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Morningstar Announces Nominees for 2019 Morningstar Awards for Investing Excellence
CHICAGO, April 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today announced the nominees
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[{"type":"text","content":"CHICAGO, April 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today announced the nominees for the 2019 Morningstar Awards for Investing Excellence. The awards recognize portfolio managers, asset management firms, and up-and-coming managers who demonstrate excellent investment skill, the courage to differ from the consensus to benefit investors, and an alignment of interests with the strategies' investors. \nMorningstar selects nominees in three categories: Outstanding Portfolio Manager, Exemplary Stewardship and Rising Talent. The nominees for the 2019 Morningstar Awards for Investing Excellence in the United States are:\nOutstanding Portfolio Manager:\nBrian Berghuis; T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth (RPMGX) Jerome Clark; T. Rowe Price Retirement Series Dan Fuss; Loomis Sayles Bond (LSBDX) Mary Ellen Stanek; Baird Aggregate Bond (BAGIX) Joel Tillinghast; Fidelity Low-Priced Stock (FLPSX)Exemplary Stewardship:\nCapital Group (American Funds) Dodge & Cox Fiduciary Management, Inc. (FMI) T. Rowe Price The Vanguard Group Rising Talent:\nPramod Atluri; American Funds Bond Fund of America (ABNDX) James Marchetti; PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth (POAGX) Vincent Montemaggiore; Fidelity Overseas (FOSFX) Brett Sumsion; Fidelity Freedom Target-Date Fund Series\"We're pleased to present this year's nominees for the Morningstar Awards for Investing Excellence,\" said Laura Pavlenko Lutton, Morningstar's director of manager research, North America. \"Our Outstanding Portfolio Manager nominees have distinguished themselves over the long haul by delivering excellent returns to their investors, while the nominees for the Rising Talent award include portfolio managers who have excelled over shorter tenures and shown great future promise. The firms nominated for Exemplary Stewardship have consistently put client interests before their own, yielding better results for shareholders.\"\nMorningstar will announce the award winners on May 9, 2019 on CNBC's \"Power Lunch\" program, broadcast live from the annual Morningstar Investment Conference. Highlights about the Outstanding Portfolio Manager award nominees are available here, and the nominees for remaining categories will be featured on Morningstar.com in the next two weeks. Live updates from the award announcement on May 9 wil...