Your investing decisions are incredibly important. They can determine whether you can afford the best college for your children and the most comfortable retirement for yourself.
That's why it's so important to get investing information and advice from a name you can trust. And that's why millions turn to Morningstar. Because Morningstar provides independent, unbiased opinions, coupled with industry-leading expertise across all investment types, you can count on a reliable, thoughtful approach to investing.
Whether you're new to investing or quite experienced, you'll find Morningstar books written just for you. Get to know the authors behind these investing methods. Watch video sessions with many of the authors. Learn how a little effort can go a long way in improving the returns on your investments.
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| Peters on Dividends for Today and Tomorrow |  
In an age of unreliable capital gains and low returns, it's good to have a profitable option. The Ultimate Dividend Playbook helps you achieve attractive long-term total returns combined with current cash income.
This radically new approach to stocks focuses on dividends to provide income, insight into corporate performance and future returns, and insulation from short-term volatility. Click to preview a chapter. The Ultimate Dividend Playbook outlines an effective approach to building true wealth in today's markets. About the author: Josh Peters, CFA, is Morningstar's equity-income strategist and editor of our popular monthly newsletter, Morningstar DividendInvestor. Josh also manages the Morningstar Dividend Portfolio, comprised of individual stocks targeted to generate above-average income and superior total returns. In addition, Josh has been an equity research associate with UBS Investment Bank.
Watch Josh in his quick topline on picking dividends. Read Josh's article "The Case for Income for Individual Stocks".
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| National Expert Pat Dorsey on Stock Investing |  
All highly profitable firms attract competitors, and only firms that are able to keep competition at bay will earn above average profits for an extended period of time. An economic moat--or competitive advantage--allows a company to fend off competitors and earn sustainable, excess economic profits. In The Little Book That Builds Wealth, Pat Dorsey outlines an effective approach to investing that includes economic moats and shows readers how to apply this strategy to build a portfolio of high-performance stocks.Get Dorsey's Full-Page Stock Reports: Get every financial fact about a company on one page--including when to buy and sell. Morningstar Stocks 500 includes full-page reports on today's most popular stocks. You'll find each one's Morningstar Rating,™ know how risky a stock is, and see if it has an economic advantage over competitors. About the author: Pat Dorsey is an acknowledged national expert on stock investing. As Director of equity research for Morningstar, he directs a staff of 100 stock analysts. He also appears weekly on Fox News Channel's "Bulls and Bears" financial show. You'll also see him on NBC Nightly News, CNBC, CNN, and quoted often in newspapers and magazines nationwide.
Read a chapter from The Little Book That Builds Wealth. Watch Pat's take on the 5 Rules of Stock Investing. |
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| Larson's 3 Easy Steps to Sharper Stock Investing |  
Overcome your fear of investing mistakes. Get clear, concise information that help you master concepts with Paul Larson's three-workbook series, Morningstar Investing Workbook Series: Stocks. Then refine your knowledge with worksheets and quizzes that will help strengthen your portfolio.
Paul Larson's three-workbook series, covers getting started, selecting winning stocks, and refining your strategy, to take you through the full cycle of successful investing decisions at your own pace. About the author: Paul Larson is an equities strategist for Morningstar and editor of our flagship stocks newsletter, Morningstar StockInvestor. In this role, he manages StockInvestor’s Tortoise and Hare Portfolios, which have handily outperformed the market’s returns. Before joining Morningstar as a stock analyst in 2002, Paul was a writer-analyst with The Motley Fool in the dot com heyday--a big change from his early years as a med student. Paul is often sought out by the media, and is a regular panelist on the new Fox Business channel.
Read Paul's list of 7 Unique Investing Perspectives.
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| Benz's Systematic Approach to a Better Fund Portfolio |  
Most investors have to weather up and down markets to achieve financial goals. However, Morningstar's proven principles of fund investing will help you steer a straight course in all conditions. The result of 20 years of analyzing the fund industry and advising investors, The Morningstar Guide to Mutual Funds helps you quickly learn ways to improve your portfolio.
A 2003 national bestseller, it's been thoroughly updated with new funds and model portfolios by Christine Benz, Morningstar's director of mutual funds who strongly believes that creating a great investment plan needn't be costly, complicated, or excessively time-consuming. This practical guide showcases her streamlined, solutions-based approach.
Build Fund Investing Skills Step-by-Step: Build fund investing skills progressively and at your own pace. Whether you’re new to fund investing, or are experienced but would like a refresher on the basics, Christine's workbook series is ideal for you. Get clear, concise information that help you master concepts. Then refine your knowledge with worksheets and quizzes that will help strengthen your portfolio. The series guides you through each stage of mutual fund investing, from selecting mutual funds and building a funds portfolio to maximizing its return.
About the author: Christine Benz is director of mutual fund analysis for Morningstar, managing our team of fund analysts and directing coverage of mutual funds. Christine has also served as editor of Morningstar Mutual Funds, the firm's flagship newsletter, and Morningstar FundInvestor, for individual investors. She is widely quoted in the media, and regularly appears on CNBC, Fox Business News, and Nightly Business Report on PBS.
Watch Christine discuss how to avoid common mistakes that trip up mutual fund investors.
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| Kinnel's Handpicked Funds for a Diversified Portfolio |  
With more than 20,000 mutual funds out there, where do you begin? Start with 500 funds specially selected to help you build a diversified portfolio, and our 150 Analyst Picks for long-term growth. Each full-page report contains critical information, strengths and weaknesses, Stewardship Grades, and analyst commentary used by professional financial planners nationwide.Morningstar Funds 500: 2008 helps you quickly learn ways to improve your portfolio.About the author: Russel Kinnel puts thirteen years of experience (and a combined economics and journalism background) to as Morningstar's director of mutual fund research. He oversees our Analyst Picks of top funds in each category, and our list of funds to avoid. Russ also writes the Fund Spy column for Morningstar.com, and is the editor of Morningstar FundInvestor, our monthly newsletter providing guidance and ideas for motivated individual investors.
Kinnel on Picking Winners: Russ has done extensive research on the surprisingly strong predictive power of expense ratios and trading costs. He's put that to work in Morningstar's fund analyst picks which have been winners more than two thirds of the time.
See how our 150 Analyst Picks have performed.
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| | | | Take Stock in Dorsey's Five Rules |  Informative and highly accessible, The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing is required reading for stock investors. Profit from Morningstar expert, Pat Dorsey's strategies and tips such as:
• How to dig into a financial statement and find hidden gold...and deception
• How to find great companies that will create shareholder wealth
• How to analyze every corner of the market, from banks to health care
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| | | Little Books Return Big Profits |  The critically acclaimed and bestselling LITTLE BOOK, BIG PROFITS™ series presents the biggest and brightest icons in the financial world writing on topics that range from tomorrow’s hottest trends to tried-and-true investment strategies. Get to know the authors behind these investing methods and read chapters from the series' five books to discover how a LITTLE BOOK can turn a big profit.
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| | | Discover a Goldmine of Information |  The financial industry is undergoing seismic shifts as witnessed by major mergers and acquisitions, interest rate changes, and evolving asset management and investment strategies. In Wiley Finance Central discover the latest books offering critical insight and superior advice from the leading industry experts.
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