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R.J. D'Ancona May 2, 2022

Manager Changes Diminish These Funds

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The lowest-rated bonds appear to be trading in more dangerous territory lately.

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4 Funds Where Key-Person Risk Looms Large

The departure of these individuals would be cause for concern.

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Downgrades for Fidelity and American Funds Among Others

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R.J. D'Ancona Feb 8, 2021

Funds From MFS and Janus Henderson Step Up to Silver in September

Morningstar analysts rated 637 share classes and vehicles and 121 unique strategies during the month.

R.J. D'Ancona Oct 12, 2020

Morningstar Analyst Rating Activity in a Tumultuous March

Morningstar analysts rated 1,338 share classes and vehicles and 316 unique strategies in March.

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More About RJ D'Ancona

RJ D'Ancona, CFA, is a senior manager research analyst for Morningstar Research Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. He covers fixed-income strategies.

Before assuming his current role in 2019, D'Ancona managed a team of success managers for Morningstar Office, a practice and portfolio management platform for independent financial advisors. Before rejoining Morningstar in 2018, D'Ancona was a mergers-and-acquisitions analyst in the vertical market software space.

D'Ancona holds a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

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