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Investors Using Pocket PC 2002 Handhelds Can Now Access Chart Climber®,
As Well As New Charitable Gift Fund and Money Management Information
BOSTON, March 7, 2003 Fidelity Investments today announced that it now
offers its Chart Climber® interactive investment education program on handheld
computers using Microsoft Corp.'s Pocket PC 2002.
Chart Climber is designed to help consumers learn about investing and market
principles in a fun and easy-to-understand manner. The latest version of Chart
Climber builds on Fidelity's PC and PalmTM
handheld games, offering new
graphics, color and sound effects. Investors can download the Pocket PC 2002
version of Chart Climber for $9.95 from Handango.com. The program can be
located under the Trivia heading in the Web site's section of Games Software for
Pocket PC.
"Chart Climber provides a mobile, interactive way for investors to sharpen their
financial knowledge," said Joseph Ferra, Fidelity's chief wireless officer. "By
expanding the availability of Chart Climber to Pocket PC users, Fidelity can offer a
more robust program while reaching thousands of consumers who use this
handheld platform."
New wireless content
Fidelity also added several links to the Fidelity AnywhereSM wireless services
application, providing information about the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund and the
firm's Money Management services via handheld computers, pagers and Web
phones. Users can request more information about these services wirelessly or
access contact information to discuss further details with Gift Fund or Fidelity
telephone representatives.
With Fidelity Anywhere, investors can monitor and manage their portfolios via
handheld computers, one-and two-way pagers, Web phones, in-vehicle services
and e-mail. The wireless service allows customers to remotely request real-time
stock quotes, watch lists and market indices, retrieve account balance
information, and trade domestic stocks, options and mutual funds from a variety of
wireless devices. Non-Fidelity customers can receive delayed quotes and market
updates through the application.
Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest providers of financial services,
with custodied assets of $1.4 trillion, including managed assets of $759.6 billion
as of January 31, 2003. Fidelity offers investment management, retirement
planning, brokerage, human resources and benefits outsourcing services to 18
million individuals and institutions as well as through 5,500 financial
intermediaries. The firm is the largest mutual fund company in the United States,
the No. 1 provider of workplace retirement savings plans, one of the largest mutual
fund supermarkets and a leading online brokerage firm. For more information about
Fidelity Investments, visit
www.fidelity.com.
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System availability and response time may be subject to market conditions.
Fidelity Brokerage Services, 100 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110
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