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What is the Morningstar System?

Morningstar is a financial service firm that provides investment research and investment management services.

It has a technology platform providing software as a service and research application for financial advisors.

What are the Primary Morningstar Systems?

The primary Morningstar systems are:
  • Morningstar Annuity Intelligence – A research tool to help simplify complex annuities, including coverage of fixed indexed and fixed annuity products.
  • Morningstar ByAllAccounts – A data account aggregation service to help track client holdings, dividends, and returns.
  • Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC – Credit ratings and analysis that cover asset-backed securities, commercial and residential real estate securities, and corporate and financial institutions.
  • Morningstar Data – Global equity, managed investments, and market data from all major global exchanges with flexible distribution options.
  • Morningstar Data for Commodities – A suite of data management products for easier analysis of research and data in the commodities and energy sectors.
  • Morningstar DirectSM for Asset Management – A web-based institutional investment analysis platform built to help asset managers create, select, and market investments.
  • Morningstar DirectSM for Wealth Management – A web-based investment analysis platform for wealth managers to research investments and communicate between teams.
  • Morningstar Enterprise Components – Configurable, ready-to-integrate enterprise software tools for research, portfolio analysis, and retirement plan management.
  • Morningstar EssentialsTM – A toolkit for marketers to enhance their programs with industry-standard statistics and ratings recognized by investors and advisors worldwide.
  • Morningstar Fiduciary Services – A service that helps mitigate the risk and responsibility that comes with building retirement plan lineups.
  • Morningstar Indexes – Indexes for benchmarking and building products, developed with our research and providing exposure across asset classes.
  • Morningstar Investment Research Center – Comprehensive resources to help members of your library community research and grasp investment opportunities.
  • Morningstar Managed PortfoliosSM – Mutual fund, stock, and exchange-traded fund portfolios offered through fee-based financial advisors, built for the long term.
  • Manager Selection Services – Helping firms select managers and analyze investments to help mitigate compliance risk.
  • Morningstar Premium – The investor source for timely analysis on stocks, funds, and markets, plus tools for portfolio management.
  • Morningstar OfficeSM Cloud – A web-based portfolio and practice management platform for independent financial advisors, with performance reporting and back-office services.
  • PitchBook – Research and data on companies, deals, funds, investors, and service providers across the entire private investment lifecycle.
  • Morningstar Plan AdvantageSM – An online platform for advisors to onboard new retirement plans, access provider pricing, and offer investment lineups.
  • Morningstar Reporting Solutions – Create marketing materials, regulatory documents, and other custom reports using our tools or outsource the process to us.
  • Morningstar Retirement ManagerSM – An online service offered by employers to help their employees save and invest in their workplace retirement accounts.
  • Morningstar Total Rebalance Expert – A tax-aware rebalancing service used to maximize tax savings for clients, aligning allocations on personal factors and market changes.
  • Morningstar Research – Independent, comprehensive evaluations on equities, funds, and managed investment products.