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"Portfolio Review" Now Accessible on Fidelity's Public Web Site
BOSTON, July 12, 2005 - As part of its companywide effort to help Americans better plan for
retirement and other financial goals, Fidelity Investments is now offering all investors access to one
of its most popular online guidance tools. Previously available only to customers, Fidelity's
"Portfolio Review" is now accessible to millions of Americans, free of charge, on the company's
public Web site at www.fidelity.com. With "Portfolio Review," investors can begin the planning
process by evaluating their current investment portfolios and determining how well they are
diversified across equity and fixed-income holdings.
Fidelity also announced several enhancements to its Fidelity.com site which make it easier
for investors to open an account and invest online, including a new search engine, account
application process and interactive account statement, and improved money movement capabilities.
"Whether saving for retirement or a child's education, investors must first fully understand
what they currently own in order to develop an investment plan that can help them reach those
goals," says Jeffrey R. Carney, president, Fidelity Personal Investments. "More than 500,000 Fidelity
customers have used Portfolio Review to quickly and easily evaluate their portfolios. Today, we're
extending this tool's powerful capabilities to all Americans, encouraging everyone to take this
critical first step, at no additional cost."
Beginning today, all investors can visit Fidelity.com and access the Fidelity Portfolio Review
tool, previously only available to customers or through a Fidelity representative. The tool provides
detailed portfolio information in an easy-to-read visual format and helps investors define savings
goals, choose an appropriate target asset mix, and develop investment strategies. With Portfolio
Review, investors can identify potential risks and receive guidance to help them rebalance their
portfolio with packaged investment solutions or hypothetical trades and generate an action plan
with possible investment strategies. Portfolio Review is offered on Fidelity.com with other guidance
tools including Retirement Income Planner and the recently launched Retirement Quick Check.
Other new and enhanced capabilities available to all investors on Fidelity.com include:
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New Account Opening Process makes it easier and faster to apply for an account online and
track the application. New features also include streamlined processes for account funding
and assistance from a Fidelity representative using instant messaging.
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New Fidelity.com Search Engine uses the latest "natural language" capabilities to help
investors more quickly and easily locate specific information on Fidelity.com.
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New Interactive Account Statement provides easy-to-read information on portfolios,
transactions and holdings. Investors can customize their statements and access quick links to
performance data, quotes and research.
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Enhanced Money Movement makes it easier for customers to fund IRAs online by enabling
direct contributions between mutual fund and brokerage accounts.
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About Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest providers of financial services, with
custodied assets of $2.1 trillion, including managed assets of $1.1 trillion as of May 31, 2005. Fidelity
offers investment management, retirement planning, brokerage, and human resources and benefits
outsourcing services to more than 19 million individuals and institutions as well as through 5,500
financial intermediary firms. 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 Fidelity.com.
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Fidelity Portfolio Planner: Portfolio Review, Retirement Income Planner, and Retirement Quick
Check are educational tools developed by Strategic Advisers Inc., a registered investment adviser
and a Fidelity Investments company, and offered for use by Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC,
member NYSE, SIPC, or by Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc.
Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC, Member NYSE, SIPC 100 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110
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