- 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, CEOJohn Van Deman , developer, CTO
industry =Computer software
products =Home office , accounting
homepage = [http://www.finnav.com/ www.finnav.com]
num_employees = <100Financial 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 in1983 and is headquartered inMountain View, CA .Company Profile
Financial Navigator, Inc was founded in 1983 by brothers Ed and John Van Deman to service the
accounting andfinancial 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, whileEd 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]
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