Exhibit 21.1

Subsidiaries of the registrant

Go2Net, Inc., a Delaware corporation

HDV Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation

H.D. Vest, Inc., a Texas corporation

H.D. Vest Investment Securities, Inc., a Texas corporation

H.D. Vest Advisory Services, Inc., a Texas corporation

H.D. Vest Insurance Agency LLC, a Massachusetts Limited Liability Company

H.D. Vest Insurance Agency LLC, a Montana Limited Liability Company

H.D. Vest Insurance Agency LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company

Project Baseball Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation

TaxAct Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation

TaxAct, Inc., an Iowa corporation

TaxSmart Research, LLC, a Delaware corporation

Financial BluPrint, LLC, a Delaware corporation

SimpleTax Software, Inc., a British Columbia corporation