Annexus CEO Ron Shurts & Zebra Capital's Roger Ibbotson Ring the NYSE Closing Bell in Celebration of the 6-Year Anniversary of the NYSE Zebra Edge Index

The NYSE Zebra Edge Index was the first index based in part on Roger Ibbotson's behavioral finance research

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Annexus CEO and co-founder Ron Shurts and renowned economist Prof. Roger Ibbotson had the honor of ringing the closing bell on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, Aug. 21, in celebration of six years of the NYSE^® Zebra Edge^® Index.

Annexus, a leading independent developer of financial and insurance products, and Zebra Capital Management, an esteemed investment management firm, brought the NYSE^® Zebra Edge^® Index to the fixed indexed annuity market in 2016. The index is the first to be founded on Roger Ibbotson's behavioral finance research, which found that you could achieve higher returns with less risk by removing overly popular and overly volatile stocks. Ibbotson and team designed the index to evaluate the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the United States and apply a behavior finance filtering process to remove the riskiest and most volatile companies.

"Our research in behavioral finance shows that the most popular stocks tend to experience higher volatility and provide lower future returns," says Ibbotson, founder and Chairman of Zebra Capital Management. "By removing the most popular and the most volatile stocks, you are left with less popular, less volatile stocks which have historically provided more consistent and higher returns with less risk."

"Innovation has always been a hallmark of Annexus, and we've worked hard to identify indices that are grounded in solid academic research," says Shurts. "Roger Ibbotson has devoted his career to studying the markets, and his behavioral finance research is the foundation of this truly unique index. We're looking forward to continuing our partnership."

More information on the NYSE^® Zebra Edge^® Index can be found at nyse.com/zedgeny.

About Annexus

Annexus designs solutions to help Americans grow and protect their retirement savings. For over a decade, Annexus has developed market-leading fixed indexed annuities and indexed universal life insurance products. Annexus has forged relationships with many of the industry's leading insurance carriers and the world's largest investment banks. Find out more about Annexus and its products.

About Zebra Capital Management

Zebra Capital Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser focusing on the application of a behavioral finance derived investment philosophy. Zebra Capital's investment strategies are implemented via a systematic and disciplined process. Zebra Capital was established in 2001 and is based in Connecticut. The marks Zebra^® and Zebra Edge^® are registered trademarks of Zebra Capital Management, LLC.  Registration with the SEC does not imply any level of skill or training. For more information about Zebra Capital, please visit: www.zebracapital.com.

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