MARKETS

With over 11 Million U.S. Households now investing online, it's clear that the internet has fundamentally changed the infrastructure of the financial and business markets in the U.S. Online Financial Institutions currently account for more than $1.5 Trillion of investable assets projected to grow to over $5 Trillion by 2005. The internet has given individual investors and business professionals access to the tools and information that had previously been reserved only for the bigger financial institutions themselves. Since March 2000, the changes in the market of changed the complexion of those most actively still utilizing the power of the internet to shape their investment and business decisions. While overall volume of online investment transactions have dropped steadily since March 2000, the activity amongst those still engaged in the game has increased dramatically. The market today is being driven by a smaller group of professional investors, experienced individual investors, and business professionals who have the knowledge, experience, and desire to utilize the power of the web to drive more effective decisions for themselves and their businesses. For these individuals, TheStreet.com Network is the preferred destination.