Morningstar Guide to Mutual Funds

Praise for Morningstar Guide to Mutual Funds "Picking actively managed mutual funds is no mean challenge. And asthe recent era underscores, past performance is of little help. TheMorningstar Guide to Mutual Funds helps cut through the fog with asolid volume of constructive advice. The central message-'trulydiversify, keep it simple, focus on costs, and stick with it'-isnot 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. Andat last, for ready reference, there's a book. You'll findeverything here you need to know about managing fund investments,inside or outside a 401(k)." -Jane Bryant Quinn, Newsweek columnist and author of Making theMost of Your Money "All serious mutual fund investors know that Morningstar is thesource of impeccable data and sound investment advice. This book isthe culmination of nearly two decades of research, analysis, andgood old commonsense wisdom." -Tyler Mathisen, financial journalist, CNBC "Momentum investing, the hype in NASDAQ, the dot-com mania aremostly behind us. Now, we must navigate through the market debris.We need a compass as we look to allocate our financial resources ina way best suited to maintain purchasing power and fully fundretirement. The Morningstar Guide will help investors find truenorth and steer a course to reach their long-term financialgoals." -Mario J. Gabelli, Chief Investment Officer Gabelli Asset Management, a publicly traded company "A generation of investors who took the stock market for grantednow know how important it is to understand-and control-their owninvestments. The Morningstar Guide should be their most importantresource." -Terry Savage, Chicago Sun-Times financial columnist and author ofThe Savage Truth on Money