NEWS

USA Today: Jan. 25, 2013, Apple loses spot as world's most valuable company

The Wall Street Journal: Dec. 1, 2009, In A Turn, Analysts Could've Been More Bullish Stock Pickers

Fidelity Investments: Sept. 3, 2009, Fidelity Announces Research Providers Award Program To Recognize Firms For Superior Performance Of Stock Ratings

Marketwire: Aug 17, 2009, Investars Becomes a Distributor for the Trade Ideas Limited Service

Capital.gr: Dec 10, 2008, COMPLIANCE WATCH: Research Questions Analyst Ratings

MarketWatch: Nov 19, 2008, Investars Names Danny Murray to Its Board of Directors

San Francisco Chronicle: Jan 20, 2008, Tracking returns of analysts' ratings

Financial News Online Us: Jule 26, 2007, Goldman Sachs set to extend third-party research platform

Business Journal: June 24, 2007, Bears lurking in Wall St. woods

Business Day: June 24, 2007, What to sell — that's the big question

Indianapolis Business Journal: June 18, 2007, Bearish analysts shown to be good for investors

Chicago Tribune: June 18, 2007, Wall Street reforms yield franker analysts

Bloomberg: June 18, 2007, Wall Street Analysts Proving More Bearish Than Ever

Business Wire: June 07, 2007,BIR’s Channel Trend Will Provide Independent

CNBC: Apr 13, 2007, "Closing bell"

SourceMedia: Apr 2, 2007,
Equities: The Science Of Research
Goldman backs tool to grade analysts beyond their "buy/sell" calls

USA TODAY: Mar 27, 2007, Citigroup advises 'sell' on Vonage

Traders Magazine: Mar 22, 2007, Goldman Sachs Expands Its Research Payment Programs

Inside Market Data: Feb 19, 2007, Investars Shining Bright

Business Wire: Feb 06, 2007, Investars Insight to be Marketed by Goldman Sachs

The Wall Street Journal Online: Feb 01, 2007, Goldman Buys Independent Research Co. Stakes For New Venture

CCN Matthews : Sep 20, 2006, Fundamental Research Releases Valuation on North American Gem Inc.

Chicago Tribune : Sep 10, 2006, With analyst 'sell' signals rare, investors need to be alert

USA Today: Jun 16, 2006, Analyst ratings may not be the last word, but they can be worth reading


Chicago Tribune : Apr 27, 2006, Stock movement like GM's now relatively rare


TIME: Apr 16, 2006, Who Do You Trust?

USA Today: Apr 03, 2006, And a big "Boo-Yah" to you, too

Kiplinger's Personal Finance: Apr, 2006, Who Picks the Best Stocks

The Charlotte Observer : Mar 15, 2006, Kiplinger's lauds Wachovia's advice


Los Angeles Times : Feb 21, 2006, Stock Research Is Hard on Upstarts

Market WIRE: Jan 06, 2006, RedChip Announces Small-Cap Conference in Hollywood, Florida April 28, 2006

The National Research Exchange: Dec 12, 2005, The National Research Exchange and Investars Unite to Advance Quality Equity Research

USA Today: Nov 09, 2005, Believe it or not, airline stocks hot

Finanzen.net : Oct 25, 2005, Two Piper Jaffray Analysts Highlighted in Institutional Investor's Annual...

Yahoo : Oct 25, 2005, Two Piper Jaffray Analysts Highlighted in Institutional Investor's Annual All-America...

Investor's Business Daily: Oct 24, 2005, Signs of success scarce for global research settlement

CBS Marketwatch: Oct 24, 2005, Success of research settlement limited

USA Today: Sep 14, 2005, IPO underwriters' ratings get tougher, Baidu.com hit

Business Wire: Aug 25, 2005, Dutton Associates Announces Investment Opinion

Nikkei Net Interactive: Aug 02, 2005, Financial Services Article (in japanese)

Business Wire: Jun 27, 2005, Deutsche Bank Analyst Stephen Laws Initiates Coverage on Five Companies within the Real Estate Finance Sector

Business Wire: Jun 23, 2005, Deutsche Bank Analyst Darren Lehrich Initiates Coverage of the Healthcare Facilities Sector

The Wall Street Journal: Jun 7, 2005, Stock Research Gets More Reliable

Chicago Tribune : May 29, 2005, Lifeless market plays no role in picker's success

Baltimoresun.com : May 29, 2005, Dull market gives no edge to the luck of stock pickers

Sun-Sentinel.com : May 29, 2005, Lifeless market has little to do with picker's success

Yahoo : Apr 25, 2005, Piper Jaffray Senior Analyst Gene Munster Recognized as a 'Home-Run Hitter'...

TheStreet.com: Apr 22, 2005, Mixed Returns on Spitzer Research Settlement

Barron's Online : Apr 18, 2005, Spitzer's Next Hit

Yahoo : Apr 12, 2005, Institutional Investor Magazine Honors 'Home-Run Hitters'

Chicago Tribune : Apr 10, 2005, Investors go for independent research option

Newsweek: Mar 17, 2005, Money: Trading Up Online

Dow Jones Newswires: Mar 03, 2005, DJ UPDATE: Morgan Stanley Recommends Shorting Fannie Stock

Barron's Online : Feb 28, 2005, Online Trading Revives

USA Today: Feb 09, 2005, Analysts deliver better advice

CBS Marketwatch: Feb 1, 2005, Fidelity courts retail brokerage clients

Fidelity provides some Investars 2005 data and metrics to its clients for free. Click here for the complete press release.

EQUITY RESEARCH NEWS sponsored by Integrity Research Associates, LLC. :
Jan 17, 2005, Investars to Offer New Research Delivery Platform
Jan 17, 2005, Investars to Offer New Research Delivery Platform

Wall Street Letter : Jan 14, 2005, Investars Launches New Research Performance Measurement Tool

EQUITY RESEARCH NEWS sponsored by Integrity Research Associates, LLC. :
Jan 13, 2005, Counterpoint: Investars Makes Research Performance Tools Free
Jan 13, 2005, Counterpoint: Investars Makes Research Performance Tools Free

EQUITY RESEARCH NEWS sponsored by Integrity Research Associates, LLC. :
Jan 12, 2005, Investars Makes Research Performance Tools Free
Jan 12, 2005, Investars Makes Research Performance Tools Free

The New York Times: Nov 15, 2004, Big-Name Wall St. Analysts Emerge From Scandal to Tout the Market

The Wall Street Journal: Nov 5, 2004, Morningstar Tweaks Way It Checks On Company Stock Ratings

USA Today: Oct 15, 2004, Rare gems shine in blah market

Risk.net: September 2004, Are equity analysts blind to risk?

IBD: Aug 6, 2004, Wall Street's new research offers new conflicts

Financial Times: Aug 6, 2004, Wall Street's new research offers new conflicts

CBS Marketwatch: Aug 6, 2004, Wall Street's new research offers new conflicts

CBS Marketwatch: Aug 6, 2004, Rating the independent researchers. Despite restrictions, some researchers are tracked.

Reuters: Aug 5, 2004, LIFTING THE LID: No easy way to track stock advice

The Wall Street Journal: Aug 3, 2004, Independent Stock Research Gets a Boost From New Study

The Wall Street Journal: Jul 27, 2004, Independent Research Is Hitting Wall Street

Business Week Online : Jul 26, 2004, How the Independents Fared

Reuters: Jul 15, 2004, LIFTING THE LID: Paid-for stock research scores with investors

Financial Times: Jul 14, 2004, Settlement's benefits are still a matter of opinion take out the companies the americas

Financial Times: Jun 30, 2004, No apologies for 'fighting talk' - CASE STUDY - JPMIS

Reuters: Jun 17, 2004, Lifting the Lid: Free Wall St research comes at a price.


The Wall Street Journal: April 26, 2004, Analyze This: Research Is Fuzzier Than Ever

St. Louis Business Journal: April 23, 2004, Two A. G. Edwards analysts get top nods from Bloomberg.

Business Wire: April 15, 2004, D.A. Davidson & Co. Analyst Named 'Home-Run Hitter'; John Rogers is Named One of Nation's Top Analysts By Institutional Investor Magazine

BuySide: January 2004, Settlement Makes Way for Individual Investors to Access Independent Research

Chicago Tribune: Oct 24, 2003, Upbeat reports help deflate worry

CFA Magazine: Sept-Oct 2003, Global Settlement Aims to Create a More Equitable Marketplace

New York Times: Jul 27, 2003, Stock Research: The New Growth Industry

FinanzNachrichten.de: Jul 10, 2003, Sky Capital LLC Ranked by Investars.com as Number One Equity Research Firm

Business Week: Jun 12, 2003, The New Era of Indie Research

Business Week Online : May 19, 2003, (Still) Pity the Poor Little Guy

Washington Post: May 8 2003, Independent Firms See Payoff.

Associated Press : May 1 2003,Wall Street Pact Allocates Millions For Independent Research; Will It Help?

USA Today: Apr 24, 2003, Quattrone had huge impact on tech IPO boom

TheStreet.com: Apr 23, 2003, A Few Stars Still Shine Among Analysts

USA Today: Apr 17, 2003, Skepticism greets 'best stock research' list

Montreal Gazette: Mar 27, 2003, Defiant Investing Pays Off

Business Week Online : Feb 28, 2003, Picks for a Market Stuck in Neutral

Institutional Investor: Feb 20 2003, Tom White makes a play for Research Independence

Xchange: Feb 4 2003, Wall Street to Reform Analyst Conflicts

Business Week: Jan 24 2003, Research Revolution

Wall Street Journal: Jan 21, 2003, Group Aims To Offer One-Stop Shop For Comparing Research

Yahoo!: Jan 20, 2003, Group to Offer One-Stop Shopping for Company Research

TheStreet.com: Jan 15, 2003, Buy, Sell and Hold On! Stock Ratings Still Confuse

National Post: Jan 15, 2003, 'Buy' means it'll go up, probably Transparency v. Clarity: 'It seems that they've found different ways to use vague terms'

S&P Press Release: Jan 13, 2003, S&P Stock Research Ranked Best-Performing of 2002 Among Large Research Firms By Investars.com

CBS Marketwatch: Jan 7, 2003, Independent research opportunity

Chicago Tribune: Jan 5, 2003, Big benefit for small investors?

Price Waterhouse Coopers: Dec 2002, Jan 2003, That was the year that was

Financial Times: Dec 20, 2002, Register of stock picks to be set up
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CNBC: Dec 18, 2002, Who called it right -- and wrong -- in 2002

Business Week Online : Dec 16, 2002, Graphic: The Best of the Independents

Wall Street Journal: Oct 31, 2002, Independent Research Firms Agree to Form Consortium


Chicago Tribune: Dec 5, 2002, 'Sell' signals not a lasting solution

USA Today: Nov 27, 2002, Some widely touted analysts didn't perform so well

USA Today: Nov 27, 2002, Research for individuals can cost a bundle

USA Today: Nov 21, 2002, Public database could list stock recommendations

S&P Press Release: Nov 14, 2002, S&P Stock Research Ranked Best-Performing of Large Research Firms by Investars.com

IHT: Nov 14, 2002, Spitzer takes aim at top analysts' competence

Times UK: Nov 14, 2002, Spitzer lambasts Wall St analysts at awards dinner

Financial Times: Nov 14, 2002, Analysts choke on champagne and find guest hard to swallow

The Business Times Singapore: Nov 14, 2002, Top analysts don't make the best calls

New York Times: Nov 13, 2002, Analysts' Repute as Stock Pickers Under Challenge

Yahoo! News: Nov 13, 2002, Spitzer Targets Wall St. Analysts Awards

CBS Marketwatch: Nov 13, 2002, Spitzer skews 'All-Star' analyst awards

USA Today: Nov 13, 2002, Bernstein's research not as pure as thought

CNNmoney: Nov 13, 2002, Bernstein's purity questioned

Financial Times: Nov 12, 2002, Global Investing: Wall Street sees sharp rise in 'sell' recommendations by analysts

Business Week Online : Nov 11, 2002, Reform: Slip Slidin' Away?

The Seattle Times: Nov 5, 2002, Ways to keep stock analysis independent

CNNmoney: Nov 5, 2002, The 5 best independent research firms

Star Tribune: Nov 4, 2002, Seeking a way to ensure independence in stock analysis

Los Angeles Times: Nov 4, 2002, Can Outside Research Clean Up the Street?

TheBanker, Nov 3 2002, Independents' day

Wall Street Journal: Oct 31, 2002, Does Independent Research Mean Better Stock Picks?

Wall Street Journal: Oct 31, 2002, An Outsider Aims to Restore Luster to Citigroup Research

BusinessWeek, Oct 21 2002, DON'T SELL STREET ANALYSTS SHORT

National Post, Oct 21 2002, Beware of dead cats, bear traps
The Financial News
The Financial News: Oct 20, 2002, JPMorgan Investor Services and Investars Announce Joint Product...
Investment Dealers Digest
Investment Dealers Digest, 10/14/2002, The Research Conundrum: Citi's separation proposal may not solve problem.
At first glance, Citigroup/Salomon Smith Barney's offer to create a separate research company located within the financial behemoth appears to finally begin to seriously address the inherent conflicts of interest ...
At first glance, Citigroup/Salomon Smith Barney's offer to create a separate research company located within the financial behemoth appears to finally begin to seriously address the inherent conflicts of interest ...

Wall Street Journal, Oct 14, 2002, The Great Wall Street?

BusinessWeek, Oct 14 2002, A Chinese Wall -- or Several Fences?

TheStreet.com: Oct 3, 2002, Goldman's Luster May Be Fading

National Post, Sep 27 2002, 'Indie' research thrives amid corporate chaos

National Post, Sep 27 2002, Make research pay for itself

TheStreet.com: Sep 27, 2002, Independent Research a Tough Sell

TheStreet.com: Sep 3, 2002, Tuesday's Market: Stocks Start September With Plunge

TheStreet.com: Jul 31, 2002, Congress Revisits the Street's Dark Side

Bloomberg TV: Jul 24, 2002, Analysts That Investors Trust Don't Work on Wall Street

USA Today: Jul 22, 2002, Small research firms are hot in a bear market
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Pensions & Investments: Jul 22, 2002, JAYWALK'S NEW PARADIGM

Reuters: Jul 21, 2002, Small Research Firms Hot in Bear Market

Contra Costa Times: Jul 15, 2002, Detached analysis of stocks draws a crowd

NPR: Morning Edition: Jun 11, 2002, Independent stock analysts trying to capitalize on current conflict of interest concerns among the big brokerage houses on Wall Street

Deseretnews.com: Jun 9 2002, Investor's Confidence is Shaky

Chicago Tribune, 06/09/2002, Detached analysis draws a crowd

The Daily Deal, 06/07/2002 Capital Calls
News from the world of private equity and venture capital. When KPS Special Situations Fund went shopping for a deal recently, it flashed its union card ...
News from the world of private equity and venture capital. When KPS Special Situations Fund went shopping for a deal recently, it flashed its union card ...

Chicago Tribune, 06/04/2002 Independent researchers show strength
Everyone likes to feel protected, especially when it comes to family and finances. Unfortunately, turbulent world events, especially those with the ...
Everyone likes to feel protected, especially when it comes to family and finances. Unfortunately, turbulent world events, especially those with the ...

BusinessWeek, 06/03/2002 RESEARCH SHOULD PAY ITS OWN WAY
Everything was on the table when New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer began his crusade to clean up Merrill Lynch & Co. in April. Criminal charges. A restitution fund for investors. Even partial reinstatement of Depression-era ...
Everything was on the table when New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer began his crusade to clean up Merrill Lynch & Co. in April. Criminal charges. A restitution fund for investors. Even partial reinstatement of Depression-era ...

Crain's New York Business, 06/03/2002 Indie research profits from fall of false idols : Unaffiliated firms ...
Jack Hidary has been looking forward to this morning for a long time. In the Seaport Room of the Marriott Financial Center Hotel on West Street, before an audience that will include City Council Speaker ...
Jack Hidary has been looking forward to this morning for a long time. In the Seaport Room of the Marriott Financial Center Hotel on West Street, before an audience that will include City Council Speaker ...

Business Week Online : Jun 3, 2002, What Good Advice?

Investment News, 05/27/2002 Presumption of innocence a boon for small research firms
Last week's agreement by Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. to pay $100 million to settle allegations that its analysts misled investors with their recommendations sheds new light on the value of analyst independence. ...
Last week's agreement by Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. to pay $100 million to settle allegations that its analysts misled investors with their recommendations sheds new light on the value of analyst independence. ...

TheStreet.com: May 9, 2002, Little-Known Callard Scores Impressive Returns

TheStreet.com: May 8, 2002, No-Name Firms Outshine Wall Street With No-Nonsense Picks

TheStreet.com: May 8, 2002, With Conflicts Probe Raging, Prudential's Timing Looks Perfect

TheStreet.com: Apr 30, 2002, Analyst Jack Grubman Is on a Tightrope at Salomon

Smartmoney.com: Apr 25, 2002, Looking for an Honest Analyst?

Financial Times: Apr 19, 2002, Lex: Merrill Lynch

Newsday.com: Apr 19, 2002, 'Buy' Ratings Criticized

Washington Post: Apr 14, 2002, Tired of Stock Answers?

Atlanta Business Chronicle: Mar 8, 2002, Independent research firm called Enron early

Washington Post: Feb 27, 2002, Analysts Face Scrutiny Over Enron Ratings

Wired.com, Feb 15, 2002, Lower Price Targets Lose Appeal

Wall Street Journal: Feb 8, 2002, Proposed New Rules for Analysts Leave Some Critics Wanting More

Los Angeles Times: Feb 8, 2002, Proposed Rules for Analysts Get Solid Marks

Atlanta Business Chronicle: Jan 25, 2002, Bankers seek compromise over predatory lending

Planet.nl: Jan 22, 2002, Persoonlijke geldzaken: beter beleggen

Mingpaonews: Mingpaonews

Los Angeles Times: Dec 30, 2001, As Markets Rise Again, So Do Analysts

Business Week Online : Dec 3, 2001, The Little Guys Get Some Respect

The South Florida Business Journal: Sep 7, 2001, Noble Financial takes its lumps

Yahoo FinanceVision: Aug 3, 2001, Questioning Securities Analysts Motives

Financial Advisor Magazine: Aug 1, 2001, Holes Develop In Chinese Wall Preventing Analyst Conflicts

Financial Times: Aug 1, 2001, Editorial comment: Hard sell

De Volkskrant: Aug 1, 2001, Beleggingsresultaat na bankadvies bedroevend (German)

Hearing on Wall Street Financial Analysts, July 31, 2001
Kei Kianpoor (Investars CEO) Testimony: Transcript
Kei Kianpoor (Investars CEO) Testimony: Transcript

An Experiment Gone Bad Supports The Value Of Index Funds DirectAdvice.com July 24, 2001

In Brief column Time.com July 23, 2001

Stock answers only rate a 'hold' Projo.com July 22, 2001

Price-To-Earnings Ratio Computerworld July 16, 2001

Wall Street giants accused of bias Daily Telegraph July 3, 2001

INVESTORS GET SOAKED Ny Post July 1, 2001

The Industry Standard, June 25, 2001, Rating the Analysts
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Bolgaria.ru - June 25, 2001

Financial advice you can trust - June 25, 2001

The perils of being an analyst ITweb.co.za Jun 22, 2001

"Long-term accumulate" is dead Wired.com, June 21, 2001

Pra quê complicar? (Portuguese) Wired.com, June 21, 2001

Las viejas calificaciónes de Wall Street no van mas (Spanish) Wired.com, June 21, 2001

What can be done to eliminate conflicts of interest in analyst research? Tomments.com Jun 21, 2001

Handelsblatt: June 20, 2001, Analysten machen arm (German)

Nur "Kaufen" bringt Verluste June 19, 2001

The Siebel Observer: June 18, 2001, How Good are Brokerage Recommendations?

Educenter.ru - Jun 18, 2001

Wall Street Journal: June 13, 2001, New Data Shows 'Chinese Wall' On Wall Street Has Crumbled

Håpløse analytikere? Ksjeforum Jun 11, 2001

SmartMoney: June 5, 2001, Analyzing the Analysts

Analysts' advice could prove costly The Tampa Tribune Jun 3, 2001

Yahoo FinanceVision: May 31, 2001, Rating the Analysts

Financial Times: May 31, 2001, Global Investing: Study throws doubt on value of analyst picks

Valutare gli analisti (Italian) May 30, 2001 Tiscali.it Voltrade

Analysts' Stock Ratings Don't Keep Up With S&P 500, NYT Reports News.com May 29, 2001

Estudo questiona papel de corretoras (Portuguese) Estadao.com.br May 29, 2001

New York Times: May 29, 2001, Market Place: Study Questions Advice From Brokerage Firms