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November 16, 2009 (FinancialWire) (Investrend Information Syndicate) — The following is one in a series of exclusive articles regarding FinancialWire(tm) contributor Michael Markowski’s reiteration of his previous recommendations on ten, key online financial sector companies, including Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN):

Between 2002 and 2009, Markowski issued “buy” recommendations for shares of 14 companies that either were, or are currently, members of the online financial sector.  Four of those companies were acquired: Bankrate (which gained 1,081%), Think or Swim (which gained 816%), Marketwatch (which gained 142%), and Multex (which netted a gain of 55%).

Markowski continues to maintain “buy” recommendations for the ten remaining publicly-traded online financial sector companies.

If one had invested and held an equal share-amount of all of Markowski’s 14 originally recommended online financial sector stocks, the value of the portfolio would have increased by approximately 250%, to-date.  Of his remaining ten recommendations, five are above and five are below his original target valuations.  The per-share target valuation adjustments for the ten remaining stocks range from Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR), which is up by 60%, to Global Investor Service, Inc. (OTCBB: GISV), which is down by 72%.

Markowski is reiterating all ten of his original “buy” recommendations at their current share prices, and is especially emphasizing shares of the five companies that are below his originally-recommended per-share target valuations.

Markowski recently issued a six-page report on the greatest decliner (of the ten companies), Global Investor Services, which is down 72% from his original target valuation.  A complimentary copy of that report is directly accessible via a dedicated OnlineFinancialSector.com web page (http://www.onlinefinancialsector.com/Articles.asp?ID=508). In addition, Markowski’s complete list of stock recommendations, as well as performance documentation of those stocks, is accessible via the website’s homepage (http://www.onlinefinancialsector.com).

Markowski believes that the online financial sector is currently the number one sector for secular growth in the United States, out of the more than 200 industries and sectors that he follows.  Markowski’s rationale for that belief is, “Because it’s the one sector that has benefited from the meltdown of the financial markets (in late 2008)”.  Markowski  further states, “The meltdown instilled fear into the hearts of 92 million mutual fund investors, creating a lack of trust in financial brokers and advisors.”  The result, according to Markowski, is that millions (of investors) are now taking matters into their own hands.  “They (the investors) have created a mass, fast-growing market of ‘do it yourself’ investors who are demanding an ever-increasing amount of online financial services, including education, brokerage and education,” says Markowski.

Additional Markowski-contributed articles related to this specific topic can be found via FinancialWire(tm)’s search function (http://www.financialwire.net/?s=%22key+online+financial%22).

About Morningstar, Inc.

Morningstar, Inc. provides independent investment research to investors worldwide. Its Individual segment provides Morningstar.com, a membership service and Internet advertising space; Morningstar Equity Research that provides independent equity research on companies; and print and online publications on stocks, mutual funds, personal finance, and other investing topics. The company is based in Chicago, Illinois, and is listed as a technology sector / information and delivery services industry company. More information is accessible via the company’s SEC filings (http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001289419) and the company’s website (http://www.morningstar.com/).

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About Markowski

Michael Markowski is a popular columnist for Equities Magazine.  He is also the founder of OnlineFinancialSector.com (http://www.onlinefinancialsector.com/), BearMarketTracker.com (http://www.bearmarkettracker.com/) and StockDiagnostics.com (http://www.stockdiagnostics.com/).  In 2004, he was named one of the “World’s 50 Top Investors” by Fortune Magazine, and Markowski’s pick (Fortune had each of its Top 50 make an investment recommendation), Webex Communications was acquired by Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) for a gain of 200%.  In his September, 2007, Equities Magazine column, Markowski warned all of his readers to get out of the five major U.S. brokerage firms, including Lehman Bros. (OTC: LBELL), Merrill Lynch (OTC: MERDL), Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) “because all five were hemorrhaging from massive negative cash flow.”

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