Personal Financial Bloggers' Net Worth Index Released By Moneysmartz

Fueled by easy-to-use blogging tools and online net worth tracking tools, the popularity of individual personal financial blogging continues to grow. Moneysmartz, sponsor of the The Personal Financial Bloggers' Net Worth Index ("BNWI"), announced today that the BNWI increased by 4.7 percent in January, comparing favorably with the Dow Jones, NASDAQ, and S&P stock indices.

Omaha, NE (PRWEB) February 12, 2006 -- Moneysmartz, sponsor of the Personal Financial Bloggers' Net Worth Index ("BNWI"), today announced the release of the January BNWI.

The BNWI, which measures changes in the net worth of personal financial bloggers, increased 4.7 percent in January, comparing favorably with the Dow Jones, NASDAQ, and S&P stock indices.

Personal finance bloggers of note include Mapgirl's Fiscal Challenge , with a 208 percent increase over December; NYC Money, with the largest reported net worth of $743,636; and Seattle Simplicity , with the largest dollar increase of $38,701.

Fueled by easy-to-use blogging tools and online net worth tracking tools such as Net Worth IQ, the popularity of individual personal financial blogging continues to grow.

Selection criteria for the BNWI includes financially oriented blog content, recent posting activity, and self-reported net worth.

For a full copy of the BNWI, please visit http://www.moneysmartz.com/weblog.

Moneysmartz provides personal finance directory and blogging services to the financial services and blogging community.

# # #