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U.S. Fund Flows in June Cap a Wild First Half of 2020

Taxable-bond funds swing from historic carnage to record inflows.

Tony Thomas Jul 17, 2020

Fund Flows Settle Down in May, but Some Groups Still Set Records

Taxable-bond funds see inflows, while U.S. and international-equity funds bleed assets.

Tony Thomas Jun 16, 2020

April Fund Flows Reflect Rebound as Investors Look for Opportunities

Taxable-bond funds bounced back, but one fund family took a large hit in outflows.

Tony Thomas May 15, 2020

Long-Term Fund Outflows Amid Volatility Triple '08 Figures

The coronavirus pandemic shook the markets in March, and bond-fund flows cooled off dramatically after a hot streak.

Tony Thomas Apr 15, 2020

U.S. Stock Funds Say Goodbye Bull Market, Hello Volatility at Quarter-End

Investors grappled with record-breaking volatility in a historic quarter.

Nick Watson Mar 31, 2020

Investors Didn't Flee All Equity Funds Last Month

Investors left U.S. equity funds last month and turned to bond and money market funds instead.

Tony Thomas Mar 18, 2020

Artisan Partners' Take on Emerging Markets

Nick Watson Mar 5, 2020

An Excellent Choice for Broad Exposure to Healthcare

Gold-rated Vanguard Health Care benefits from an experienced manager.

Dan Culloton Feb 27, 2020

Bond Funds and Vanguard Keep Taking in Cash

Investors continued to flock to fixed-income funds last month.

Tony Thomas Feb 20, 2020

Bond Funds Dominate in 2019 Fund Flows

Investors pour more than $500 billion into taxable- and municipal-bond funds.

Kevin McDevitt Jan 17, 2020

The Year in U.S. Equity Funds, 2019

A very good year for the market.

Nick Watson Jan 6, 2020

This Fund Is Better Than It Looks

Bronze-rated Artisan Value practices a valuation-sensitive, consistent approach that stands out from the pack.

Dan Culloton Oct 17, 2019

A Tepid Third Quarter for Non-U.S. Stock Funds

Non-U.S. stocks lagged U.S. equities again.

Nick Watson Oct 1, 2019

Consistent Team and Process at Silver-Rated Small-Value Fund

Nick Watson Jun 18, 2019

3 Mad-Money Funds

Nick Watson May 26, 2019

A Fundamental Approach With Vanguard Energy

Nick Watson Dec 25, 2018

More About Nick Watson

Nick Watson is an associate manager research analyst for Morningstar Research Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. He assists in the coverage of U.S. equity funds.

Watson joined Morningstar after graduating from the University of Chicago in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in economics.

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