Marketwatch.Com acquires Hulbert Financial Digest.Marketwatch.com (San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA), an Internet-based financial news and information resource, has acquired the assets of 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 (HFD HFD Hulbert Financial Digest (newsletter) HFD Honolulu Fire Department (Honolulu, HI) HFD Houston Fire Department HFD Half Duplex HFD Hrvatsko Farmaceutsko Društvo ; Alexandria, VA) from founder/editor Mark Hulbert and management. No terms of the deal were given. HFD produces a monthly print and online report of the same name that rates the performance of other investment advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal . Established in 1980, HFD tracks more than 160 newsletters representing more than 500 portfolios. The acquired monthly has a paid circulation of about 9000. Visitors to the original HFD Web site will automatically be directed to a newly--created newsletter center within CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. Marketwatch.com. Marketwatch chairman/ceo Larry Kramer Larry Kramer (born June 25 1935 in Bridgeport, Connecticut), is an American playwright, author, public health advocate and gay rights activist. He was nominated for an Academy Award, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and was twice a recipient of an Obie Award. said the purchase "marks the beginning of our plan to subscription services to our millions of visitors. We believe that premium content that helps investors to manage and grow their portfolios will be of interest to a increasing number of investors on the Internet." The recent increased scrutiny of financial research analysis should make HFD's content even more relevant, Kramer said. Marketwatch.com was established in 1997 and operates two Web sites: CBS Marketwatch.com and BigCharts.com. and files over 800 stories, briefs and headlines each business day. The company also licenses content and tools for brokerages and other online businesses and produces a sydicated TV program. The company's two largest investors are CBS (34%) and Pearson (34%) with the remainder of company stock publicly traded. |
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