CBS MarketWatch.com Announces Market Education Campaign with
MarketWise.com
San Francisco, March 11, 2004 - MarketWatch.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTW),
a leading multimedia publisher of business news and provider of financial
information and analytical tools, announced today that MarketWise.com,
a leading stock market education provider, will offer educational courses
for introductory and advanced trading and investing tactics to MarketWatch’s
audience of CBS.MarketWatch.com and BigCharts.com users.
MarketWise.com invites individuals to online and live events
where they put their skills and market acumen to work with real
money in real-time. This experience has attracted thousands of
students from around the world to learn the art and science of
the MarketWise method of trading and investing.
MarketWise.com is located near Boulder, CO and offers students
ranging from 401(k) participants to professional floor traders classes
on how to trade and invest in all market environments using the latest
direct-access trading and investing methods. Starting April 6th and
running through the week of June 21, 2004, MarketWatch will promote
MarketWise courses to its audience. Five online courses will be offered
in addition to a five-day, in-person, MarketWise flagship course in
Napa Valley, California. For details visit cbs.marketwatch.com/commerce/store.asp
for exact course descriptions and availability.
“We are big supporters of stock market education and have explored
many of the products and educational providers out there. MarketWise
offers a great fit for our large audience of investors,” said
Bill Bishop, Executive Vice President and General Manager of MarketWatch.com.
“This initial six-course program will be a tremendous complement
to our stock market simulation game, Virtual Stock Exchange, and fits
with our mission of educating investors at every level.”
David S. Nassar, Founder/CEO of MarketWise.com, stated, “Our
mission is to transfer our knowledge and experience to the student
so that they become ‘Market Wise’, hence the name
of our company. We are extremely excited to be working with MarketWatch
as one of the industry’s leading sources of market information.”
About MarketWatch.com, Inc.
MarketWatch.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTW) is a leading multimedia publisher
of business news and provider of financial information and analytical
tools. Founded in 1997, the Company operates two award-winning Web sites,
CBS.MarketWatch.com and BigCharts.com. The Company produces the syndicated
CBS MarketWatch Weekend program, airs financial reports over The CBS
Television Network and provides updates every 30 minutes on the MarketWatch.com
Radio Network. MarketWatch.com also offers subscription products for
individual investors, including The Hulbert Financial Digest, Retirement
Weekly and The Technical Indicator. The Company's MarketWatch Information
Services group is a leading licensor of market news, data, investment
analysis tools and other online applications to financial services firms,
media companies, wireless carriers and Internet service providers.
About MarketWise.com
Located in the Denver Metro area, Colorado, the MarketWise.com
was established in 1996 by New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Business
Week best-selling author David S. Nassar. The school offers courses
which focus on a unique technical approach to trading equities, options
and futures. Since 1996 MarketWise has taught students from around the
world using state of the art online classroom technology as well as
live events in all major cities domestically and abroad. Mediums of
education are available on location and real-time over the world wide
web. For more information, visit at www.MarketWise.com or call 877-MKT-WISE.
Contacts:
Dan Silmore
MarketWatch.com
415-733-0582
dsilmore@marketwatch.com
Elizabeth Ames
Bolde Communications
212-727-1680
eames@boldepr.com
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