About Us
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About IndexUniverse.com - The leading independent authority on ETFs, indexes and index funds. IndexUniverse.com and its related publications cover product and market developments related to index funds, ETFs, index derivatives (futures/options/swaps), and the sophisticated investment strategies that use these financial tools. The Web site aims to provide the industry's best news, columns, research and features about the dynamic field of index-based investing and trading. It also offers valuable tools and data to assess markets and investment products, and incisive commentary designed to help investors and advisers cut through the clutter and find the right products for them. IndexUniverse.com aims to be educational, thought-provoking and most importantly, rigorously independent.
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Company founder, Chief Executive Officer and Publisher of 
Matt Hougan is president of ETF Analytics and the global head of editorial for Index Universe LLC. In this position, he oversees the company’s editorial efforts, including serving as editor-in-chief of the Exchange-Traded Funds Report and senior editor of the Journal of Indexes. He also spearheads the development of the ETF Analytics project. Hougan is quoted regularly in the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Investor’s Business Daily, Fortune, Forbes, TheStreet.com, MarketWatch.com and the Associated Press, and was recently named one of the 25 most influential people in the ETF industry. He is a regular guest on CNBC, and was recently named to Registered Rep's 
Dave spearheads the in-depth research that drives Index Publications’ efforts in ETF analysis. He is also a lead writer at IndexUniverse.com, where he writes a widely followed blog and hosts the popular podcast.
With more than 16 years of experience as a journalist, and most recently, a stint in the brokerage business, Olivier is the newest member of the
ETF Analytics Team
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Elisabeth Kashner
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Paul Baiocchi
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Paul Britt
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Ugo Egbunike
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Carolyn Hill
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Dennis Hudachek
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Ana Kostioukova
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Yevgeniy Koyfman
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Devin Riley
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Elisabeth Kashner, CFA, is IndexUniverse’s senior vice president of analytics. She designs the quantitative and qualitative tools that run the company's analytics product, and supervises our team of analysts. Elisabeth brings a combination of academic rigor (master's of financial analysis, CFA charter holder) and practical experience in derivatives trading and wealth management to our analytics group. She gained experience with ETF analysis as a quantitative analyst building portfolios for high-net-worth clients.
Paul Baiocchi is an ETF analyst at IndexUniverse. He started his career as an investment consultant at Euro Pacific Capital. After three years of managing international equity portfolios, Paul left his post to pursue his MBA in Vancouver, British Columbia. While attending the University of British Columbia, he worked as a consultant to Delta Global Advisors, creating internationally themed unit investment trust portfolios for Claymore funds. Upon graduating, Paul joined Delta full time as the firm’s senior market strategist, creating and managing RIC compliant indexes for over 15 different UIT and ETF portfolios. His experience has provided him with expertise in the natural resources segment with a deep understanding of global markets.
Paul Britt is an ETF analyst at IndexUniverse. He focuses on U.S. size & style equity ETFs and alternative ETFs. He worked most recently as a private placement agent at an IRA custodian. Paul holds an M.S. in financial analysis from the University of San Francisco and has passed the Level III CFA exam.
Ugo is an ETF analyst at IndexUniverse specializing in currency ETFs and ETF trading. Prior to IndexUniverse, he worked at Kellogg Group as an international ETF market maker on the NYSE Arca platform, and gained extensive experience trading underlying ETF securities in the European and Asian markets. Ugo holds a B.A. in economics from Bowdoin College.
Carolyn Hill is an ETF analyst at IndexUniverse. Prior to joining IndexUniverse, she worked as a research associate at NERA Economic Consulting valuing litigation claims. Carolyn is a CFA Level III candidate. She graduated cum laude from Claremont McKenna College with a dual degree in economics and government.
Dennis Hudachek is an ETF analyst at IndexUniverse. He previously worked as a senior specialist in the Global Wealth Management division at Merrill Lynch. Working closely alongside financial advisors over eight years has provided Dennis with extensive knowledge of the industry and a wide range of financial products. Dennis holds a B.A. in economics from UC Davis, has passed numerous FINRA exams and is a CFA Level II candidate.
Ana Kostioukova is an ETF analyst at IndexUniverse. She graduated cum laude from Claremont McKenna College with a B.S. in environment, economics and politics. During her senior year, Ana conducted field research in Southeast Asia and wrote an honors thesis on conditional cash transfer implementation in Thailand. Prior to joining IndexUniverse, she worked for Indaba Capital Management. Ana speaks German and Russian fluently and is conversational in Spanish and Thai.
Yevgeniy (Gene) Koyfman, CFA, is an ETF analyst at IndexUniverse. He currently specializes in fixed-income ETFs and analyzing index construction methodologies. Gene holds an M.S. in financial analysis from the University of San Francisco. He is an active member of the CFA Society of San Francisco.
Devin Riley is an ETF analyst at IndexUniverse. He previously worked in auditory research in rhesus macaque monkeys. Devin specializes in sector ETFs and has written for the Exchange-Traded Fund Report. He holds a B.S. in neurobiology from the University of California, Davis.-
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