NEW YORK, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- TD Waterhouse Group, Inc.
(NYSE: TWE; TSE), the global online financial services firm, today ranked as
the top online broker web site in the Winter 2000 Forrester Research Brokerage
PowerRankings(TM). Forrester's PowerRankings combines survey data from online
consumers and unbiased testing to provide objective rankings of the leading
U.S. financial and eCommerce sites.
TD Waterhouse received the top overall ranking fueled by fast e-mail
responses, $12 online market orders and perks like a retirement planner and
unlimited real-time quotes. Forrester also noted that access to extras like
an asset allocator, checking accounts and wireless trading, also helped secure
the top ranking.
"We've made great strides in enhancing our web site and services that are
only now being recognized," said Frank J. Petrilli, President and Chief
Operating Officer of TD Waterhouse Group, Inc. "The rankings were close and we
are happy to have edged the strong competition overall. Vaulting to the top
spot in the Forrester Research Brokerage PowerRankings recognizes our
dedication to continually improving our ability to provide investors with easy
access to their personal finances and becoming the one web site where
investors can satisfy all their financial needs."
Forrester research is a leading emerging-technology research firm,
analyzing technology change and its impact on business, consumers, and
society. Forrester's "Whole View" of the Internet economy enables clients to
weave together Internet commerce initiatives with eBusiness technology to
satisfy customers' changing needs. Established in 1983, Forrester is
headquartered in Cambridge, Mass. Additional information about Forrester
research can be found at http://www.forrester.com.
TD Waterhouse Group, Inc., (NYSE: TWE; TSE), provides investors with a
broad range of brokerage, mutual fund, banking and other consumer financial
products on an integrated basis. Worldwide, TD Waterhouse currently services
4.5 million customer accounts in the United States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, Australia, and Hong Kong. The firm also has joint ventures in Japan,
India and Luxembourg to serve investors in those countries. TD Waterhouse can
be found on the Internet and on Windows powered Pocket PC's at
http://www.tdwaterhouse.com, on America Online at Keyword: TD Waterhouse, and
on web-ready phones at http://www.wtdw.com. In the U.S., brokerage services
provided by TD Waterhouse Investor Services, Inc. (Member NYSE/SIPC).
SOURCE TD Waterhouse Group, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Melissa Fox, Manager, Public Affairs,
212-908-3101, melissafox@tdwaterhouse.com, or Laz Benitez,
Coordinator, Public Affairs, 212-908-7187,
lazarobenitez@tdwaterhouse.com, both of TD Waterhouse Group, Inc.
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