personal finance software?

[thewerd.com]

i'm looking to pick up a new budgeting software, compatible with canadian banks would be nice, but overall just a great budgeting/financial program. I've used Microsoft Money in the past and was please with it, but before i go out and pick up the latest version (microsoft money plus) should i consider any alternatives that are better? i am not looking for something cheap, or free, or open source. i just want whatever would be the best to cover:

daily banking/balances.
stocks/options
rrsp.
budgeting.
spending categories/breakdowns.
connectivity and balancing through online banks.

thanks.

[CMass Stan]

Conventional Wisdom says, considering that MS Money and Quicken are pretty even in terms of maturity and capability, it's hard to come up w/ a good reason to switch.

If you're not a current user of MS Money, then look to Quicken as an alternative. If you're a current user of MS Money, there's no good reason to switch. You already have a decent sized database that only needs upgrading, not conversion to Quicken.

I wouldn't consider Quickbooks unless you're going to use it to run a business. Intuit designed Quicken from the beginning for personal finance.

[pumpdatiron]

Quicken. 2008 version is now out. Very popular with banks as far as compatibility for data collection online downloads.