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Weekly Wrap: Stock Picks From Top Managers and Coping With Market Volatility

We recap the week on Morningstar.com and note the most popular stocks, funds, and ETFs.

Editor's Picks Ultimate Stock-Pickers' Top 10 Buys and Sells Six of the top 10 conviction purchases are undervalued.

An Opportunity to Get Small Four great funds for small-cap exposure.

A Life-Stage Guide to Coping in Volatile Markets Bookmark our guide for a punch list of what to do when the markets get rocky.

Smart Shortcuts for the Good-Enough Investor Time is limited and information overwhelming. Shortcuts and rules of thumb can help in life--and investing.

What Opioid Litigation Means for Healthcare Stocks It continues to inflict pain on drug manufacturers and distributors.

Portfolio Planning and Personal Finance With Christine Benz Retirees: Avoid These Traps in Turbulent Markets Recent volatility provides a good reason for retirees to check up on their portfolios--but don't overdo it.

Morningstar's Guide to 401(k)s We share our strategies for making the most of your company's retirement plan.

Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds Let's Get Dull! Low-volatility funds are easy to use well.

A Less Risky Foreign Stock Fund Stable companies are only part of the equation.

What Happens If Everyone Indexes? Alex Bryan discusses some possible consequences.

What Makes American Funds' Equity Lineup Golden A strong, results-oriented investing culture serves customers well.

Key-Person Risk an Issue for This Solid Growth Fund Succession risk and high fees limit Baron Growth's Morningstar Analyst Rating to Bronze.

Fine-Tuning Your U.S. Equity Fund Portfolio Let the Morningstar Style Box be your guide.

Dividend Funds Under the Microscope Not all dividend strategies are the same.

Stocks How We View CVS' Evolution The firm has new approaches to managing healthcare needs.

Veoneer's Positioned for Growth We expect its revenue to grow far faster than vehicle demand.

A New Wide-Moat Stock for Your Watchlist We've recently brought Graco under analyst coverage--and we've awarded it a wide economic moat rating, to boot.

Market Trends Can Bond Yields Really Predict Recession? Morningstar Investment Management's Dan Kemp looks at yield-curve inversion and cautions that it may not be a reliable indicator of what's in store for the economy.

Investing With Our 2020 Healthcare Policy Outlook We see risks for managed care but also opportunities to own moatworthy companies at sizable discounts.

Rekenthaler Report The Power of Compounding: Manhattan, Alaska, U.S. Stocks, and Gold Can anything grow at a double-digit rate over the centuries?

Be Thankful That You Don't Compete Against Vanguard The industry leader sets a high bar for its rivals.

Advisor Insights Why Regulation Best Interest Should Be Jettisoned No amount of disclosures in Regulation Best Interest can change the central reality that the nonfiduciary business model puts employers ahead of investors, argues contributor Scott Simon.

The Long View Allan Roth: 'I Embrace Dumb Beta' The hourly financial planner and columnist on navigating clients' behavioral biases and the virtues of plain-vanilla index funds.

Sustainability Matters With Jon Hale Proxy Process Opens Door to Constructive Engagement on Climate The number of resolutions and the increasing levels of support reflect shareholders' growing concerns about the climate-resilience of their portfolios.

The Short Answer Why a Fund Closes and Reopens (and Why It Matters to You) Investors should understand how capacity affects a fund.

5 Ways to Maximize Your 401(k) We offer some ideas to help you save more for retirement.

5 Great Investing Books for Beginners Want to get smarter about investing? Check out some of these books.

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