LYNNFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2006--Investors Capital Corporation, the independent broker-dealer subsidiary of Investors Capital Holdings (AMEX: ICH), announced today it will serve as a lead sponsor for Easter Seals' "Ready, Set, Go Team Hoyt", the father-son team of Dick and Rick Hoyt who will be running The Boston Marathon for the 25th time this April 17th. Investors Capital also announced its roll-out of a formal philanthropy program which the company has coined "ICC Gives Back."

As part of this new social responsibility program, Investors Capital plans to fund appropriate cause-based organizations and charities like Easter Seals that share a common goal with Investors Capital Corporation. The company, which has maintained an informal social responsibility and philanthropy program since its inception in 1992, decided to formalize its program to ensure Investors Capital Corporation could have the largest humanitarian impact possible.

Today's sponsorship of Easter Seals' "Ready, Set, Go Team Hoyt", is one of several philanthropies Investors Capital Corporation has pledged its participation to as part of the new "ICC Gives Back" program.

In addition to Investors Capital's sponsorship of Easter Seals' "Ready, Set, Go Team Hoyt", the company has worked with the following organizations to assist individuals and organizations with a variety of causes. (This list represents a small sample of the companies Investors Capital has continuously supported).

-- American Red Cross

-- Boston College Club

-- Coral Springs Youth Softball Association

-- Dana Farber Cancer Institute

-- Dynamite Soccer Club

-- Fox Chase Cancer Center

-- High School Boosters LLC

-- Hospice of the Good Shepherd

-- Lynnfield Lions Club

-- Miss Massachusetts Teen USA Pageant

-- National Multiple Sclerosis Society

-- News in Education Foundation

-- North Reading Firefighters

-- Northeast Health Foundation

-- Peabody Fire Department

-- Pingree School

-- Revere Chamber of Commerce

-- Saugus Travel Basketball League

-- South Boston Boys & Girls Club

-- Special Olympics

-- St. Johns the Evangelist School

-- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

-- Tapestry of Voices

-- Toys for Tots

"Investors Capital is proud to contribute to causes like Easter Seals' "Ready, Set Go Team Hoyt" and sees it as our responsibility to support organizations that work arduously to help citizen's young and old realize their dreams," said Ted Charles, CEO and Chairman, Investors Capital Corporation. "As a company that has shown significant growth over the past couple of years, this was the right time for us to formalize our social responsibility and philanthropy programs to ensure that we could provide the greatest amount of help to those in need. The "ICC Gives Back" program is just the beginning of several initiatives ICC will be undertaking to give back to our clients and the community that has supported us along the way."

For information on Investors Capital Corporation's "ICC Gives Back" program or to find out how you can join us in giving back, please visit us on the Web at http://www.investorscapital.com/home/companyInfo/philanthropy.aspx

About Team Hoyt

The Hoyt family, a part of Easter Seals for thirty years, have benefited from the charity's world-class programs since Rick Hoyt was a child back in the mid-1970s. Today, Rick speaks to groups on behalf of Easter Seals and still participates in The Boston Marathon with the assistance of his father Dick Hoyt along the way.

For more information on Rick and Dick Hoyt (Team Hoyt), please visit www.teamhoy25.org.

About Easter Seals

Easter Seals' services ensure children and adults with disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play.

More than 10,000 Massachusetts individuals and their families are helped by Easter Seals each year.

About Investors Capital Holdings

Investors Capital Holdings (AMEX: ICH), of Lynnfield, Mass., is a diversified financial services company founded to meet consumer needs in today's financial markets. The company owns and operates Investors Capital Corporation and Investors Capital Advisory Services. Investors Capital Corporation is a nationally recognized, independent broker-dealer comprised of approximately 800 experienced financial professionals located throughout the United States. Investors Capital Advisory Services is a registered investment advisory firm managing portfolios for individual and institutional clients.
For more information, please call (800) 949-1422 or visit www.investorscapital.com.

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Investors Capital

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Investors Capital Corporation is a nationally recognized securities firm comprised of experienced Registered Financial Professionals throughout the United States. Investors Capital was founded to meet the consumers' needs in today's financial market. Investors Capital Corporation's number one goal is to help our representatives build their business. In turn, our focus is to offer the most comprehensive value-added products and services to individual clients, financial advisors, financial institutions and banks across the United States.

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