macintoshFor long Apple Macintosh computers have been restricted to education and designing purposes. With significant breakthroughs in accounting software the scenario has changed drastically. High on security and safety, now Mac is a choice with many when it comes to financial and business purposes.  There are hordes of financial software available for Mac. There has been an increase in the hosted financial solutions(SaaS) for Mac as well as other high-end applications that have made Mac a businessman's friend.  But before you decide on using a financial software on your Mac, it's important to consider whether its safe to use, how often do you need to upgrade it and what are the other requirements. To make things easier for you, I delved over various financial software for Mac to select affordable and efficient one's. Here's my list of Top 10 financial software for Mac.    

1. iBank

It's an upscale financial manager packed with features that includes importing transactions, Standard Reports, Tax Support,  drag and drop, stock performance graph,  check you stocks on the road,  cover flow of transaction, loan management, category images and can be sync with iPhone.

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2. Kashflow

It is a hosted solution(SaaS) that can be accessed from any account and from anywhere. It offers VAT reporting and VAT returns report paypal integration for payments, internet banking, online invoicing as well as integration with other services such as payroll e-commerce and workflow project management

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3. Xero

This is a online powerful accounting solution designed with high-end features. It offers flexible online reporting tools, online invoicing, importing bank statement, contact book and more.  It's the cool dashboard feature with quick-view summaries is unique.

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4. Quicken Mac

This is a high-end commercial software  exclusively designed for Mac OS X. It allows managing of the personal finances. It organizes the tax information and finds the tax deductions. Quicken Mac plans the investment, monitors the portfolio and allows downloads directly from the financial institutions.  Moreover, the files are secured with encrypted back up in .Mac.

5. Portfolio Optimization

This shareware for Mac OS X by business spreadsheet is designed to calculate the optimal capital weights on different investment based on the highest return for minimum risk. This software comes can be used for effective management of financial investment and business portfolio.

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6.  RADAAPLStock-1.5

This application is designed for those working with stocks. It features  APPL Stock prices with financial and world news related to it on the status bar.

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7. Ascendo Money

Basically a Windows product it can be synced wit Mac OSX. Ascendo is a great mobile app and can be easily accessed with iPhone. It allows the users to set budget, split transaction and manage multiple bank account both business as well as personal.

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8. Money3

With a simple and easy to use use interface this is one of the widely used business & financial software. Money3 provides auto bank downloads and VAT reporting.   It allows CSV export of reports that can be checked in excel.

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9. Spendthrift - 628b

This is a handy freeware for Mac OSX that assists in tracking the expenses and monitoring the account balance without dealing with the complex tools. It consistent with records and updating of data.

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10. Xconvert v1.0

Conversion of currency is a part of any business. Xconvert allows the conversions between 139 currencies in a jiffy. Further, the latest exchange rates are constantly updated for conversion.

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