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Journal of Indexes: Are index licenses history?

November / December 2006
Editor's Note

Editor's Note

by Journal of Indexes Staff

Articles

Going … Going … Gone?

by Jonathan Mazer and Alison Rende

Recent case law suggests index licensing fees may go the way of the dodo. Ummm… yikes!

Is That An Elephant In The Room?

by Jim Wiandt

Wiandt tackles the big question: Which produces better returns, ETFs or index funds? And why?

Not So Fast

by Albert Neubert

End index licensing fees, as Mazer and Rende suggest, and the golden age of indexing will shutter to a halt.

The Synthetic EAFE Index

by Nick Ronalds and Colin Anderson

Creating a synthetic EAFE futures position is no picnic; the CME offers an alternative.

Adrift No More

by Brian Barrett and Thomas Sanders

The “systemic drift” of the U.S. Dollar Index has vanished in the face of the euro and an improved index.

The Sum Vs. The Parts

by Craig Israelsen

Israelsen focuses on what really matters in the index vs. active debate: performance at the portfolio level.

Talking Indexes

by David Blitzer

Returns are all anyone talks about. What about the other half of the equation? We need more focus on risk.

Reality Check

by Matt Hougan

The S&P 500 Equal-Weight ETF gets five stars? That must drive active fund managers crazy.
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