The features of each US 2001 versions are listed in the table below. This feature list is based on the marketing information from Microsoft. System Requirements can be found at
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| Fast, Easy Banking Features | Standard | Deluxe | Deluxe & Business |
| New! | Cash flow forecast | x | x | x |
| New! | Reminders of upcoming bills | x | x | x |
| New! | Budget Maintenance | x | x | x |
| Improved! | Budgeting and expenditure tracking | x | x | x |
| Improved! | Money Setup Assistant | x | x | x |
| Improved! | Online bill scheduling and paying | x | x | x |
| Improved! | Easy access to Help by typing questions in your own words | x | x | x |
| Improved! | Video and audio Help | x | x | x |
| | Electronic checkbook | x | x | x |
| | Monthly reports of your finances | x | x | x |
| Online Access to Finances |
| Improved! | Online banking with over 900 financial institutions | x | x | x |
| Improved! | Ability to enter transactions anytime, anywhere | x | x | x |
| | Access to a summary of your investments and bills from a Web browser | x | x | x |
| | E-mail reminders of bills due | x | x | x |
| Investing, Financial Planning, and Tax Management |
| New! | Prioritization of your financial objectives | x | x | x |
| New! | Feedback Pane | x | x | x |
| New! | Frequent Flyer Mileage Tracking | x | x | x |
| New! | Baseline Plan Comparison | x | x | x |
| New! | Inline Portfolio Expansion | x | x | x |
| New! | Investment Communities | x | x | x |
| New! | Integration with Kiplinger TaxCut | x | x | x |
| Improved! | Investment performance tracking | x | x | x |
| Improved! | Personal financial management | x | x | x |
| Improved! | 401(k) management | x | x | x |
| | Ability to research more than 16,000 stocks and mutual funds | x | x | x |
| | Integration with MSN MoneyCentral services | x | x | x |
| | Online quotes, research investments, and financial news through MSN MoneyCentral | x | x | x |
| | Tax Estimator and deduction finder | x | x | x |
| | Tax Export Review feature to export data to tax software | x | x | x |
| New! | Tax Withholding Estimator | x | x | x |
| New! | Insights and information about IPOs | x | x | x |
| New! | Resources to help you learn about home ownership | | x | x |
| Improved! | Investment management tools | | x | x |
| Improved! | Access to free MoneyCentral and MSN tools | | x | x |
| Improved! | Personalized financial insights | | x | x |
| Improved! | Synchronization of data in Money 2001 with MoneyCentral online tool | | x | x |
| Improved! | Tax-related expenditure tracking | | x | x |
| | Capital gains estimator | | x | x |
| | Lifetime Planner to help you prepare for financial events such as a home purchase, college, or retirement | | x | x |
| | Help determining your target asset allocation | | x | x |
| | Advisor FYITM personal financial guidance | | x | x |
| | "What if" scenarios for planning | | x | x |
| | Tools to compare alternatives for financing major purchases | | x | x |
| Business Tools |
| | Automatic tax categorization for Schedule C income and expenses | | | x |
| | Receivable and payable tracking | | | x |
| | Custom invoice creation and design | | | x |
| | Customer and vendor list management | | | x |
| | Inventory management | | | x |
| | Compatibility with Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business Tools | | | x |