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  • December 15, 2020

Morningstar and iShares team to revamp indexes

iShares Morningstar ETF suite will track Morningstar's new index family

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  • December 2, 2020

CIOs live in a world of nonstandard data

Retirement plan and investment data seldom come in a common format, making CIOs' jobs trickier

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Morningstar makeover confirms I need to keep leaning on stocks

Lessons learned after letting Christine Benz analyze the way I save for retirement

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  • November 18, 2020

Vanguard, Fidelity fall short in ESG fund ratings

Morningstar gave both asset managers low scores on incorporating ESG factors into investment decisions

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  • November 17, 2020

Morningstar integrates ESG factors into its overall analysis

The company will use environmental, social and governance risk ratings as part of a new commitment-level evaluation

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  • October 27, 2020

Illinois, Michigan and Utah top Morningstar’s 529 plan ratings

Its revamped methodology takes into account four criteria

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  • October 9, 2020

The InvestmentNews Podcast: Portfolio makeovers

Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly talk to Christine Benz of Morningstar about the annual portfolio makeover she hosts.

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  • September 11, 2020

Avoiding investments that are green in name only

The growing appeal of ESG investing leaves financial advisers shouldering a new level of due diligence

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  • August 21, 2020

Labor Department’s ESG proposal likely to advance amid overwhelming opposition

More than 95% of nearly 8,700 comment letters opposed the rule, according to a recent study by US SIF

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  • August 21, 2020

Morningstar rolls out free ESG-screening tool

The four-step platform is designed to identify funds that stand out in the expanding environmental, social and governance universe

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  • August 20, 2020

FPA moves annual conference online

The association joins large wealth management firms, like LPL Financial and Schwab, in hosting virtual gatherings during the pandemic

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  • August 6, 2020

Apex Clearing names Tricia Rothschild president

Rothschild spent 26 years at Morningstar, where her final position was chief product officer

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  • July 22, 2020

Here’s how target-date funds have fared as the market fell, and rose, in 2020

Some TDFs that limited losses during the market dive early in the year came out on top, an analysis of Morningstar Direct data shows

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Morningstar, Lipper push for better ESG data

The fund trackers are seeking uniform disclosure and transparency

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  • June 30, 2020

Morningstar, Morgan Stanley adopt new content management tool

The 4U Connect platform stores content to be submitted, reviewed and approved all via a common app

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  • June 23, 2020

Fintechs zero in on Reg BI as deadline looms

Technology providers are deploying tools to help advisers brace for new regulatory requirements

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  • June 22, 2020

The push to allow CITs in 403(b)s

A bipartisan bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code hints at more attention to the issue, according to a report from Morningstar

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  • June 19, 2020

Borzi challenges SEC to use Reg BI to attack revenue sharing conflicts

The architect of the DOL fiduciary rule remains skeptical of the SEC measure

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  • June 17, 2020

Bond funds see record $74B in net flows in May

Equity funds suffered net outflows, according to Morningstar

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  • June 10, 2020

Retirement planning fintech highlights tax impacts on clients

The Timelineapp tool helps advisers decide the best combination of tax-deferred and brokerage account withdrawals for clients