MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. and JUPITER, Fla., April 3, 2006 – RBC Dain Correspondent Services (RBC Dain CS), a division of RBC Dain Rauscher Inc., and Weiss Ratings, Inc., a leading independent equity research firm, today announced an agreement to deliver Weiss’ investment ratings and analyses on more than 6,000 stocks to RBC Dain CS’s correspondent clients.

"This offering acknowledges our commitment to bring a wide range of comprehensive resources to our correspondents," commented Craig Gordon, chief operating officer, RBC Dain Correspondent Services. "Weiss Ratings gives our online platform, Research Connect, another source to deliver research that our correspondents can use."

"Weiss Ratings is pleased to make our highly ranked equity research available to investors looking for financial insight that identifies key investment opportunities and winning strategies in today’s market," said Bruce R. Fador, president and chief executive officer of Weiss Ratings, Inc.

Research Connect users will have full access to Weiss Ratings’ proprietary research and analyses on more than 6,000 stocks. Weiss’ unbiased research provides in-depth analyses of the Weiss stock ratings, which are based on fundamental, technical, and valuation factors driving a stock’s performance and risk. The firm’s unique approach factors in several measures of risk, providing a dynamic assessment of a stock’s historical risk-adjusted performance and value relative to its earning prospects.

About RBC Dain Rauscher

RBC Dain Rauscher Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (RY: TSX, NYSE), is one of the nation's largest full-service securities firms with more than 1,650 financial consultants and 5,000 employees. The company serves individual investors and businesses through offices coast to coast, and capital markets and correspondent clients in select U.S. and international markets.

About RBC Dain Correspondent Services

Founded in 1979, RBC Dain Correspondent Servicessm (RBC Dain CS) a division of RBC Dain Rauscher, provides fully disclosed clearing and execution services to more than 170 independent broker-dealers throughout the United States. In addition, it offers a robust set of wealth management tools, training and technology, supported by exceptional Midwest-based service.

About Weiss Ratings

Weiss Ratings, Inc., headquartered in Jupiter, Fla. with offices in New York and Boston, is the nation’s leading independent provider of ratings and analyses of financial institutions, mutual funds, and stocks. Weiss issues investment ratings on more than 6,000 stocks and 12,000 mutual funds, covering both equity and fixed-income funds, while providing financial safety ratings on more than 15,000 banks and insurance companies. Weiss Ratings is the only major rating agency that receives no direct or indirect compensation from the companies it rates for issuing its ratings.

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