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ORLANDO, Fla., June 8, 2005 - H.D. Vest announced today at its Vest Fest 2005 Conference that is has selected LiveOffice’s AdvisorSquare platform to power its Advisor web site program. The new partnership will provide H.D. Vest Advisors with access to AdvisorSquare’s comprehensive web site offering, which is specifically designed to help financial professionals enhance their online marketing activities.

The new AdvisorSquare Web Connect program gives H.D. Vest Advisors the ability to create individualized, interactive web sites that effectively market their financial products and services online. AdvisorSquare’s turnkey web site solution assists representatives in quickly developing and customizing the look and feel of their practice’s web site pages to match their online marketing objectives.

H.D. Vest Advisors can now select from a large number of content options when creating their AdvisorSquare web site, including:

• Over 100 professionally designed web site templates that complement an advisor’s existing branding
• More than 200 NASD-approved articles to help educate clients and prospects on important finance-related topics
• Interactive financial calculators that enable customers to research important financial scenarios at their own discretion
• Up-to-date financial news and information to keep clients informed of daily market activities
• An automated referral system that supercharges new business efforts
• Simple editing tools that make page updates as easy as word processing and require no prior technical knowledge
• Access to AdvisorSquare’s exclusive, members-only newsletter and online seminars, which offer simple and creative online marketing ideas

“We are continually searching for ways to provide our representatives with the technologies they need to remain at the forefront of their profession,” said Carolyn Sterling, Senior Marketing Manger of H.D. Vest. “AdvisorSquare’s online marketing solutions fit perfectly with this goal and provide our Advisors with access to useful web tools and countless customization options that help to strengthen client relationships.”

“AdvisorSquare is excited to provide H.D. Vest and their Advisors with access to our powerful suite of online marketing solutions,” said Michele McGarry, national account manager for LiveOffice’s AdvisorSquare business unit. “We are pleased to now be the preferred web site provider for H.D. Vest’s extensive network of highly reputable tax and financial professionals.”