2003 Updated Edition of Bestseller, The Ultimate Safe Money Guide, by Martin D. Weiss Now Available in Paperback.

Business Editors

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2003

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With newly updated financial safety ratings, tables and data, the 2003 edition of the national bestseller, The Ultimate Safe Money Guide: How Everyone 50 and Over Can Protect, Save, and Grow Their Money, by renowned investor advocate Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D., is now available in paperback from John Wiley & Sons (March 2003).

Today more relevant than ever, the new edition contains updated financial safety ratings on the strongest and weakest brokerage firms, insurance companies, and banks, along with updated financial websites and insurance pricing data.

Having foretold of the risks of investing and exposed the conflicts of interest that continue to plague the stock brokerage community, The Ultimate Safe Money Guide offers baby boomers a roadmap to grow their wealth safely. It was listed on the New York Times Business, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week bestseller lists, as well as the Barron's Roundup for 2002.

"Virtually every danger I warned against, including the weakening economy and the pitfalls of the stock market, has begun to show itself in the twelve months since The Ultimate Safe Money Guide was originally published," said Dr. Weiss, chairman of Weiss Ratings, Inc., the nation's only independent provider of ratings and analyses of financial services companies, mutual funds, and stocks. "These events directly support the detailed financial advice I offer consumers in the book, including step-by-step directions on how to make informed financial decisions and build their wealth safely, even in these hard times."

With a strong "safety-first" message, Dr. Weiss, in simple straightforward language, advises consumers on how to:

-- Get rich slowly

-- Protect the value of real estate

-- Reduce the risk of investing in stocks and mutual funds

-- Evaluate the pros and cons of annuities

-- Avoid Wall Street hype and spot corporate earnings

manipulations

-- Recognize the pitfalls of "free investment advice"

-- Select an honest broker at a safe brokerage firm

-- Offset the financial burden of medical and healthcare costs

-- Find the safest and lowest-cost life insurance

-- Choose the health insurance that makes sense for seniors

-- Navigate the maze of long-term care options

The updated data includes:

-- The eight lowest-rated brokerage firms in the U.S. (Weiss

Ratings is the exclusive source for brokerage firm safety

ratings.)

-- The 12 safest full-service brokerage firms, 10 safest discount

brokers and 11 safest on-line brokerage firms

-- The 26 strongest and 15 weakest large banks in America

-- The 24 strongest and 21 weakest large life and health insurers

-- Pricing on long-term care insurance

Complete with a Risk Self-Test, The Ultimate Safe Money Guide offers a valuable source of expert guidance and comfort at a time when it is needed most. There is even a special chapter dedicated to widows, divorcees and other individuals making financial decisions for the first time.

Dr. Weiss' new book, Crash Profits: Make Money When Stocks Sink AND Soar, provides investors easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions on how they can make profits, both while the market is falling and when it recovers, regardless of their age or financial situation. It has been listed on the Wall Street Journal and Business Week bestseller lists.

Both of Dr. Weiss' books are available online and through most major bookstores. For more information on Weiss Ratings, Inc., consumers and investors can call 800-289-9222 or visit www.WeissRatings.com.

Note to editors: Review copies of both the 2003 updated edition of The Ultimate Safe Money Guide: How Everyone 50 and Over Can Protect, Save, and Grow Their Money and Crash Profits: Make Money When Stocks Sink AND Soar are available upon request.