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 Bio
Matt Hougan is editor of IndexUniverse.com and
ETF Watch, senior editor of the
Journal of Indexes and a contributing editor for the
Exchange-Traded Funds Report. His work has been featured in publications including
Smartmoney and
Financial Advisor magazine, and he has been quoted in
The Wall Street Journal, TheStreet.com, Marketwatch, the Associated Press and CNBC, among others.
Prior to joining Index Publications, Matt directed the internal communications effort at Genzyme Corporation, and worked as a biotech analyst and journalist for the award-winning financial Web site MetaMarkets.com.
Hougan, a 1998 graduate of Bowdoin College, lives on the coast of Maine.
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