Haywood Kelly, CFA

Morningstar researchers debate the best way to profit and promote social good

Watch our analysts debate whether Milton Friedman's views hold up.

University of Chicago law professor Eric Posner proposes limiting the companies that large index fund providers can own in one industry.

The numbers suggest we do quite a bit of damage to our portfolios through poorly timed investments. Here's some corrective medicine.

We're fine-tuning the way we assign star ratings to stocks.

We highlight one of the unique inputs to Morningstar's corporate credit ratings.

A new measure to help investors assess the credit risk of companies.

Given current conditions, we're widening our star-rating cut-offs.

A quick look at what happened on Sept. 29.

We see the most attractive valuations since 2002.

Is it a good time to buy stocks?

These exchange-traded funds could achieve returns of 15% or more.

Our sector-by-sector take on the big themes and the best bargains.

Our sector-by-sector take on the big themes and the best bargains.

Our sector-by-sector take on the big themes and the best bargains.

Learn which sectors and firms are poised to do well or poorly in 2007 and beyond.

Companies and industries we like (and dislike) within health care, financial services, business services, and consumer services.

Companies and industries we like in energy, utilities, consumer goods, and manufacturing.

Companies and industries we like in software, hardware, telecom, and media.

Our take on recent visits to Cintas, Iron Mountain, and Harley-Davidson.

Here are three growth stocks that we think are attractively priced.

We look at the stocks with the best 2006 performance in each portfolio.

We've made substantial revisions to some of our fair value estimates.

Growth stocks continue to a) swoon and b) look attractive.

Increasing returns, economic moats, investing formulas, and more.

With the market down, we've seen a lot more attractively priced stocks.

A recent study points out, yet again, how fickle we humans are.

Stock or fund returns might not tell the whole story.

Stock or fund returns may not tell the whole story.

We look at three components of a stock's expected return.

There are bargains, just not a lot of them.

Their philosophy, portfolio strategy, and portfolio composition.

Volatility does not always equal risk.

With the market down, more stocks look underpriced to us.

You don't have to be big to earn large profits.

How many companies can grow 20% a year for a decade?

Volatility does not always equal risk.

We analyze the equity holdings of Berkshire Hathaway.

We analyze the equity holdings of Berkshire Hathaway.

Use these watch lists to find attractive wide-moat companies.

We analyze the equity holdings of Berkshire Hathaway.

We analyze the equity holdings of Berkshire Hathaway.

Use these watch lists to avoid the itchy trigger finger.

We analyze the equity holdings of Berkshire Hathaway.

These 13 companies are steady growers, and we think they're cheap.

These companies turn their free cash flow into shareholder dividends.

Thanks to great economics, these firms can grow and pay dividends.

If Bush's plan goes through, these stocks become more attractive.

Screening for stocks near their 52-week lows yields some bargains.