U.S. Fund Flows: Investors Bail in 2022
Funds suffered their first calendar year of outflows since Morningstar started tracking, a total of $370 billion.
Ryan Jackson
Ryan Jackson is a manager research analyst for Morningstar Research Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. He covers passive equity strategies.
Prior to assuming his current role, Jackson served as a customer support representative for Morningstar Direct.
Jackson holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He graduated in the spring of 2019.
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