Buckinvestor is a high revenue generating site... this has got to be very positive for CMOZ... check out their last three news blasts, $11,000, $12,000 and $20,000 US per blast... if they do 20-40 per year, this is good advertising revenues... also the traffic through Buckinvestor has got to mean only good things for CMOZ...
BW)(CA-COSMOZ.COM)(CMOZ) Cosmoz.com Acquires BuckInvestor.com;
The Most Comprehensive Guide to Investing for Those Under 35 Becomes
Latest Addition to Cosmoz.com Network
Business Editors
SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1999--Cosmoz.com (OTC BB:CMOZ)
today announced the acquisition of BuckInvestor.com, Inc., a leading web site for younger investors,
where traffic levels have grown consistently by 50% per month. Financial terms of the agreement were
not disclosed.
Based in Raleigh, N.C., BuckInvestor.com, Inc. (http://www.buckinvestor.com) joins Cosmoz.com
as a wholly owned subsidiary in the company's Investment-Related Group of web sites. With this
acquisition, Cosmoz.com invests in the rapidly growing market for investment education and youth
investing. A recent study by Paine Webber and Gallup showed that the growth of online investing can
be mainly attributed to younger investors.
BuckInvestor.com offers a tremendous amount of easy-to-understand information for new
investors. The site is highly profitable and focused, boasting thousands of registered users. "This bull
market has sparked interest for millions of new investors and it's easy for them to be overloaded with
information on the web," said Gregg Fidan, President of BuckInvestor.com. "Many are simply looking
for a web site to help them get started, and that's BuckInvestor.com. This activity has spawned a high
level of loyalty among our users."
Due to its unique investment concept, media critics have praised the BuckInvestor.com web site.
When CNBC featured the site on Power Lunch, host Bill Griffeth noted that "It is, indeed,
comprehensive. There's a whole section for beginning investors to help you get started, a section on
personal finance and taxes, information on how to start your own investment club, profiles of individual
investors ranging in age from 15 to 30. All very useful stuff. And the price is right. (It's all free.)"
BuckInvestor.com, Inc. and it's founders have been mentioned in the media countless times
including Money Magazine, Bloomberg, Online Investor Magazine, CBS MarketWatch,
theStreet.com, NetGuide, and Registered Rep Magazine. In addition, BuckInvestor.com has attained
prestigious recognition as a Netscape What's Cool, Rage of the Day, and What's New Site; and has
also been recognized as a Yahoo What's New site.
"Not only are we getting a highly targeted and profitable company through this acquisition, but we
are also attaining key talent that allows Cosmoz.com to step up to the next level," stated Cosmoz.com
CEO, Wilfred Shaw. Two of the BuckInvestor.com, Inc. co-founders, Justin Keener and Gregg Fidan
bring solid experience, creativity, and leadership to the Cosmoz.com team.
"Gregg Fidan brings 3 years experience of professional web design and extensive knowledge of
Internet marketing and e-commerce. His work speaks for itself and can be seen in the quality of the
upcoming Cosmoz.com portal. And Justin Keener is an extremely driven and charismatic individual,
we are fortunate to have his business development skills," noted Cecil Musgrave, Cosmoz.com CIO.
"These two are as valuable to Cosmoz.com as the BuckInvestor.com site itself, and that says a lot.
This strategic acquisition is just another step in the right direction," he added.
BuckInvestor.com is excited about the acquisition. Management turned down comparable
acquisition offers from two other sources, choosing to go with Cosmoz.com. "Cosmoz.com is poised
for high growth. We're excited about building Cosmoz.com into the next Go2Net or CMGI. Our
confidence in Cosmoz.com is evident by the fact that we were willing to be acquired through a 100%
stock deal," explained Justin Keener, CEO of BuckInvestor.com, Inc.
More About BuckInvestor.com
The Bulls and Bears have jockeyed back and forth on Wall Street for over 200 years, but
BuckInvestor.com is "bucking the trend" by introducing a new animal ... the Buck. Buck Investing is
fundamentally based on the "Buck Market" concept, asserting that investors can easily become
millionaires by consistently investing over any 30-year period. While the bulls and bears fight it out
over the short term, the Bucks will always triumph in the end.
BuckInvestor.com's mission is to start a movement among the younger generation, investors age 15
to 35, and become the main source of education for those new to investing. Some of the outstanding
features and benefits include: hundreds of original articles on the basics of investing, common sense
personal finance advice, daily market news, advice from certified financial consultants, stock quotes,
message boards, and more. BuckInvestor.com also boasts the largest online directory of investment
clubs with over 700 clubs from around the world.
About Cosmoz.com
Cosmoz.com's (http://www.cosmoz.com) mission is to become a recognized leader in the
development and acquisition of high profile, high traffic, niche market -- Internet related businesses and
web-based technologies.
Cosmoz.com's goal is to become a major force in the Internet industry and is dedicated to rapid
growth.
In accordance with Cosmoz.com's mission, management is currently in negotiation with several
acquisition candidates and investment opportunities. "We are excited about our current developments
and are on our way to reach our goal of being the best in the business," said Wilfred Shaw, CEO. "We
now have management in place, and are actively seeking more acquisition candidates," he added.
Certain information and statements included in this release constitute "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which
may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the company to be materially different
from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied in such forward-looking
statements.
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CONTACT: Hampton-Porter Investment Bankers,
Michael Losse, 800/545-3345
mlosse@hpib.com
or
Compass Point Group, Inc
Diann Tongco, 619/525-0800
dt@venturefinance.com
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA NORTH CAROLINA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED
INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET
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