Financial Navigator

Infobox Company
company_name = Financial Navigator, Inc
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = Mountain View, California (1983)
location = Mountain View, California
key_people = Ed Van Deman, founder, CEO
John Van Deman, developer, CTO
industry = Computer software
products = Home office, accounting
homepage = [http://www.finnav.com/ www.finnav.com]
num_employees = <100

Financial Navigator, Inc is a U.S. based software company that develops accounting software targeted towards family offices, accountants, and high-net-worth individuals. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Company Profile

Financial Navigator, Inc was founded in 1983 by brothers Ed and John Van Deman to service the accounting and financial reporting needs of the high-net-worth market, where very few comprehensive software packages existed at the time. John Van Deman became the lead developer, while Ed Van Deman focused on strategy and sales.

The company's primary product is Navigator, a financial management and reporting application for managing complex financial situations (such as those faced by the very wealthy, trust and estate managers, and CPAs, among others). Navigator is complemented by a suite of add-on modules that extend the functionality of the main application, adding features such as advanced reporting, brokerage and banking link, as well as check printing, among other features.

Products

Core Application

Navigator - The core application provides functionality such as investment and portfolio tracking (of everything from securities, to oil and gas, to antiques), financial statements, and financial reporting. The application uses a double-entry accounting system. The application supports the .OFX (Open Financial Exchange) file format standard. The application runs on Windows 2000 or higher.

The first version, 1.0, was released in 1984 and upgrades have followed roughly every two years. The current version is 8.2, released in June 2005. Add-on modules that extend the functionality of the program have been added over the years, such as the ability to link to bank and brokerage accounts as well as automatic updating of security prices.

Add-On Modules

ROI - ROI adds performance reporting for investments and portfolios that allows for risk adjusted benchmarking. ROI can measure performance by manager or individual investor.

Advanced Reports - Module that allows for the creation of reports that span multiple years and entities.

BrokerLink - Retrieves and imports brokerage data in to Navigator from online brokerage accounts.

BankLink - Retrieves and imports bank transaction from checking, savings, credit card, and bill payment services in to Financial Naviagtor. Supports .OFX, .QFX, and .QIF file formats.

CheckForm - Print checks, including MICR codes, on to blank check stock.

StockWeb - Updates current stock prices and dividends over the internet and conduct research over the web.

PriceLink - Module that can retrieve and update historical prices in a portfolio including bonds, warrants, and mutual funds.

Impressions - Adds graphing and charting features to Navigator.

Other Services

Navigator OneView - Hosted, managed service that provides data collection, portfolio tracking, and financial reporting to clients via the internet.

External links

* [http://www.finnav.com http://www.finnav.com]