Maciej Kowara
Maciej Kowara is an associate director of manager research - quantitative research for Morningstar.
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Manager Departures at Victory Floating Rate Do Not Change Its Rating
Manager Roster Reshuffle Should Have Little Effect on Delaware Diversified Income
Manager Roster Reshuffle Should Have Little Effect on Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Income
Victory Floating Rate Survives Sell-Off, Rating Unchanged
Western Asset Core Retains Its Ratings in the Wake of the Sell-Off
Because of Lead Manager Departure, This Fund Is Placed Under Review
How Long Can a Good Fund Underperform?
We give an in-depth look at how we determined that winning managers trail their benchmark for a decade on average.
Western Asset Core Plus Bond's Team Nominated for Fixed-Income Fund Manager of the Year
It's Hard to Find a Serious Weakness in This Bond Fund
We’ve upgraded Western Asset Core Bond's Analyst Rating to Gold, thanks to its improved Parent rating, outstanding fixed-income staff and resources, and fine long-term performance.
Manager Changes at Wells Fargo Core Bond Don't Require a Revised Rating
Active-Fund Investors Spread Their Bets
Data point to increasing diffusion of assets across active U.S. stock funds, which could theoretically make the market more efficient.
20 Years In, Have TIPS Delivered?
TIPS have performed well as insurance against inflation, but they haven’t proven themselves as an investment vehicle.
Active Bond Funds Holding Their Own
The latest update to the Morningstar active/passive barometer reveals that actively managed bond funds are much more likely to beat their benchmarks than equity funds.
Will Rising Bond Yields Sink High-Dividend Stocks?
Conventional wisdom holds that higher rates will hurt stocks with high dividend yields, but we find the supporting evidence rather weak.
Bond Fund Duration May Overstate Rate Sensitivity
Over the last year, we found that bond funds were less sensitive to rates than their reported durations would suggest.