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Morningstar's Guide to Recent Market Volatility

Stay up to date on what's been roiling markets--from China to impending Fed movements and more--with Morningstar analysts' coverage and analysis.

Over the past several days, the market roller coaster has left many investors feeling queasy. With concerns over China, global growth, and the timing of the Fed's rate moves, market observers needn't look far to find something to fret over.

Coverage on Morningstar.com includes the latest global market news, tips for both strategic and opportunistic investors on how to weather market volatility, commentary from Morningstar Medalist fund managers, and more.

Morningstar Commentary Lessons From the Short Bear Market The dog days bite.

What Happened With ETF Pricing on Monday? (Video) Morningstar's Ben Johnson discusses the recent pricing disconnect, and outlines some best practices for investors looking to trade ETFs.

High-Quality Stocks on Sale Market volatility has an underappreciated silver lining--the chance to buy some of the best companies in the world at a discount.

Dividend-Payers Mostly Weather the Pullback Although utilities took a particularly strong beating and energy continues to look shaky, the overall backing for dividends across most of the market still looks solid, says Morningstar's Josh Peters.

Coffina: Few Screaming Buys After Recent Sell-Off Morningstar StockInvestor's Matt Coffina explains why he still likes Baidu and Time Warner, but why he isn't rushing to put cash to work.

Market Overreacting to China News The depth of the market sell-off isn't justified by the data out of China, but that doesn't mean stocks look cheap today, says Morningstar's Francisco Torralba.

Fund Winners and Losers in the Market Sell-Off In a 'risk-off' market, emerging markets and energy lose ground, while long Treasuries hold up just fine.

4 Retiree To-Dos in a Turbulent Market (Video) Mind your liquid reserves, allocation plan, withdrawal strategy, and the small stuff you actually can control, says Morningstar's Christine Benz.

How to Overcome a Tough Market Environment On second thought, maybe you can do something.

What to Make of the Market Mayhem (Video) As the market focuses on China and the Fed, investors should keep an eye on the long term.

China Sinks World Markets, Not World Economy Ongoing China concerns were the proximate cause of this week's market decimation, but what do they really mean for the U.S.?

5 Things to Do in a Market Meltdown Reacting out of panic--and without a plan--is rarely a good move.

What the Sell-Off Means for Fund Investors Morningstar Director of Fund Research Russ Kinnel puts today's market activity into perspective. Manager Perspectives Weitz: Raw Material for Correction Has Been There All Along Fed-induced complacency and inflated asset prices laid the groundwork for this week's sell-off, says Wally Weitz.

American Funds: Perspective on Recent Market Selloff Triggered by China Woes Portfolio managers Tim Armour and Rob Lovelace share their thoughts on the unfolding events.

Hasenstab: A Macro View of Recent Market Volatility Economic growth in China to moderate, but not experience a hard-landing.

Nygren: Find Your Balance in a Rocky Market (Video) Despite relatively frequent corrections of 10% or more, equities are still good long-term performers for investors, says the Oakmark manager.

Vanguard's Davis: Still Guarded on Stocks (Video) The market correction has taken some of the froth out of equity markets, but it hasn't left stocks looking cheap, says Vanguard's Joe Davis.

Fidelity: We Have Liftoff…Or Do We? Though it seemed the Fed would hike interest rates in September, recent events may delay the launch.

PIMCO: Five Reasons the Market Oversold Mr. Market may well recover soon.

T. Rowe Price: China and Global Market Volatility The fund company on reasons for the market turmoil, the challenges China is likely to face, and their perspective on investment opportunities as a result of market dislocations.

Neuberger Berman: Global Repricing: Where from Here? Turmoil may continue but could provide opportunity in risk assets.

BlackRock: As Markets Plunge, Some Value Surfaces Despite improvement in European economic data, companies exposed to global trade, particularly in Germany, have been singled out for special punishment. At this point, the selling may be overdone.

Vanguard: What To Do During Market Volatility? Perhaps nothing.

Allianz Global Investors: Breathe But Don't Panic Kristina Hooper puts last week's sharp selloff in perspective for investors amid debate over a hard landing in China and potential Fed liftoff in the United States.

Wasatch Funds: China's Currency Devaluation It's hard to believe that the recent devaluation of the yuan will significantly help the Chinese economy.

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