Credit reports

4 Retirement planning

4 Tax preparation

4 Capital gains analysis

4 Breaking news from CNBC

4 Financial message boards and chat rooms

The Money channel also includes links to Microsoft's Money financial management sofware. If you have the software, it can upload your personal information to your online portfolio and download the latest quotes to the program.

While some sites (such as CBS MarketWatch, discussed in Chapter 13) offer more in-depth financial resources, MSN Money functions just fine if all you want is basic financial information and advice. Check it out to see if it serves your personal financial needs.

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