The Fundamental Index
Robert D. Arnott, Jason C. Hsu, John M. West
2008 American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (The PROSE Awards) Finalist/Honorable mention, Business, Finance & Management. The Fundamental Index examines a new approach to indexing that can overcome the structural return drag created by traditional capitalization-based indexing strategies, and in so doing, enhance the performance of your portfolio. Throughout this book, Robert Arnott and his colleagues outline this breakthrough strategy and explain how it can be used to improve investment returns, typically at lower risk and lower cost than most conventional investments.
Award History
0 wins · 1 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROSE Award for Business, Finance, and Management | 2008 | Honorable mention | Official source |
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The Fundamental Index proposes an indexing strategy that can overcome the structural return drag of capitalization-based indexing, thereby improving portfolio performance typically with lower risk and lower cost than conventional investments.
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