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Mar 16, 2020

Mentioned: Fidelity® Growth Company (FDGRX) , BlackRock Total Return Inv A (MDHQX) , Western Asset Core Bond I (WATFX) , T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation (PRWCX) , Western Asset Core Plus Bond I (WACPX) , Metropolitan West Total Return Bd M (MWTRX) , JHancock Disciplined Value A (JVLAX) , American Funds New World A (NEWFX) , Causeway International Value Inv (CIVVX) , Causeway Global Value Inv (CGVVX)

A version of this article first appeared in the February 2020 issue of Morningstar FundInvestor. Download a complimentary copy of FundInvestor by visiting the website.

Since we rolled out our Morningstar Analyst Ratings in 2011, I've been asked many variations of this question: "You gave both of these funds four positive pillars, so why is this one a Bronze and that one a Gold?"

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Russel Kinnel has a position in the following securities mentioned above: NEWFX. Find out about Morningstar’s editorial policies.

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