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Table of Contents
Introduction. How to Use this Book. The Morningstar Stock-Fund Page. The Morningstar Bond-Fund Page. The Best Funds for 2008. How We Choose Funds for the 500. Analyst Picks. Analyst Pans. Rating the Performance of the Star Rating. Accessing Free Reports. Morningstar Raises the Bar on Stewardship. Fund Manager Changes. Report Pages. Fund Reports. Tables and Charts. Performance Summary. Performance Summary-1993 through 2007. Leaders and Laggards-Domestic Equity. Leaders an Laggards-International Equity. Leaders and Laggards -Fixed Income. Category Averages,. Lowest Expense Ratio. Lowest Turnover Rate. Best Five-Year Tax Adjusted returns. Fund Name Changes. Category Index. Summary Pages. Domestic-Equity Funds. International-Equity Funds. Fixed -Income Funds. Supplementary Information. Glossary. Manager Index. Fund Index.
Author Biography
Russel Kinnel is Morningstar's Director of Fund Research, editor of the monthly newsletter orningstar FundInvestor, and a frequent contributor to Morningstar.com. Scott Berry is Morningstar's Associate Director of Mutual Fund Analysis, editor of Morningstar Mutual Funds, the firm's flagship print publication, and a frequent contributor to Morningstar.com.
