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9/15/2003     Net Worth of Nation's Brokerage Firms Down $884 Million in 2002
6/26/2003     C.E. Unterberg, Towbin, Scott & Stringfellow, and Walnut Street Securities
Downgraded by Weiss Ratings
6/26/2003     Merrill, Morgan Stanley, Prudential, Salomon
Targets of Most Investor and Regulatory Actions in 2001-2002
5/2/2003     Global Settlement and New Analyst Rules, While Welcome Steps, May Still Leave Investors Unprotected, According to Weiss Ratings Report
3/31/2003     Glickenhaus & Co., Moors & Cabot and Brookstreet Securities Downgraded by Weiss Ratings
3/18/2003     Investors Divided Over How to Select a Broker, According to Weiss Survey
3/11/2003     New Rules For Broker Research Fail To Resolve Conflicts of Interest
1/21/2003     Publicly Available Ratings From 66% of Brokerage Firms Continue to Recommend Failing Companies
11/5/2002     Investors Rely on "Personal Research" as Primary Source of Investment Advice, According to Weiss Survey
10/7/2002     46 Brokerage Firms Continue Pattern of Recommending Failing Companies Despite Intense Regulatory Scrutiny
8/28/2002     SEC's Regulation Analyst Certification Requires Strengthening
8/13/2002     Investors Overwhelmingly Shun Stockbrokers' Investment Advice, According to Weiss Survey
7/25/2002     Weiss Ratings Recommends Four Steps When Selecting a Brokerage Firm
6/11/2002     Martin Weiss Addresses the 'Crisis of Confidence on Wall Street' at National Press Club Newsmaker Event
6/3/2002     47 Brokerage Firms Recommended Shares of Failing Companies Even as They Filed Chapter 11 in 2002
5/14/2002     Prudential Securities, Ameritrade and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Have Worst Record of Investor Abuses over Last 5 Years
1/22/2002     Stock Brokers Scurry to Charge Fixed Fees Instead of Commissions
10/10/2001     More Than 18% of Financial Institutions Vulnerable in a Recession
10/01/2001     Brokerage Industry Troubles Compounded by Terrorist Attack
04/09/2001     Eight Online Brokerage Firms Downgraded As Market Declines
10/02/2000     Weiss Ratings Gives High Marks for Financial Stability to 83% of Brokers
02/14/2000     More Full-Service Brokers Offer Investors Online Alternative
05/03/1999     Online Investors Save an Average of 77% Compared to Full-Service Commissions