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             OFS Recommendations by Markowski 2002-2010
     

    CompanyName

    Symbol

    Date Rec.

    Price Rec.

    Price 01/26/11

    Change

    Bankrate****

    RATE

    10/28/02

    $2.44

    $28.50

    +1081%

    Multex*

    MLTX

    02/10/03

    $4.75

    $7.35

    +55%

    Marketwatch*

    MKTW

    03/31/03

    $7.44

    $18.03

    +142%

    Think or Swim***

    SWIM

    11/10/03

    $1.14

    $10.45

    +816%

    thestreet.com

    TST

    12/01/03

    $4.53

    $3.13

    -30%

    Morningstar

    MORN

    09/01/07

    $63.82

    $53.99

    -15.4%

    Interactive Data*****

    IDC

    09/01/07

    $27.93

    $33.84

    +21.1%

    Options Express

    OXPS

    03/03/08

    $23.00

    $14.10

    -38.7%

    GlobalInvestorServices

    GISV

    03/03/08

    $0.18

    $0.035

    -80.5%

    Ameritrade

    AMTD

    01/08/09

    $13.40

    $20.29

    +51.4%

    Trade Station

    TRAD

    02/11/09

    $5.90

    $7.02

    +18.9%

    China Finance Online

    JRJC

    03/09/09

    $7.85

    $5.89

    -25%

    Interactive Brokers

    IBKR

    03/09/09

    $12.89

    $16.70

    +30%

    E*Trade

    ETFCD

    06/19/09

    $12.60

    $15.79

    +25%

    *Acquired by Dow Jones, **Acquired by Reuters, ***TD Ameritrade completes
    thinkorswim acquisition (June11, 2009), ****Acquired by Apax Partners 09/09,
    *****Acquired July 2010
     
     
    Paper Losses Camouflage Turnaround which is Underway for Global Investor   Services
    By Michael Markowski (April 13, 2011)
     
     
    As Research Reports are made public we will post them ASAP
    Do check here periodically to read the latest Research Reports on OFS Companies
     

     
                      OFS - Markowski Commentary:
     
  •       By Michael Markowski (July 19, 2010)
  • Saved by the Euro      
          By Michael Markowski (May 26, 2010)
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                 Online Financial Sector (OFS)News: News
     
  •       By Morgan Housel (May 15, 2012)
  •       By AMY REEVES, INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY (May 17, 2012)
  •       Chris Lau (May 7, 2012)
  •       By Damien Hoffman (May 09 2012)
  •       Press Release: EDGAR Online, Inc. – Wed, May 2, 2012 8:00 AM EDT
  •       Business Wire - Press Release: Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. – Tue, May 1, 2012 1:00 PM EDT
  •       By Simon Moore (May 1, 2012)
  •       By Robert Weinstein (April 25, 2012)
  •       By Derek Hoffman (Tuesday, May 1, 2012)
  •       Press Release: TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (4/19/12)
  •       bY Chris Lau (April 17, 2012)
  •       By Steve Gelsi
  •       By Wallace Witkowski (April 11, 2012)
  •       Press Release: Five Star Equities – (Apr 5, 2012)
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    Michael's Latest Reports & Equities Magazine Articles
     
     
    Winners and Sinners: With the Dow back at 10,000, are things better or worse?
    (February 10, 2010)

    Recently, Dow component Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) reported its earnings for its third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009. The company beat Wall Street’s earnings projections. Its revenue slipped by 5.3% versus its third quarter of 2008. After the announcement... learn more >>>
     
     
     
    Deal with Canada’s Fastest growing Online Broker Validates Emerging Company’s Business Model
    (November 11, 2009)
     
    Global Investor Services, Inc., (OTCBB:GISV:$.05), a company which is one of ten companies in the Online Financial Sector which I am currently recommending and holding announced that it had signed a Letter of Intent with Questrade, which is Canada’s fastest growing online broker... learn more >>>
     
     
    Declining Revenue Could Doom Stocks
    (Sept 2009)
     
    Every investor must understand one thing: The origin and the foundation of stocks and the stock market are rooted in the payment of cash dividends.   The original purpose of forming a... learn more >>>
     
     

    Free Cash Flow Can Be Used To Predict The Performance Of The Dow

    (Summer 2009)
     
    The recent market crash, which was spurred on by the global financial crisis, has generated a significant change in the makeup of the Dow 30 Industrials Composite Index.  Since October 2008... learn more >>>
     
     
    Betting The Odds
    (Summer 2009)
     
    Online financials could be one industry poised to grow during this recession.  The rolling recession of the 1970's had a profound effect on several industries and sectors.  One of those was... learn more >>>
     
     
    A Super Bear Is Upon Us
    (November 21, 2008)
     
    Based on the historical data that I have been monitoring and my personal experience that I have had with the previous secular bear market, which ended in 1982, I believe that a new secular, or a “super,” bear market was born on Oct. 9, 2007.  To confirm my belief ... learn more >>>
     
      
    Equities Magazine: Bullish Predictions
    - A continuing Bull Market will outshine talk of a Recession in 2008 -
    (May, 2008)
     
    With angst over the U.S. economy fueling the widespread consensus that we are heading toward a recession, I decided to let the numbers (cash-flow) speak for themselves.  According to StockDiagnostics.com's proprietary cash-flow data the United States has not and most likely will not, enter a recession, nor will it see a new bear market.  Cash-flow shows that the lows since the summer of 2207 will ... learn more >>>
     
     
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    High Concept: How to Spot an Enron - Inc. Magazine
    Cash flow will eclipse earnings as the ultimate metric for sizing up a company's health.

    CEOs lie. Analysts lie. Company insiders lie. That much we have learned in the past year. Going forward, it seems likely that the market for financial information will change. more >>>

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    NEW YORK - They've been a staple of analysis on Wall Street, but all too often they are overlooked. A company's cash flow and free cash flow--its net income plus depreciation minus capital expenditures--are decent harbingers of pain to come. more >>>
     
     
    Surprise! The Online Financial Sector is Leading the Stock Market
    by Michael Markowski
     
    As the smoke clears from the still burning global credit crisis is has become increasingly apparent that the Online Financial Sector is the biggest direct beneficiary of the fallout. more >>>
     
     
    Investools' Announcement Creates Opportunities In Online Financial Sector
    By Michael Markowski
     
    Investools (NASDAQ: SWIM - $7.00), a leader in the investor education industry, made a surprise announcement that sent its shares and the shares of TheRetirementSolution.com (OTCBB: TRES - $0.10) tumbling to new 52-week lows. At first blush, the announcement appeared to be a negative for these two companies. However, after much research...