The development of IndexUniverse was a global effort, originally led by Steven Schoenfeld and Jim Wiandt, supported by John Spence and a diverse team in the U.S., Europe and Latin America, and enhanced by editorial contributors from around the world. The site is now managed solely by Jim Wiandt and the global Index Publications LLC team. The site was originally started by Steven as a data and information complement to his book, Active Index Investing, published by Wiley Finance in July 2004. As he recognized the need and potential for such a resource, in August 2003, Steven partnered with Jim, who as editor of The Journal of Indexes similarly recognized the industry's need for timely, useful and independent information on products and markets. IndexUniverse.com is now the flagship website for The Journal of Indexes and ETFR, and will support Steven's extensive book-related website - or "E-ppendix" - at www.activeindexinvesting.com.

We welcome feedback and ideas to make this website a valuable part of your investment and research activities, and we welcome your suggestions on new ideas for the site. Contact us at feedback@indexuniverse.com.

Publisher Bio

Jim Wiandt is President of Index Publications, LLC, Publisher of IndexUniverse.com, Editor of the Journal of Indexes, and Exchange-Traded Funds Report. The Journal of Indexes was originally founded by John Prestbo of Dow Jones Indexes, and has served as the 'book of record' for the index industry since 1999.

In addition to overseeing the transition of JoI to an independent publication with editorial and financial support from across the index industry, Wiandt also spearheaded a similar effort in which he took on the role of managing Exchange-Traded Funds Report in 2003. Founded by MARHedge and edited by Marsha Zapson, ETFR had established a position as the leading source of ETF news and data for the ETF industry. Finally, in late 2003, Wiandt joined forces with Steven Schoenfeld, and cemented an agreement that facilitated the evolution of Schoenfeld's Web site IndexUniverse.com, which had been founded to support his book, into a broadly focused, independent Web site. IndexUniverse now serves as not only the online home of the Journal of Indexes, ETFR and Schoenfeld's book, Active Index Investing, but also has its own editorial team and includes research, tools and data from across the industry.

Wiandt was formerly publisher of IndexFunds.com and is the author of Exchange Traded Funds, a book that was published by John Wiley & Sons. Before being hired as site editor at IndexFunds.com, Mr. Wiandt had a diverse and colorful editorial background. Most recently he had served as an editor and writer for Compton's Encyclopedia. There he was responsible for writing and editing mainly content dealing with international finance and global affairs.

Previously he served as a contract journalist in West Africa after serving in the Peace Corps in Niger. He has lived in Boston, New York, London, Spain, Venezuela, West Africa and Japan, serving variously as a teacher, legal assistant and writer. While in England, he served as an aide in the British Parliament. Wiandt is a 1991 graduate of Tufts University, home of the 'Jumbos' and is a longsuffering fan of the Cleveland Indians, Browns and Cavaliers. Of late, Ohio State football has served him, as it has many native Ohioans, as a welcome balm.

Editor-in-Chief Bio

Matt Hougan is editor-in-chief of IndexUniverse.com and the Exchange-Traded Funds Report, and senior editor of the Journal of Indexes.

Expert on ETFs, Hougan is regularly quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Investor's Business Daily, Fortune, Forbes, TheStreet.com, MarketWatch.com and the Associated Press. He is a regular guest on CNBC, where anchor Bob Pisani refers to him as the "Master of All Things ETF."

Under his leadership, the Exchange-Traded Funds Report has been named "Best ETF-Focused Publication" for three years running at the Capital Link Closed-End Fund and Global ETF Conference, the Oscars of the ETF and closed-end fund industries.

Prior to joining Index Publications, Hougan ran his own strategic communications firm, providing PR and speechwriting services to Fortune 500 companies, U.S. and foreign governments agencies (including the Federal Reserve) and select nonprofits. He was previously the lead biotech analyst for MetaMarkets.com, a pioneering financial services firm that managed the world's first fully transparent, actively managed mutual fund, Open Fund.

Hougan is a 1998 graduate of Bowdoin College.