Morningstar Market Barometer Enhances InvestmentAdvisor.com

New York, N.Y. (May 31, 2007) – Investment Advisor has partnered with Morningstar, Inc. to provide visitors to its Web site with Morningstar's dynamic online Market BarometerSM (http://www.investmentadvisor.com/morningstar/).

The Morningstar Market Barometer, now live on the InvestmentAdvisor.com home page, captures the performance of 97% of U.S.-domiciled stocks and is updated continuously throughout the day. The tool is supported by a detailed report on each Morningstar Style Index, that further enhances the understanding of different sections of the market.

"The Morningstar Market Barometer offers an intuitive way to understand the shifting patterns across the markets as they happen," said Jeff Strazis, product manager for Morningstar Indexes. "Investors can quickly spot significant market moves, identify trends, and track potential opportunities. With our nine style indexes, in both a graphic and content-based format, investors can gain a perspective on the market that's consistent with the way they invest and assemble their portfolios."

"We are excited about the barometer because it is another offering that is beneficial for InvestmentAdvisor.com users," said Andy Sonnenberg, publisher of Investment Advisor. Along with the Morningstar Market Barometer, InvestmentAdvisor.com has freshened its content and usability with three dynamic blogs from Investment Advisor contributors, podcasts with industry leaders, and RSS feeds, in addition to its existing news offerings and Investment Advisor magazine online, to help educate and inform advisors and increase their chances of success.

With a circulation of 110,000, Investment Advisor (www.investmentadvisor.com) is now in its 27th year of serving independent-and independent-minded-investment advisors and financial planners across the United States. Investment Advisor offers information and analysis on wealth management, retirement planning, investment strategies, practice management, compliance and regulatory issues, and insurance and tax planning, all designed to help registered investment advisors and independent broker/dealer representatives become more successful.

Investment Advisor is an operating unit of Wicks Business Information (WBI), a rapidly growing media company that creates and delivers critical information to senior financial and legal executives. WBI is an affiliate of The Wicks Group of Companies (www.wicksgroup.com), a New York-based private equity firm focused on selected segments of the communications, information, and media industries.

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