INVESTOR ED 101: BEST RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS HIGHLIGHTED BY ALLIANCE FOR INVESTOR EDUCATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.//March 20, 2007//If you are a teacher who has had a hard time finding quality investor education content for your middle school or high school classroom, your search is over! The nonprofit Alliance for Investor Education (AIE) today is highlighting 10 of the best available investor education classroom resources for teachers and students. AIE is a 22-member organization of the United States' leading financial-related foundations, nonprofit organizations, associations and governmental agencies.

The Alliance's collection of top resources -- "Investor Ed 101: Best Classroom Tools" -- is available at http://www.investoreducation.org/investoredclassroom.

"Teachers now have a 'one-stop shop' featuring the best available financial education resources for use in their classrooms," said Alliance for Investor Education President Michael D. Jones, who also serves as senior executive vice president and chief administrative officer for the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). "The Alliance for Investor Education wants to make sure that American children are provided with a solid basis in financial and investment training so they can become informed and responsible investors in the future."

The new "Investor Ed 101: Best Classroom Tools" section of the AIE Web site features the following 10 top resources for teachers and students at http://www.investoreducation.org/investoredclassroom:

1. The Stock Market Game - Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).

2. NEFE High School Financial Planning Program - National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE).

3. Learning, Earning and Investing - National Council on Economic Education.

4. The Basics of Saving & Investing: Investor Education 2020 - Investor Protection Trust.

5. Stock Market Savvy: Investing in Your Future - New York Stock Exchange.

6. MoneySKILL - American Financial Services Association Education Foundation.

7. Online Resources for Young Investors - Investment Company Institute.

8. Federal Reserve Kid's Page - The Federal Reserve Board.

9. Focus on Finances: Preparing For Your Future - Federal Trade Commission.

10. Financial Literacy Training for High School Students - NASD Investor Education Foundation resource developed by The Center for Financial Studies at Southern New Hampshire University.

ABOUT AIE

The Alliance for Investor Education Web site at http://www.investoreducation.org provides investors with access to a full range of information they need to make wise investment decisions. Dedicated to facilitating a greater understanding of investment basics, the Alliance for Investor Education was established in 1996 as a coalition of leading financial services industry and investor advocacy groups.

The entire investment community is represented in AIE's membership ranks. Full members of the Alliance include: American Association of Individual Investors, American Financial Services Association Education Foundation, American Savings Education Council/Employee Benefit Research Institute, CFA Institute, Financial Planning Association, Financial Publishers Association, Investment Company Institute Education Foundation, Investor Protection Trust, National Association of Investors Corporation, National Association of Securities Dealers, National Council on Economic Education, National Endowment for Financial Education, National Futures Association, National Investor Relations Institute, New York Stock Exchange, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.

The Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the North American Securities Administrators Association are the governmental and quasi-governmental advisors to the Alliance.

CONTACT: Ailis Aaron Wolf, (703) 276-3265 or .