Russel Kinnel is director of manager research for Morningstar, Inc. and editor
of Morningstar FundInvestor, a monthly print newsletter for individual investors.
He also writes the Fund Spy column for Morningstar.com, the company's investment
Web site.
Since joining the company in 1994, Kinnel has covered the Fidelity, Janus, T. Rowe
Price, and Vanguard mutual fund families. He helped develop the new Morningstar
Rating for funds and the new Morningstar Style Box methodology. He also is co-author
of the company's first book, The Morningstar Guide to Mutual Funds: 5-Star Strategies
for Success, which was published in January 2003.