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Growth Funds Flourish in the First Quarter

Russ Kinnel breaks down how mutual funds performed during the market rally.

Russel Kinnel, Christine Benz

Apr 4, 2019

Mentioned: Artisan Small Cap Investor (ARTSX) , Baron Small Cap Retail (BSCFX)

Christine Benz: Hi, I'm Christine Benz for Morningstar.com. If you're a mutual fund investor, it's a good bet that your funds ended the quarter in the black. Joining me to provide a recap of the first quarter in mutual funds is Russ Kinnel. He is director of manager research for Morningstar.

Russ, thank you so much for being here.

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