April 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Morningstar now offers financial advisors a free, searchable database of responses from mutual fund companies on investment philosophies, styles and strategies.
The new Due Diligence Center is online at www.MorningstarAdvisor.com, currently offering a database of nearly 100 investment Due Diligence Questionnaires. The standardized questionnaire allows for direct comparisons among the firms and their investment products.
Users can also link directly from their Morningstar Principia Pro software.
DDQ's from other institutions, including Mercury Funds, PIMCO Funds, Pioneer, and Tweedy Browne, will be available in the next few months.