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Morningstar is a leading global provider of independent investment research and financial services. Founded in 1984, it offers data, analysis, and tools on stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, and other investment products. The company helps individual investors, financial advisors, and institutions make informed decisions through its research reports, ratings, and investment management solutions.
Do 401(k) Advisors Add Value? Yes, But …
Smaller 401(k) plans benefit most from advisor assistance and input, while the resources that larger plans can afford…
Do 401(k) Advisors Add Value?
Smaller 401(k) plans benefit most from advisor assistance and input, while the resources that larger plans can afford…
Analysis Finds 95% of Comments Oppose DOL’s ESG Rule
Analysis of comments on the Department of Labor’s proposed rule regarding ESG investments in retirement plans shows landslide of opposition.
Mutual Fund Flows Best Since Beginning of COVID
Mutual fund and ETF flows for June were the strongest since January, according to Morningstar. Overall, long-term mutual…
Episode 5: Christine Benz on FIRE, ‘Boring’ Allocations and Correlations in the COVID Crisis
Christine Benz is on FIRE (not literally). The Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement has participants aggressively…
Morningstar Honors Target Date Pioneer Jerome Clark for Investing Excellence
Jerome Clark, who founded T. Rowe Price’s target date franchise in 2002 when there were only a handful…
401k Target Date Strategies Got Hit, But Long-Term Trends Remain
Do participants in target date funds behave better than their non-TDF invested counterparts? It’s a major selling point…
Where Does the United States Rank with Mutual Fund Taxes, Regulation?
A new study ranks the United States as “below average” in mutual fund tax incentives and regulation when…
401k Participants Stay the Course Despite Market Volatility
Financial advisors have been urging 401k investors to sit tight and ride out the COVID-19 market volatility, and…
Mixed Behavior with March Mutual Fund Investing
A crazy and volatile coronavirus-driven March didn’t play out as one would think given the market meltdown, at…