[lug] Financial SW & email lists?

[Michael J. Hammel]

On Tue, 2004-07-20 at 15:08, David Morris wrote:
> One On-topic and one off-topic question:
> 
> Anyone have any software they can recommend for various
> areas of finance?  Linux-based, of course. ;)
> 
> I'm looking for software on any specific area, just to find
> out generally what people can recommend (such as in
> financial calculators, accounting packages, budgeting,
> planning, investment tracking, etc.)

Two programs specific to this area are XQuote and XInvest:
http://xinvest.sunsite.dk/

I used to use both of them but stopped after I bought my house.  I
really liked them, though.

Budgeting is done with a mongo-sized spreadsheet I put together under
Applix spreadsheet.  I've used it for years, though at some point I'll
have to switch to something else.  I don't like OpenOffice's spreadsheet
that much and Gnumeric still lacks some of the clean fonts that make
onscreen display crisp (re: easy on my old eyes).

That's all I know of, but I'm sure there are others.

> On a slightly off-topic but related to the above, anyone
> know of any good email discussion lists (or news groups,
> etc.) on the topic of investing?

Try the Motley Fool.  Pretty decent stuff there, though I'm not on any
discussion lists.

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Michael J. Hammel                               The Graphics Muse 
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