Karen Dolan

... in the tax code, that is.

Big funds for sure, but worthy growing or undiscovered gems also make the list.

But few do.

These winners stayed on track in a year of head fakes.

Captures what backward-looking metrics can't.

But it is decades in the making.

How rolling returns can help you decipher the type of fund you own.

Viewing five prominent fund shops through the lens of their analyst-run funds.

How two funds met very different fates due to the quality of their holdings.

It may be more than you think.

These managers had more than just the wind at their backs.

We've changed when we update funds, not how.

It's time for a sweeping overhaul of mutual fund 12b-1 fees and expense ratios.

Three proven managers set off to run money and business their own way.

A close look at true investor returns yields some surprises.

... in the tax code, that is.

Expense ratios tell just one part of the story.

These three managers deftly steered investors through good times and bad.

The winners jumped on 2008's bargains to reap 2009's rewards.

These funds are raking in hundreds of millions of dollars each year.

These managers have made the most of a lousy 10 years.

Top managers are divided over what looks like a bargain and what doesn't.

Mainstay Large Cap Growth subadvisor Clark Winslow of Winslow Capital Management talks about the fund's moves into tech and energy earlier this year.

Mainstay Large Cap Growth subadvisor Clark Winslow discusses the fund's positions in consumer and health-care stocks given the economic and policy head winds.

That doesn't necessarily mean you should, too.

A dozen shocking statistics about fund returns, fees, and broken promises.

Here's a sneak preview of the 2009 Morningstar Investment Conference.

How it's sparking richer fund analysis.

AIM Diversified Dividend's Meggan Walsh says the fund is focusing on opportunities in machinery stocks, consumer firms, and other names tied to a market recovery.

AIM Diversified Dividend's Meggan Walsh on navigating in a tough dividend environment.

AIM Diversified Dividend's Meggan Walsh on the balance-sheet red flags that helped the fund avoid many of the market's bombs.

We've changed our opinion about these three funds.

Redemptions look like a lose-lose situation for everybody.

Take a deep breath, your hand off the sell button, and a look at these funds.

What does this mean for your money market investment?

The top holders of the headline-making financials firms.

It's almost time to roll out the red carpet.

Unexpected blowup threatens this category's existence.

Global real estate and currency make their debut.

Our coverage of the annual Morningstar Investment Conference.

Should you stick it out?

Rodriguez, Gross, Marsico, and Miller on inflation.

The five key questions we ask.

We wouldn't call it history just yet.

Knockout recent performers with stellar long-term prospects.

Focused funds can offer smooth sailing.

Your payday may be just around the corner.

Janus' rise, fall, and steady climb back.

JP Morgan and Pioneer have work to do.

The line between growth and value has blurred.