FYI: Morningstar, Inc. (MORN) is known as being the financial industry's lead independent research company for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The company has also ventured into research reports for stocks, bonds, annuities, and even separately-managed accounts. Created in 1984 by Joe Mansueto, the Chicago-based company is now publicly traded and, as of 2019, had 5,230 employees worldwide. The company provides data on 621,370 investment offerings.
Founder Len Zacks created Zacks Investment Research in 1978. The main focus of Zacks is to provide independent research that will give investors a trading advantage. The company is run by a team of experts who are focused on quantitative analysis of equities, mutual funds, and ETFs.
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