CBS MarketWatch to Launch Retirement Weekly, a New Online Publication for Baby Boomers.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2003 MarketWatch.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:MKTW), a leading multimedia publisher of business news and information, announced today that it will launch Retirement Weekly, an online newsletter to be sold through the Company's flagship business news Web site, CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. MarketWatch. The first edition will appear Oct. 10. The third paid-subscription product to be launched by MarketWatch this year, Retirement Weekly will focus exclusively on financial issues of concern to baby boomers See generation X. nearing retirement as well as those already in retirement. It will be edited by Robert Powell III, a noted personal finance journalist whose articles and analysis on retirement planning Retirement financial planning refers to a collection of systems, methods, and processes which, in their aggregate, support a family unit's (client's) desire to achieve a state of financial independence, such that the need to be gainfully employed is optional. have been featured on CBS MarketWatch and in The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and other publications. "Seventy-seven million baby boomers are heading toward retirement, but changes to laws, regulations and investment practices are happening so fast that many of them are not able to keep up," said Powell. "Retirement Weekly will serve our readers by providing in-depth news and commentary on the latest developments, strategies and products to help them plan their future." The newsletter will explore all elements of retirement planning including investments, insurance, taxes, health care and estate planning Estate Planning The overall planning of a person's wealth, including the preparation of a will and the planning of taxes after the individual's death. Notes: Contrary to popular belief, estate planning involves much more than preparing a will, and it is not only for the . Features will cover subjects such as how to effectively save for retirement, how changes in Medicare will affect retirees, and how retirees can efficiently manage pension distributions and IRA rollovers and distributions. There will be a "Money Makeover" section each month where subscribers can write in and have their portfolios overhauled by a professional financial advisor. "As our third paid-newsletter to launch this year, Retirement Weekly further increases our service to the CBS MarketWatch audience of professional and individual investors," said Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Larry Kramer. "Retirement Weekly follows on the heels of The Calandra Report, an investment letter edited by noted CBS MarketWatch stock columnist Thom Calandra, and The Technical Indicator technical indicator A variable used when technically analyzing the market to determine when to invest and which stocks to select. Technical indicators include chart formations, volume, and odd-lot sales. , a daily detailed analysis for sophisticated traders from leading technical analyst, Michael Ashbaugh." The initial charter subscription price will be $29 per year, discounted from the regular rate of $59. Retirement Weekly and the Company's other subscription newsletters are available within the "Newsletters & Research" tab on the CBS MarketWatch Web site, and products can be purchased at the following URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://cbs.marketwatch.com/commerce/store.asp. About MarketWatch.com, Inc. MarketWatch.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:MKTW) is a leading multimedia publisher of business news and information. Founded in 1997, the Company operates two award-winning Web sites, CBS MarketWatch and BigCharts. The Company produces the syndicated CBS MarketWatch Weekend program, airs financial reports over the CBS Television Network CBS Television Network Major U.S. broadcasting company and network. It began in 1928 as the Columbia Broadcasting System, a small radio network directed by William S. Paley. , and provides updates every 30 minutes on the MarketWatch.com Radio Network. MarketWatch.com licenses market news, investment analysis tools and sophisticated charting applications to financial services firms and media companies. The Company also offers subscription products for individual investors, including the Hulbert Financial Digest Hulbert Financial Digest A monthly newsletter devoted to information about investment advisory letters. The publication includes a top-five ranking of advisory letters during short and extended periods, along with commentary and detailed . |
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