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Morningstar Principia®: Advanced, Accurate, and Flexible
Thousands of advisors rely on Principia for its rich data content, powerful investment research tools, and ability to generate client-friendly reports. Available as separate investment databases and specialized modules, Principia allows advisors to build a system configured to their exact needs. The Principia Suite provides an advanced research foundation and includes all of the investment modules, as well as Hypotheticals and Presentations & Education, for a cost savings of nearly 50%.
Morningstar Principia is a powerful, time-
tested solution that includes in-depth data on
mutual funds, stocks, exchange-traded funds,
variable annuities, closed-end funds, and
separately managed accounts. For more
than 10 years, investment advisors—from
independents to large broker-dealers—have
depended on it for fundamental investment
research, sophisticated portfolio analysis,
and professional client presentations.
During this time, we’ve continually enhanced
Principia’s core capabilities by adding new
investment databases and analytical tools.
The result is a flexible and cost-efficient
system that is easily adaptable to the specific
needs of your business.
Investment Research with Exclusive
Morningstar Tools
Search and screen six investment universes
for the securities that best meet your clients’
needs. Support your recommendations with
FINRA-reviewed Investment DetailTM reports,
ready to print or e-mail as PDF documents.
Full-color graphs add instant clarity to
your research. And measures such as the
Morningstar RatingTM and the Morningstar
Style BoxTM are recognized by millions of
investors and allow for straightforward
comparisons. Advanced modules feature
Morningstar analyst commentary for more
than 2,000 stocks and 5,600 mutual funds.
Integrated, In-Depth Portfolio Analysis
Principia allows you to easily diagnose,
diversify, and track your clients’ portfolios.
By combining multiple Principia modules you
can examine holdings at the individual security
level, based on the underlying holdings of
each managed product within a portfolio.
Custom benchmarks serve as precise
yardsticks for assessing your clients’ portfolios
and Principia’s Portfolio Alerts reduce the time
spent monitoring portfolios and give you early
warning of potential problems. Just specify
the statistics you wish to track and Principia
will notify you of changes with each update.
Informative Reports
Principia makes it easy to create insightful,
informative reports for your clients and
prospects. The FINRA-reviewed Portfolio
SnapshotTM report provides a complete and
visually compelling representation of portfolio
style, performance, and composition. The
Portfolio Comparison report enables the
side-by-side comparison of two portfolios and
is especially effective in demonstrating to
clients the differences between current and
proposed portfolios. The Stock Intersection
and Correlation Matrix reports help you
uncover sector and style redundancies, as well
as overweightings in individual securities.
Specialized Modules for Sales
and Planning
With Principia’s Asset Allocation module,
you can determine the asset mix most likely
to achieve the highest return for a given risk
level and use that information to build more
appropriate portfolios. Assess the best
investment choices available for clients by
performing in-depth portfolio comparisons.
Efficient frontier graphing and Monte Carlo
wealth forecasting help create individualized
asset allocation strategies.
Principia® Presentations & Education is a
collection of communication resources that
can support you during a wide range of client
interactions. The module features more than
250 customizable PowerPoint® slides
and 11 ready-to-distribute brochures for use
with clients or group seminars.
The Defined Contributions Plans module
allows you to create Investment Policy
Statements, select optimal plan options, and
monitor plan line-ups. Use it to demonstrate
your proposed plan’s superiority in option
quality, diversification, and expenses.
Principia’s Hypotheticals module illustrates
how your recommendations would have
performed over time. Hypotheticals can
be quickly constructed using an intuitive
wizard, with customization options for cash
flows, fee adjustments, taxes, and ongoing
portfolio rebalancing.
Principia® ModulesMutual FundsMutual Funds Advanced* (includes analyst reports)StocksStocks Advanced* (includes analyst reports)Variable Annuities/Life SubaccountsVariable Annuities/Life Subaccounts Advanced*Exchange-Traded Funds*Closed-End Funds*Separately Managed Accounts*Hypotheticals*Defined Contribution PlansAsset AllocationPresentations & Education* *These modules are included in the Principia Suite
Research CapabilitiesInvestment screening and ranking toolsSaved lists and searchesCustom layout and sortingComplete fund holdingsRank by stock or bondMorningstar Analyst ReportsInvestment DetailTM ReportsInvestment Comparison ReportsCustomizable color graphsExport to Excel®
Portfolio Management CapabilitiesMorningstar Portfolio SnapshotTM ReportMorningstar Portfolio Comparison ReportStock IntersectionSM ReportImporting capabilities from popular portfolio management systemsBlended custom benchmarksClient, portfolio, and holdings alertsCustomizable color graphs
Asset Allocation FeaturesFlexible capital market assumptionsCustom asset classesEfficient frontier modelingMonte Carlo simulationDetailed Asset Allocation Report
Defined Contribution PlansLineup diversification and performance analysisPlan and fund level expense analysisTriggered Alerts ReportSingle Plan ReportPlan Comparison ReportInvestment Policy Statement
Client Support ServicesFree product and technical supportFree video product tutorialsWeb, classroom, and custom training
Research View. For each investment universe, you can review individual data points such as style, portfolio statistics, risk and return, and operations information. All investment universes are conveniently accessible in the Research View.
Search Criteria. Perform intensive searches and screens to determine the most suitable securities for their clients’ portfolios. All searches can be saved for easy retrieval.
Risk Assessment Tool. The Risk Assessment tool can help you determine risk-appropriate asset mixes and present portfolio and market risks.
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Portfolio Reports
Portfolio Snapshot. This FINRA reviewed report provides an in-depth synopsis of the client’s portfolio, including essential details for asset class and investment style breakdowns, performance information, and top holdings.
Asset Allocation Report. Efficient frontier modeling helps you determine the optimal portfolio for any given risk level.
Defined Contribution Plan Report. A snapshot view of a plan lineup with performance and portfolio details.
Hypothetical Portfolio Illustration. Shows how an entire portfolio would have performed based on your specific inputs.
Defined Contribution Plan Comparison Report. A side-by-side evaluation of two retirement plans, with detailed comparison information.
Portfolio Comparison Report. A side-by-side analysis of a client’s current asset class mix and target asset class mix.
Research Reports
Investment Detail. Available for all security types. Highlights key performance and operations information.
Stock Analyst Report. Provides an independent look at more than 2,000 stocks. Includes proprietary measures like the Morningstar Fair Value Estimate.
Morningstar Mutual Fund Page. Full-page reports provide performance information going back 12 years, top portfolio holdings, and Morningstar analysis.
Investment Comparison Report. Available in the ETF module. Provides a side-by-side comparison of up to four comparable managed products.
Fund vs. Fund. Provides an easy comparison of any two mutual funds and is a persuasive tool when recommending portfolio changes or improvements.
Graphs
Presentations & Education
Principia Presentations & Education. This communication library features 20 Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations, with more than 250 slides, along with 11 ready-to-distribute brochures.
Defined Contribution Style Drift. Analyze a plan’s style drift at a glance.
Investment Growth. Displays as many as 10 securities for up to 15 years of performance history.
Asset Allocation Wealth Graph. Shows how a portfolio based on the target allocation would perform.
Free In-House Support, Six Days a Week
Principia is fully supported by highly-trained
Morningstar staff—your call is never
outsourced. Call or e-mail with questions
regarding your subscription, to request
technical assistance, or for suggestions
on how to use and interpret Morningstar
data. Support is available from Monday to
Saturday, except for market holidays.
Extensive Training Available
Morningstar also offers multiple training
opportunities to help you get the most
from your Principia subscription.
World Class Support Services and Training
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Principia to meet the challenges of building
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Virtual Training Center
A library of video tutorials, printable
manuals and other training resources
are available 24 hours a day, free of cost.
They cover topics ranging from finding
investments to using alerts to monitor
portfolio and investment changes.
Live Web Training
Our online training is ideal for those who
have limited time, need a more basic
overview of Principia, or find it difficult to
travel to our classroom courses. Sessions
are offered several times each month.
Classroom Training
Principia Training sessions are held in
cities around the country. Classes combine
instructor-led demonstrations with hands-on
exercises. They are a great way to learn
basic functions or expand your Principia skills.
Custom Training
With Custom Training, experienced Principia
consultants will work with your organization
to design a personalized training program
that meets your specific needs.