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AOL Money & Finance Provides Budgeting and Smart Investing Tips from AOL's New Family Financial Edit - Additional Features for Investing Arrive Just in Time for Tax Season

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AOL Money & Finance Provides Budgeting and Smart Investing Tips from AOL's New Family Financial Editor, Jennifer Openshaw

Additional Features for Investing Arrive Just in Time for Tax

Dulles, VA – March 27, 2006 – AOL today announced Jennifer Openshaw has joined AOL Money & Finance (http://money.aol.com) and will serve as AOL’s Family Financial Editor, providing consumers with budgeting and smart investing tips just in time for tax season. AOL also announced the launch of Stock Screener, an easy to use investment management tool to review and compare stocks based on various criteria.

Jennifer Openshaw, author, noted consumer finance expert and entrepreneur, will write a monthly column called “Rags to Riches” that will feature a person who has achieved financial success and independence – after going from almost nothing - through interesting and often challenging means. She will also provide consumers with budgeting and smart investing tips. Openshaw, founder of Women's Financial Network and now CEO of Openshaw's Family Financial Network, appears frequently on programs such as CNN, Dr. Phil and Oprah. She is also host of "Winning Advice with Jennifer Openshaw," heard on ABC Radio.

“Jennifer’s wealth of knowledge on smart budgeting and everyday consumer financial advice is an ideal match to recently added and upcoming features on AOL Money & Finance,” said Marty Moe, Vice President and General Manager, Money & Finance, AOL. “AOL Money & Finance continues to grow and add more features that contribute to the commitment to provide a comprehensive online destination for all financial information – from budgeting to investing to breaking news.”

“My extensive experience and success providing families with sound financial advice and planning will give AOL users the background and tools to effectively manage their household finances,” said Openshaw. “The monthly Rags to Riches column will show you how real people have done extraordinary things to get financially secure.”

In addition, AOL Money & Finance recently added a new feature called “Stock Screener” (http://money.aol.com/investing/stockscreener). Stock Screener will allow users to do both custom and pre-canned screens and sort stocks on a multitude of criteria.