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  • Many Accolades from Wall Street
     
     
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  • Founder of StockDiagnostics.com
     
     
     
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             OFS Recommendations by Markowski 2002-2009

     Name  Symbol  Date Rec.  Price Rec.  Price 05/01/09  Change
     Bankrate  RATE  10/28/02  $2.44  $24.96  +922%
     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  $9.63  +653%
     thestreet.com  TSCM  12/01/03  $4.53  $2.04  -55%
     Morningstar  MORN  09/01/07  $63.82  $43.86  -19%
     Interactive Data  IDC  09/01/07  $27.93  $21.98  -21.3%
     Options Express  OXPS  03/03/08  $23.00  $16.12  -30%
     Global Investor Services  GISV  03/03/08  $0.18  $0.05  -72%
     Ameritrade  AMTD  01/08/09  $13.40  $16.04  +19%
     Trade Station  TRAD  02/11/09  $5.90  $8.28  +40%
     China Fin.Online  JRJC  03/09/09  $7.85  $11.63  +48%
     Interactive Brokers  IBKR  03/09/09  $12.89  $14.19  +10%
    *Acquired by Dow Jones, **Acquired by Reuters
     

     

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             Online Financial Sector (OFS) Commentary:
     
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                              Online Financial Sector (OFS) News: News
     
  •       CNW Group (June 11, 2009)
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  •       Yahoo Finance (June 5, 2009)
  •       By Scott Kramer, Optionetics.com (June 2, 2009)
  •       By Rich Duprey (June 1, 2009)
  •       By Megan Harman (May 25, 2009)
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    A "Great Investor" M. Markowski

    More accolades for Michael:  Michael Markowski dubbed a “Great Investor” by FORTUNE Magazine in their 2004 Special Edition.  More confirmation attesting to Michael’s skill and effectiveness when it comes to stock picking and wealth accumulation.  To read the rest...





    Michael's Latest Reports & Equities Magazine Articles
     
     
    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 >>>
     
    The Carnage For Financials Isn't Over
    (November 18, 2008)
     
    The carnage for financials isn't over.  In a previous article for EQUITIES  (September 2007's "Have Wall Street's Brokers Been Pigging Out?"), I recommended that all my readers get out of all brokerage stocks, and also stated. "I believe that there will be a day of reckoning..." learn more >>>
     
     
    OFS Report: Jump on Bankrate’s Roller Coaster
    (July 7, 2008)
     
    Bankrate (NASDAQ:RATE) shares have been on a roller coaster ride for the last 12 months.  RATE shares made a round trip ride from under $40.00 to over $50.00 three times over the last 12 months.  By following a simple discipline of buying RATE shares when they fall below $40.00 and selling RATE shares when they go above $50.00 an investor would have ... learn more >>>
     
    OFS Report: Investools’ Announcement Creates Investment Opportunities In Online Financial Sector
    (June 23, 2008)
     
    Investools, (NASDAQ:SWIM:$8.00) the leader in the Investor Education Industry made a surprise announcement that sent its shares and the shares of TheRetirementSolution.com (OTCBB: GISV $0.15) tumbling to new 52 week lows.  At first blush ... 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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    Surprise! The Online Financial Sector is Leading the Stock Market
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    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...