Fidelity Investments

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. One of the keys to small business success is managing money. Whether it’s cash flow, credit or expenses, having money when you need it keeps the business going. More importantly, it can enable owners to make the investments necessary to grow their businesses. With today’s smartphone technology, it’s easier than ever to keep track of financial indicators. Here are 21 iPhone apps — all free — to help you stay informed and monitor your finances. Let us know which you use in the comments below. Name your bank, and they probably have an app. Most offer similar features, however a couple have some different options that, depending on your situation, could be valuable. Bank of America, Wells Fargo Mobile and PNC Mobile Banking have mobile banking apps that allow you to check your account balance, pay bills, transfer funds and find banking locations. Citibank also has a mobile banking app called Citi Mobile. Citi’s app also enables users to check account balances, pay bills and transfer funds. In addition, credit card customers can pay their credit card bill, check balances, view recent transactions and track their rewards. Both TD Bank and BB&T offer similar banking services as well as promote the ability to contact their customer service departments directly via the app. SunTrust Mobile Banking gives users access to up-to-date account balances for their checking, savings and money market accounts. I couldn’t determine if they had a list of banking locations within the app. ING Direct’s mobile app has the unique feature of person-to-person payments. Chase Mobile also provides the person-to-person QuickPay option. And, the app allows iPhone users to make a deposit via cellphone. If you make a lot of purchases with a credit card, a couple of credit card companies have apps to help manage your account. American Express provides card members the ability to pay their bill, check balances, view recent transactions, manage multiple cards and check reward points. Discover Mobile offers similar credit card services such as making payments, and viewing recent transactions and rewards activity. In addition, the app provides detailed account information including current balance, minimum payment due, credit available and Cashback Bonus balance. If part of your financial planning includes investments, several firms offer apps to monitor your account. Fidelity Read More

Leena Rao currently works as a writer for TechCrunch. She recently finished graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she studied business journalism and videography. From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was... → Learn More Investment giant Fidelity is getting into the mobile game with a new iPhone app. Fidelity’s free app allows you to monitor your portfolio, trades, research investments, and follow daily market news on the go. With the app, you can track your portfolio and monitor positions, balances, and intraday valuations of accounts. The app also lets you trade stocks, mutual funds, ETFs and options from within the app and lets you check the status of your orders. In terms of data intelligence, Fidelity’s app provides you with charts that will compare the value of your stocks. And the app streams financial news from various business news sources including MarketWatch, and Reuters. Users can also get real-time quotes and maintain a watch list for particular stocks. Morningstar has an iPhone apps that lets you track investments and Mint’s iPhone app also allows you to monitor your personal finance. Fidelity International was founded with a simple goal: to achieve outstanding investment returns for their clients. Nearly 40 years on, this approach has yielded impressive results. Fidelity now has a presence in all major financial centres in the world and a range of funds covering all regions, industrial sectors and asset classes. With 415 fund managers and research professionals*, they believe their research resources are unrivalled within the industry. These investment professionals carry out in-depth analysis to uncover the best opportunities,... Sponsored Ads Sponsored Ads Sponsored Ads Read More