IED Investools

INVESTools Inc. (AMEX:IED), a market leader in fulfilling the lifelong education needs of self-directed investors, announced an agreement to provide customized investor education content to Yahoo! Finance, the leading online financial information site. Under the terms of the agreement, INVESTools will work with Yahoo! Finance to develop educational content for a broad range of investing subjects to help educate Yahoo! Finance's 10 million unique visitors per month(a). "INVESTools is excited to bring our market-leading investor education content to Yahoo! Finance, the most heavily trafficked Web site for individual investors. This partnership accelerates our strategy of online student acquisition to complement our leadership in 'live' investor education," said Lee K. Barba, Chairman and CEO. "We expect qualified online lead generation to increase from the attribution on our content linking to www.investools.com in the second half of 2006." About INVESTools Inc. INVESTools offers a full range of investor education products and services that provide lifelong learning in a variety of interactive delivery formats, including instructor-led online courses, in-person workshops, "at home" study programs, one-on-one coaching sessions and telephone, live-chat and email support. Approximately 193,000 investors around the world have graduated from INVESTools' investor education programs. Log on to http://www.investools.com to learn more about the INVESTools Method(TM) -- one of the most widely recognized, adopted and endorsed approaches to investor education. (a) Source: Nielsen//NetRatings, December 2005 All statements in this press release that are not historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "believe," "intend," "expect," "may," "could," "would," "will," "should," "plan," "project," "contemplate," "anticipate," or similar statements. Because these statements reflect the Company's current views concerning future events, these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. The Company has made every reasonable effort to ensure that the information and assumptions on which these statements and projections are based are current, reasonable, and complete. However, a variety of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the projections, anticipated results or other expectations expressed in this release, including, without limitation, the success of brand development efforts and strategic alliances; the ability to successfully integrate acquired and potential additional operating companies; demand for the Company's products and services; the Company's ability to compete effectively and adjust to rapidly changing market dynamics; the uncertainties associated with governmental regulation; and other factors detailed from time to time in the SEC reports of INVESTools Inc. The Company assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein or any other forward-looking statements made by the Company, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.