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Fast-Growing Zero Alpha Group Adds D.C. Area's The Monitor Group as Ninth Member

WASHINGTON, D.C.//April 4, 2006//The Zero Alpha Group (ZAG), a global network of leading wealth management firms, announced today The Monitor Group, Inc. (TMG), a nationally recognized, fee-only wealth management and investment advisory firm based in McLean, VA. has joined its ranks.

TMG becomes the ninth member of Zero Alpha Group and the second new firm to join Zero Alpha Group so far in 2006. The Australian firm Plan B joined ZAG in February 2006.

Brent Brodeski, a founding member of ZAG who also is the managing director of Savant Capital Management in Rockford, IL, said: “The Zero Alpha Group is composed of an elite group of wealth managers in the United States and Australia dedicated to providing investors with the full range of services they need to achieve their goals in life. As our sole member in the mid-Atlantic/northeastern United States, The Monitor Group is an important addition to ZAG that significantly enhances our profile and reputation. We look forward to working closely with Glenn Kautt and his colleagues at The Monitor Group.”

TMG’s President, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer Glenn Kautt said: “Our firm will be an excellent fit with existing Zero Alpha Group members for three compelling reasons: first, being associated with some of the best business minds in the financial services industry; second, the ability to share candid insights with very substantial enterprises who have dealt with many of the issues we are working on; and, third, the potential for breakthrough business opportunities changing the way we do wealth management in the future.”

The Monitor Group, Inc. is the largest fee-only independent wealth management firm in northern Virginia and one of the best-known wealth management firms in the greater Washington DC area. With clients in 24 states and several foreign countries, TMG manages approximately $400 million in assets.

The Monitor Group, Inc. provides comprehensive wealth management services to its clients by combining modern portfolio theory, stochastic modeling, investment discipline, advanced tax practices and a broad base of investment experience. TMG’s Nobel Prize-based investment philosophy employs specialized techniques in a highly disciplined manner. You can learn more about The Monitor Group at http://www.TheMonitorGroup.com.

ABOUT THE ZERO ALPHA GROUP

Founded in 1995, the Zero Alpha Group is an international network of nine independent investment advisory firms managing nearly $6 billion in assets. Members of the Group are committed to providing objective, long-term private wealth management solutions to investors, focusing on asset allocation and a structured, quantitative approach to investing. The firms in the Zero Alpha Group network share a common philosophy about investing and client service - a commitment to passive, tax-managed investment strategies while providing an independent financial planning solution for investors. Visit ZAG on the Web at http://www.zeroalphagroup.com.

CONTACTS: Patrick Mitchell, (703) 276-3266 for ZAG at ; or Eric K. Faulkner, for TMG, at (703) 288-0500 or faulkner@themonitorgroup.com.