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Morningstar Announces Clearer, Simplified Medalist Rating to Empower Investor Success

CHICAGO, December 04, 2025--Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment insights, today announced significant updates to its Morningstar Medalist Rating™, its comprehensive forward-looking rating for managed investments. The updated methodology, which will go live globally in April 2026, is designed to simplify the rating structure, make the rating more transparent for investors, and enhance stability—empowering investors to more easily identify investments wit

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Morningstar Announces Clearer, Simplified Medalist Rating to Empower Investor Success

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