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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2012
Applicants:
George U. Sauter, Malvern, PA (US);
James D. Troyer, Drexel Hill, PA (US);
Inventors:
George U. Sauter, Malvern, PA (US);
James D. Troyer, Drexel Hill, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Vanguard Group, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Computer-implemented methods of creating and maintaining stock indexes are provided. Stock investment style is determined in a multi-dimensional process, instead of a linear process. Furthermore, the number of stocks in the stock index need not be a fixed value, but may depend upon how many stocks meet predefined criteria at any given point in time.