BrightScope Fund Pages - Open Access [Hattip MutualFundWire.com]

ibartman

Tuesday, June 09, 2015: The BrightScope Bros Take On M*
Reported by Neil Anderson, Managing Editor
LINK: http://www.mfwire.com/article.asp?template=article&wireid=2&storyID=51964&bhcp=1

[Information on funds and a new advert platform with which to reach interested readers...]

"A data specialist known for its public databases of FAs and 401(k) plans is tackling another piece of the business: mutual funds... "

"This morning ... BrightScope is launching its public, open-access Fund Pages database, giving the public ... the ability to drill down and look at data on a specific mutual fund companies, as well as on their mutual funds ..."

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Ted

@MFO Members: Thank you, ibartman ! Here is Brightscope's Fund Page.
Regards,
Ted
http://www.brightscope.com/fund-pages/

BobC

I could be wrong, but I am not aware of anyone who actually uses BrightScope, except for writers in the financial industry. Truth is that what I have seen includes outdated and sometimes just wrong information. Since much of their database is done by scraping other sites' information, they defend their wrong information on the other sites, or for the companies and individuals who do not update their information. Given the often inaccurate data thus far, I would not expect their fund company information to be of much use, either. And it is not like we cannot already get this stuff.

Ted

@BobC: If I'm not mistaken most of the raw data is supplied by Lipper.
Regards,
Ted