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Patent US7921048 - Financial planning and counseling system projecting user cash flow - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Web History | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA system, method and article of manufacture are provided for generating an online, web-enabled financial model accessible over the Internet. A service level agreement that defines a level of financial management desired by a user is provided. A user is prompted to input financial information relative...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7921048?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7921048 - Financial planning and counseling system projecting user cash flowPublication numberUS7921048 B2Publication typeGrantApplication number09/929,610Publication date5 Apr 2011Filing date13 Aug 2001Priority date1 Nov 1999Also published asCA2456860A1, EP1419468A2, US20020095363, WO2003017168A2, WO2003017168A8Publication number09929610, 929610, US 7921048 B2, US 7921048B2, US-B2-7921048, US7921048 B2, US7921048B2InventorsRonald E. Sloan, Stephen B. SlutskyOriginal AssigneeAccenture Global Services GmbhPatent Citations (103), Non-Patent Citations (227), Referenced by (1), Classifications (8) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetFinancial planning and counseling system projecting user cash flowUS 7921048 B2Abstract A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for generating an online, web-enabled financial model accessible over the Internet. A service level agreement that defines a level of financial management desired by a user is provided. A user is prompted to input financial information relative to the user. The financial information is stored in a database. A prospective cash flow of the user is aggregated over a predetermined amount of time based on the service level agreement and the financial information. The prospective cash flow is then output to the user. As an option, the user may be allowed to re-input the financial information if the prospective cash flow is deemed unacceptable by the user. A risk analysis may be executed if the prospective cash flow is deemed acceptable by the user. Further, advice based on the financial information may be output if the prospective cash flow is deemed acceptable to the user.
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