Morningstar Guide to Mutual Fu

Praise for Morningstar Guide to Mutual Funds

"Picking actively managed mutual funds is no mean challenge. And as the recent era underscores, past performance is of little help. The Morningstar Guide to Mutual Funds helps cut through the fog with a solid volume of constructive advice. The central message-'truly diversify, keep it simple, focus on costs, and stick with it'-is not only timeless, it is priceless."
-John C. Bogle, founder and former CEO, The Vanguard Group

"There's nothing Morningstar doesn't know about mutual funds. And at last, for ready reference, there's a book. You'll find everything here you need to know about managing fund investments, inside or outside a 401(k)."
-Jane Bryant Quinn, Newsweek columnist and author of Making the Most of Your Money

"All serious mutual fund investors know that Morningstar is the source of impeccable data and sound investment advice. This book is the culmination of nearly two decades of research, analysis, and good old commonsense wisdom."
-Tyler Mathisen, financial journalist, CNBC

"Momentum investing, the hype in NASDAQ, the dot-com mania are mostly behind us. Now, we must navigate through the market debris. We need a compass as we look to allocate our financial resources in a way best suited to maintain purchasing power and fully fund retirement. The Morningstar Guide will help investors find true north and steer a course to reach their long-term financial goals."
-Mario J. Gabelli, Chief Investment Officer
Gabelli Asset Management, a publicly traded company

"A generation of investors who took the stock market for granted now know how important it is to understand-and control-their own investments. The Morningstar Guide should be their most important resource."
-Terry Savage, Chicago Sun-Times financial columnist and author of The Savage Truth on Money

CHRISTINE BENZ is Editor of Morningstar® FundInvestor™, a monthly newsletter for investors, and Morningstar® Funds 500™, an annual publication covering 500 top mutual funds. Benz is frequently quoted in the media, and appears regularly on CNBC and CNNfn.

PETER DI TERESA is a retirement-plan consultant with Morningstar. He has written for the print publications Morningstar® Mutual Funds™ and Morningstar® FundInvestor™, as well as the "Ask the Professor" column for Morningstar?s Web site, Morningstar.com.

RUSSEL KINNEL is Director of Mutual Fund Analysis for Morningstar, Inc. He writes the widely read "FundSpy" column for Morningstar.com, and manages Morningstar?s team of mutual fund analysts. Kinnel helped develop the new Morningstar Rating™ for Funds and the new Morningstar® Style Box™.

MORNINGSTAR, INC. is a Chicago-based global investment research firm. Morningstar is known for its objective research and analysis on stocks, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and more. Morningstar is an independent company and is the trusted source for individuals, financial advisors, institutions, and the news media.