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Empowerment &
Service
Investrend's mission is to empower
investors. Investrend accomplishes that mission by serving the
financial community -- with the emphasis on service -- and with
particular emphasis on serving the best interests of individual
investors, as well as those of smaller public companies.
For over a dozen years, Investrend has worked
tirelessly as an advocate of integrity, credibility, transparency,
accessibility and fundamentals-driven markets. In so doing,
Investrend has not only established a robust array of dynamic
platforms and services to support those efforts, but has also either
directly founded or has been instrumental in establishing entities
that support ethical practices, good governance and shareholder
empowerment.
For us, the bottom line is: 1) investors have the
right to hyperbole-free, truthful information about public
companies; and 2) smaller public companies have the right to a level
playing field in the Market -- and to have the same opportunities
available to them as the major players.
We believe it's far past the time for hard work and
honest intentions to be rewarded, rather than exploited, by the
Market environment -- and that, in a nutshell, is the purpose
Investrend serves.
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The Investrend
Story
Investrend Equity Research is
the original, pioneering issuer-paid equity research entity,
providing integrated research and global financial communications
platforms for the benefit of shareholders and the Market at-large,
since 1996. Mr. Gayle Essary, Investrend's Founder, pioneered the paid-for investment research
model, and was the primary force in making that model a respected
source of actionable investment information.
Investrend was
originally established as a conference/forums provider, providing structured
venues allowing lesser-capitalized public companies to “tell their
own stories” to financial community audiences. In the course of
doing so, the virtual absence of conventional (buy- or sell-side)
equity research coverage for such companies became clearly apparent.
As a result, the now commonplace paid-for research model was
implemented by Mr. Essary, in order to address that disparity.
Investrend’s business model then evolved to become
“research-centric,” with Investrend’s already in-place electronic
journalism entities, web presence, forums programs and partnered
webcasting platforms functioning in support of Investrend’s equity
research. Since then, the Investrend suite of platforms and
services has uniquely provided investors in more than 2,000
companies with credible financial intelligence -- independent of
investment banking, stock ownership or promotion.
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Investrend Today
Standards-based, independent analytics remains the
central, driving mechanism of Investrend’s programs and services. As
such, Investrend implements and facilitates ultra-high visibility,
equity research-centric platforms, with particular consideration
toward shareholders and investors in publicly-traded companies.
With equity research as the linchpin, platform
elements from other Investrend divisions are strategically woven
into the fabric of Investrend’s overall approach, formulating a
dynamic outreach system based upon professional analytics,
intelligent reconnaissance, pure journalism, unbiased information
and highly-effective distributions.
See also
"Investrend
Today, Part One" (article by Investrend CEO, Todd Essary)
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Business Model
Investrend’s business model focuses on two,
primary areas: financial communications and
outsourcing. In the course of carrying-out that business
model, Investrend’s operations involve (but are not necessarily
limited to) data mining, market reconnaissance, business
intelligence, equity research, due diligence research, media
placement, press release services, electronic communications,
web-based distributions, venue provider support, event hosting,
webcast production and distribution, as well as news publishing and
news aggregation.
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Available Products & Services
Investrend provides and/or facilitates products
and services based on your need for solutions... and essentially
any product or service is available through us.
So, it really boils-down to a two-step process: 1.) We ask you
what solutions you need; and 2.) We provide you with those
solutions.
Not only do we provide a full range of research,
broadcast, informational, public forum, presentational and
business/market intelligence products and services for investors,
shareholders, public and private companies -- Investrend also
provides and outsources a full range of products and services
directly to other financial firms, research firms, communications
entities, investor relations practitioners and other professionals
working in the financial community.
For more information write to
programs@investrend.com.
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Important
Associations
[ See also:
FIRST Research Consortium /
The Standards for Independent Research
Providers ]
Key Partnerships
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Funding Sources --
Years of interaction in the markets have afforded us the opportunity
to gain in-depth knowledge regarding numerous equity investment
resources, and to have close relationships with them, which
positions us to insightfully align those seeking capital with those
best-suited for their needs.
▫ Research
Analysts -- Established, working relationships with over 100
independent financial analysts.
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Independent Research Providers -- As a referral source, we can
consult with public companies in order to identify providers
best-suited to provide their analyst coverage.
▫ Research
Distribution Outlets -- Direct relationships with every major
research portal and re-distributor, including:
Thomson-Reuters, Zacks, Knobias,
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Journalistic News Entities/ News Wires -- Our site postings
and distributions are monitored and synthesized into actual,
independent news (not "press releases") by a number of key entities,
including: FinancialWire™, EIN News, Comtex, Acquire Media,
NewsEngin / M2 Presswire, Xinhua News Agency, Lexis-Nexis...
▫ Press
Release Outlets -- Special (reduced-fee) relationships
enabling direct distribution to the entire global financial
community, or any cross-section of the global financial community.
▫ Media
Production & Distribution Entities -- Partnerships enabling us
to produce webcasts and podcasts, as well as facilitate radio & TV
appearances, which can reach the entire financial community or
target a specific audience.
▫ Key Venue
Providers -- We have worked directly with practically every
existing conference and exposition provider: as a media
co-sponsor, as a production facilitator and/or by providing
collateral materials for presenting companies. As a result, we
are able to give companies reduced-fee enrollments as presenters, as
well as give companies specially-dedicated presence at events.
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Also -- Broker-Dealers, Exchanges & Specialists, Public
Company Management Sources and more.
Official
Associations & Memberships
▫ The FIRST Research Consortium
(Member, Co-founder)
▫ Shareholder's Research Alliance (Member,
Co-founder)
▫ CEO Council (Member, Co-founder)
▫ National Investment Banking Association (Associate
Member)
▫ Online News Association (Member)
▫ National Investor Relations Institute (Member)
▫ Investor Relations Global Rankings and Awards
Program (Sponsor)
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Offices
Investrend’s Administrative Offices are located at:
1108 Lavaca, Suite 110 / Austin, TX 78701.
Investrend’s Executive Offices are located at: 110
Wall Street, 11th Floor / New York, NY 10005
[See also:
Contacting Investrend]
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