Quicken Deluxe 2010 takes several minutes to install. The Quicken 2010 product family includes Quicken Starter Edition ($29.99) for tracking budgets and upcoming bills Quicken Deluxe ($59.99), which includes tools to help you save up for a large purchase Quicken Premier ($89.99), which helps track investments Quicken Home and Business ($99.99) and Quicken Rental Property Management ($149.99). Although already a solid balance-keeper and financial assistant in previous versions, Quicken 2010 adds a few new features to visualize your monthly budget and assets.

With Quicken 2010, Intuit strives to make its flagship money management application easier to navigate and simpler to set up, thanks to spruced-up visuals and a refreshed start-up wizard.