| Forbes
Recognizes IndexFunds.com
and ETFzone as Best of Web
By IndexFunds.com Staff
November 17, 2001 |
|
The IndexFunds.com Web site and its ETFzone both scored near
the top of their categories in the annual Forbes Magazine Best
of the Web awards.
Both the IndexFunds.com
site and its ETFzone
were awarded Best of the Web,
with the IndexFunds.com site finishing 4th out of 20 sites in
the Fund
Selection category and the ETFzone also being awarded Best
of the Web in the Exchange-Traded
Fund category. The ETFzone finished 3rd out of the 9 sites
in the category.
Jim Wiandt, the site's venerable editor, reached for comment
said, "Oh really its nothing. We try to just take things
one basis point at a time, exposing evil active managers and being
true to ourselves and our readers." Never one to toot his
or the site's own horn, Wiandt noted that, "Heck, we're just
a few guys trying to look out for the little person, maximizing
their returns through lower fees and turnover and greater tax
efficiency. And if that makes the world a better place, than so
be it."
The Forbes review noted about IndexFunds.com's ETFzone:
"A vibrant bulletin-board community, solid education materials
and a good screener make IndexFund's ETFzone a great bookmark
for ETF investors. The ETF Screener lets you sort by factors such
as style, expense ratio, P/E ratio and returns of anywhere from
one month to three years. The boards often take esoteric-but useful-turns
on issues such as tracking errors, though there are plenty of
ETF investors willing to share insights with rookies. As a bonus,
the editors pick their top-ten ETFs based on diversification,
low expenses and minimal turnover. The current fave: Vanguard's
Vipers."
Capturing the essence of the site itself, the Forbes editors
noted:
"This John Bogle-inspired niche site aims to be the authority
on investing in indexes. To find retail or institutional funds,
go to Data Central.
At IndexFunds University
read about the "index effect" on stock prices or a survey
on Bond Index funds. Search through archives of articles by date,
topic or author, or consult the specialized ETFzone for articles
on foreign-based exchange-traded funds."
Company president McClatchy and Wiandt's new
ETF book, described by Efficient Frontier guru Bill Bernstein
as, "Comprehensive, authoritative, and beautifully written."
hit bookstores across the nation this week, entering the homes
and minds of prudent investors across the nation. The tome to
ETF investing quickly rocketed into 3,892nd place on the Amazon.com
bestseller list. It was just another week for the team at IndexFunds.com,
bringing pleasure to a highly intelligent readership and introducing
the world to the thrill of indexing one investor at a time.
