Private Equity Funds for the Masses
What investors should know before they dive in.
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Will Trends Reverse for Managed Futures ?AQR's Brian Hurst discusses why trend-following strategies have struggled recently and how his firm is positioning its managed futures portfolios to offer investors a smoother ride.
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The Advantages of Buying LocalProximity to well-managed growth-oriented companies allow Morningstar 2012 Domestic-Stock Fund Managers of the Year Bill Frels and Mark Henneman to get the complete picture of their stock ideas.
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A Shortlist of Alternatives for Your Stock PortfolioMorningstar's head of alternatives research Nadia Papagiannis describes the flavors of long -short equity funds, which can hedge investors' equity risk exposure, along with three funds that top her watch list.
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Credit Markets Most Attractive Since 2009While duration exposure remains troublesome, large-scale bank deleveraging in the last year has credit markets looking ripe for investment, says Driehaus' K.C. Nelson.
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5 Resolutions for the MarketMorningstar markets editor Jeremy Glaser highlights some must-dos in 2013 for banks, Blackberry devices, frazzled investors, and corporate America's balance sheets.
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Is This Fund's Underperformance a Reason for Concern?Janus Overseas manager Brent Lynn says investor risk aversion significantly weakened his fund's performance in the past two years, and he also details opportunities for his top holdings.
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Contrarian Approach to Growth Pays OffMorningstar 2012 International-Stock Fund Manager of the Year Rajiv Jain expects continued earnings growth for the less popular growth stories of tobacco and Indian consumer stocks .
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Job Growth Prospects for 2013: Higher, But Not Too HighFollowing a solid December employment report, average monthly job growth in 2013 could accelerate, but not by much, say Morningstar's Bob Johnson and Vishnu Lekraj.
