Money 98: Capital Needs Analysis Missing from Insurance Article (180125)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Money 98
  • Microsoft Money 98 Deluxe Edition
  • Microsoft Money 98 Financial Suite
This article was previously published under Q180125

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Money 98 Financial Suite, the How Much Life Insurance article in the Money Insider mentions the "following capital needs analysis," but this analysis tool is missing from the article.

RESOLUTION

The Microsoft Money Insider site on the World Wide Web has a Life Insurance Calculator which allows you to make the suggested analysis.

To locate the Life Insurance Calculator, follow these steps:
  1. Click Money Insider on the navigation bar.
  2. Click the MoneyInsider logo at the top of the Contents page in Insider. This opens the following MoneyInsider site on the World Wide Web:

    http://Moneyinsider.msn.com/home.asp

  3. Under Looking Ahead, click Insurance.
  4. Click the Life Insurance Needs Calculator hyperlink.

MORE INFORMATION

In Money 98 Financial Suite, the Money Insider has several articles. The "How Much Life Insurance" article in the Insurance section contains the following text:

There are sophisticated software programs that purport to tell you to the dollar what your insurance needs are. But the following capital needs analysis gives solid answers as well. Your life insurance agent or financial planner probably has one of these software programs. Before you buy life insurance, you should do the calculations yourself, so that you are armed and informed when you talk with your agent.

However, the referenced capital needs analysis is missing from the article.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft Money 98 Financial Suite.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:1/5/2005
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