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<p>The Money Home page is designed to give you a quick yet comprehensive look at your finances<mdash/>the way you want to see them. You can choose a predefined Home page view tailored to particular interests<mdash/>such as Basic, Accounts, Bills, Investing, Planning, or Tax<mdash/>or you can customize your Home page to show only the areas and features that interest you. You can also use the Task-Based Home page to find tasks that are common in Money. <alink type="cncpt" href="Learnaboutthetaskviewhomepage.xml"/></p>
<p>On the Home page, you can view:</p>
<p><emph>Priorities, News, and Alerts</emph></p>
<ul>
<li><emph>Your financial priorities.</emph> Reminders about the priorities you have chosen, such as staying within your budget, managing day-to-day finances, and investing.</li>
<li><emph>News and announcements.</emph> Information about when your file was last updated online, new offers, and financial news headlines.</li>
<li><emph>MSN Alerts.</emph> Notification about events that interest you, such as changes in stock price and volume, earnings announcements, and your account balances.</li>
</ul>
<p><emph>Accounts & Bills</emph></p>
<ul>
<li><emph>Favorite accounts.</emph> Balances and links to the checking, savings, and credit card accounts you've marked as favorites.</li>
<li><emph>Bills and deposits.</emph> Upcoming transactions you've scheduled.</li>
<li><emph>Reminders.</emph> Notification from Money about important dates, overdue bills, or reports to read.</li>
<li><emph>Advisor FYI.</emph> Personalized alerts <frgmnt sku="std">that keep you up to date on your finances</frgmnt><frgmnt sku="dlxbiz"> and suggestions for making the most of your money,</frgmnt> based on your own financial information.</li>
<li><emph>Go to the Internet.</emph> Direct access to the Web without opening a separate Internet window.</li>
<li><emph>Monthly spending progress.</emph> Spending limits you've set and how close you are to them.</li>
<li><emph>MSN Money online.</emph> One-click access to MSN Money, where you can find financial news, tips, articles, and planning information.</li>
<li><emph>Announcements.</emph> Offers and ideas from Microsoft, just for Money users.</li>
<li><emph>Charts.</emph> A pictorial view of your finances.</li>
<frgmnt sku="biz"><li><emph>Business snapshot.</emph> A summary of your latest business financial information, including upcoming bills and invoices.</li></frgmnt>
<li><emph>News.</emph>Recent personal finance<frgmnt sku="biz"> and small business</frgmnt> news.</li>
</ul>
<p><emph>Investing</emph></p>
<ul>
<li><emph>Investment summary.</emph> The latest prices for your portfolio investments.</li>
<li><emph>Investment performance.</emph> Analysis on how your investments are doing.</li>
<li><emph>Investment charts.</emph> Rotating charts show your investment situation at a glance.</li>
</ul>
<p><emph>Planning</emph></p>
<ul>
<li><emph>Budget summary.</emph> A quick look at your progress on your budget.</li>
<li><emph>Debt reduction plan summary.</emph> Feedback and a chart showing your debt plan progress.</li>
</ul>
<p><emph>Taxes</emph></p>
<ul>
<li><emph>Estimated taxes.</emph> What you're having withheld from your pay, your projected tax liability, and other information.</li>
