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James Langton Even in extreme market conditions, diversification across asset classes remains a “free lunch” for investors, according to research from Morningstar Indexes. In a new report, the firm examined the performance of bond and equity market indexes during the Covid-19 crisis — finding that diversification continued to work. While equities markets around the world plunged with the onset of the crisis, bonds acted as a safe haven for investors. “The Morningstar Canada Core Bond Index actually gained more than 1.7% in the first quarter of 2020,” the report noted. Conversely, in...

Alphabet (GOOG) and  Facebook (FB) benefited from higher online ad spending during the pandemic.  Microsoft (MSFT) beat expectations thanks in part to stronger gaming-related revenue, while the iPhone segment propelled  Apple's (AAPL) better-than-expected results.  Morningstar analysts have upgraded fair value estimates for Tesla, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and Alphabet. Several of these names now screen as undervalued. Let's turn the spotlight on Apple - the largest company in America with a market capitalisation of over $2 trillion. Source: Morningstar Company profile and stock spli...

Welcome to Morningstar.co.uk! You have been redirected here from Hemscott.com as we are merging our websites to provide you with a one-stop shop for all your investment research needs. Get Started: To search for a security, type the name or ticker in the search box at the top of the page and select from the dropdown results. Registered Hemscott users can log in to Morningstar using the same login details. Similarly, if you are a Hemscott Premium user, you now have a Morningstar Premium account which you can access using the same login details.

Here’s more evidence that environmental, social, and governance risks matter for investment performance. Fund research firm Morningstar said in a recent report that its ESG-screened indexes — including broad sustainability indexes and those tracking specific categories like renewable energy — largely outperformed in 2020 and over the last five years, while also offering more downside protection. Specifically, 75 percent of the Morningstar indexes beat their benchmarks in 2020, while 88 percent of indexes with a five-year track record outperformed over the second half of the last decade....