Commentary

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

Here's how to correctly use this iconic measure.

Does Vanguard’s recent private-equity announcement bolster the argument for alts?

Big names in energy to report, and trade and production data will be released on Friday.

And what we're doing with our portfolios: Morningstar Investment Management.

Big names in pharma and biotech also report earnings, and labor data to come on Friday.

Morningstar's director of policy research offers some reflections on the state of affairs.

Reports are also due for Visa, Exxon, Verizon, and many more.

Go beyond total returns and dig into the nuances of the category.

Fourth-quarter earnings announcements from financial, consumer products, and technology sectors.

CEO Larry Fink charts an ambitious path for sustainable investing to become accessible and accepted. What will it take to succeed?

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

Clear metrics toward financial independence can help you make better financial decisions.

A visual take on the ins and outs of last year's dollars.

Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan Chase are among the big banks set to report.

Bed Bath & Beyond, Constellation Brands, Commercial Metals, and more slated for earnings this week.

The good, bad, and confusing policy changes and what they mean for you.

A new Morningstar paper questions the status quo.

How has the decade stacked up for stocks and bonds?

U.S. equity funds experienced modest outflows in November.

Packaged food companies to announce earnings, and data on personal income and spending for November will be released.

Most index-fund owners won't notice a difference.

A long-term investment strategy can’t be properly assessed using a short-term metric.

Narrow-moat Lululemon reports earnings this week, and the Fed's rate decision will be released.

In proxy voting, similar index funds show their unique personalities.

Reports from Workday, Salesforce.com, and Lululemon are expected.

But these changes will only help so much.

It will be a quiet holiday week, with a few releases to note.

Keep these common missteps top of mind.

As the privately held coworking company struggles, funds have trimmed their views of what it, Airbnb, and other "unicorns" are worth.

Investors continued to cut risk in October 2019, despite low yields and strong equity returns.

Consumer retail and software companies report earnings next week.

Our enhanced Sustainability Rating helps investors better evaluate their funds' overall risk to ESG factors.

Other large companies in retail, media, and software are also reporting earnings this week.

You can use mental accounting to make healthier financial decisions.

Automotive, tech, and healthcare earnings are out this week as are several Fed reports.

We refocused the Morningstar Analyst Rating around its most predictive elements and gave fees even more weight.

Congress looks for further ways to turn our retirement system to a general savings system.

In the final part of our special report on value investing, we examine the common themes linking the top value funds during the past several years.

When in doubt, spread it out.

In part two of our three-part special report on value investing, our analysts share insights gleaned from fund manager interviews.

In part one of our three-part special report, we examine why value has underperformed growth so dramatically in recent years.

The Fed’s meeting is scheduled for next week, sparking speculations of another interest-rate cut.

How to make the call.

Understanding risk and how it relates to three different ways to grow your money is key.

We're watching for reports from major names including Proctor and Gamble, McDonald’s, Chipotle, and Boeing.

This month, Morningstar introduced a quarterly look at flows by fund cost.

Which areas of the market may be more vulnerable to ongoing trade tensions?

Examining personal finance through the lens of economics yields a nifty road map for accumulating wealth.

The new earnings season kicks off with names from a variety of sectors.