IEDU Investools Inc. (MM)

INVESTools Inc. (Nasdaq:IEDU), the market leader in fulfilling the lifelong education needs of self-directed investors, today announced that it was added to the Russell 3000(R) Index, the small-cap Russell 2000(R) Index, the Russell Microcap(TM) Index as well as the appropriate growth and style indexes when Russell Investment Group reconstituted its family of U.S. indexes effective on June 30, 2006. "We believe that INVESTools' inclusion in the Russell 3000, Russell 2000 and Russell Microcap Indexes reflects another significant milestone for our students and our shareholders," said Lee K. Barba, Chairman and CEO. "Being a part of these indexes will provide greater liquidity and increase the Company's visibility with investors and institutions that rely on the Russell indexes as a part of their investment strategy." Annual reconstitution of Russell Indexes captures the 3,000 largest U.S. stocks as of May 31 of each year, ranking them by total market capitalization to create the Russell 3000 Index. The largest 1,000 companies in the ranking comprise the Russell 1000(R) Index while the remaining 2,000 companies become the widely used Russell 2000 Index. Russell determines membership for its equity indexes primarily by objective, market capitalization rankings and style attributes. Final index member lists for the 2006-2007 year, which were effective on June 30, 2006, are posted on www.russell.com. About INVESTools Inc. INVESTools Inc. is a global leader in investor education. The Company offers a full range of investor education products and services that provide lifelong learning in a variety of delivery formats, including instructor-led workshops, "at home" study programs, personal training sessions and through the Web. Approximately 224,000 investors around the world have graduated from INVESTools investor education programs. Visit the Company's Web site at http://www.investools.com (http://www.investools.com/) for more information regarding the INVESTools Method(TM). About Russell Russell, a global leader in multi-manager investment services, provides investment products and services in 44 countries. Russell manages more than $167 billion in assets and advises clients worldwide representing $2.4 trillion. Founded in 1936, Russell is a subsidiary of Northwestern Mutual and is headquartered in Tacoma, Wash., with additional offices in New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Auckland and Tokyo. For more information, go to www.russell.com (http://www.russell.com/). 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; demand for the Company's products and services; the ability to compete effectively and adjust to changing market conditions; inability to protect the Company's proprietary technology; difficulties or delays in developing improved products when expected or desired and with the additional features contemplated or desired; the potential for intellectual property infringement, warranty, product liability, and other claims; the uncertainties associated with governmental regulation; the outcome of pending litigation 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.