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We take a numerical look through this week's Morningstar research. Plus, our most popular articles and videos for the week ended May 24.

Inspired by Harper's Index (with a tip of the hat to FiveThirtyEight's Significant Digits blog), Morningstar Runs the Numbers uses a numbers-based approach to highlight recent Morningstar research.

-0.46 That's the correlation coefficient between the S&P 500 and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury 20+ Index during the past decade. Christine Benz takes a look at what asset classes have been most effective at diversifying equity-market risk.

57% That's how much of their portfolios that funds in the intermediate core bond category maintain in AAA rated debt, on average. Intermediate core-plus bond funds, meanwhile, average about 45% in AAA debt. We take a look at other important differences between the similar-sounding bond categories.

$1.7 trillion That's how much rests in target-date funds and collective investment trusts. We take a look at the competitive landscape today.

5 We take a look at five attractively priced wide- and narrow-moat international stocks.

6.5% That's about what AT&T T yields today. We think the stock is attractive.

$183 That's our per-share fair value of Expedia EXPE, which looks undervalued today. But is online travel Amazon.com's AMZN next stop--and what does that mean for the industry?

8 out of 10 That's how many stocks in our Ultimate Stock-Pickers high-conviction purchase list were bought by at least two managers during the March quarter. We take a look at what the managers bought during the first quarter.

127% That's how much technology stocks have gained cumulatively over the past five years, making them easily the best-performing U.S. sector. John Rekenthaler argues that, despite that run, we're not experiencing a tech-stock bubble.

12 to 15 basis points That's the all-in cost for Vanguard's Target-Date Retirement Series, giving it a sizable advantage over its target-date peers.

March 9 That's when the bear market officially dropped out of funds' 10-year records. Russ Kinnel spotlights three funds that have exhibited bear-market brawn.

10%+ That's our anticipated revenue growth rate for Tyler Technologies TYL over the next decade. Here's what we like about the wide-moat firm.

6 That's how many of Primecap's funds--all of them--earn Morningstar Analyst Ratings of Gold. We take a look at the differences among the group.

25% to 50% That's how much three of the four engineering and construction stocks that we cover have returned so far in 2019. We think Fluor FLR looks attractive.

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Most Popular Articles What's the Best Diversifier for Equity Risk? Our Ultimate Stock-Pickers' Top 10 High-Conviction and New-Money Purchases 35 Great Investments 5 Attractive Foreign Stocks Recent Rating Downgrades Signal Uncertainty

Most Popular Videos A Cheap Telecom With a Burly Yield Lessons Learned During This Tax Season 3 Funds That Exhibit Bear-Market Brawn A Set-It-and-Forget-It Target-Date Series From Vanguard Tips for Managing Portfolio Risk

Most Requested Stock Quotes IBM 3M Baidu Intel AT&T

Most Requested Fund Quotes Vanguard 500 Index T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fidelity Contrafund Fidelity 500

Most Requested ETF Quotes SPDR S&P 500 ETF Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

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