NEWS RELEASE

21st Century Investor Publishing Adds New Column

"Hedging With Bill Johnson" To Explore Professional Hedging Techniques Each Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Boca Raton, Florida, March 19, 2001 -- Independent equity research firm, 21^st Century Investor Publishing, Inc. today announced the addition of a new column to its best-selling real-time trading service, 21^st Century Alert.

"Hedging with Bill Johnson is a regular weekly column that will teach investors how to use options to protect their portfolios," said Publisher, James DiGeorgia. "These professional hedging techniques allow investors to maintain their upside potential while reducing further downside risk."

"With the dizzying drops we've witnessed in these markets lately, Bill's column will go a long way toward helping investors feel comfortable again," concluded DiGeorgia.

Each week, Bill Johnson shares the philosophy behind hedging and when necessary, recommends covered call and protective put strategies for stocks previously featured in 21^st Century Investor and 21^st Century Alert.

From time to time, Bill will hedge winning positions to protect profits from an impending downturn, use roll-up and roll-down strategies to sweep money off the table, and employ dollar-cost and constant-dollar methods to ensure that subscribers really do "buy low and sell high."

About 21^st Century Investor Publishing

Founded in 1997, 21^st Century Investor Publishing is the first independent equity research firm to use Intangible Analysis to uncover fast growing "new economy" companies by measuring the things that don't appear on the balance sheet, first.

Unlike most newsletters or brokerage firm research, 21^st Century Investor Publishing does not accept advertising or underwriting fees and has no business relationships whatsoever with the companies its analysts cover.

The firm's original research and recommendations are published monthly in 21^st Century Investor. The company's weekly publications and real-time electronic trading services include: 21^st Century Alert, 21^st Century Options, Asia Technology Alert, and Asian Options Hotline. For subscription information, log on to www.21stcenturyinvestor.com or call 1-800-931-9137.

About Bill Johnson

Following his five years of experience as a key member of Charles Schwab's Signature Platinum group where he taught advanced options strategy to Schwab's most experienced registered representatives, Bill Johnson joined 21^st Century Investor Publishing, Inc. where he now teaches options strategy to tens of thousands of individual investors.

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For Information Contact:
Mark Hirsch
Vice President, Corporate Communications
21st Century Investor Publishing
1 (800) 933-0213
media@21stcenturyinvestor.com