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Jared Watts, Portfolio Manager. Mr. Watts joined Morningstar Investment Management in 2006. His responsibilities include the management of fund-of-funds clients across multiple financial intermediary segments. Mr. Watts helps develop and manage multiple asset allocation solutions and strategies. In addition to conducting fund research, Mr. Watts helps lead the research and implementation efforts on exchange-traded products for Morningstar’s Investment Management group. Prior to joining Morningstar, Mr. Watts was an Investment Manager at Allstate Financial, where he helped manage fund relationships, asset allocation efforts, and investment product research. Prior to Allstate, Mr. Watts was at A.G. Edwards, where he conducted mutual fund and stock research. Mr. Watts holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Southern Illinois University and a master’s degree in business administration, with honors, from Saint Xavier University, Graham School of Management with concentrations in portfolio management and financial analysis.

Andrew joined Morningstar Investment Management Australia Limited in January 2014. He is responsible for leading the Morningstar Investments team in Australia and developing Morningstar Investment Management’s investment capabilities and thought leadership profile in the Asia Pacific region. Andrew chairs the Asia Pacific Investment Policy Committee, and the Manager and Security Selection Sub-Committee. He is also a member of the Asset Allocation Sub-Committee and Portfolio Construction Sub-Committee. Andrew has over 23 years’ experience in advising and managing Institutional Funds and Investment teams in Australia, Asia, and the United Kingdom. He worked most recently at AMP Capital Investors as Head of Investment Solutions in the Multi-Asset Group, and before that, Head of Investment Specialists, Listed Assets. He is passionate about portfolio construction that achieve specific client outcomes and risk targets, and has a global interest in post-retirement solutions and has had great experience in designing liability aware investment strategies for insurance and Defined Benefit Pension Funds. He previously spent 7 years with Russell Investments Group as Director of Consulting – Asia Pacific and ultimately as Director of Investment Strategy. In this former role, he was responsible for advising 2 Asian Sovereign Wealth Funds and designing their investment strategies to access capital markets outside of their local investment market. His experience in the United Kingdom included roles in manager research with investment consultant Lane Clark & Peacock and as Investment Analyst with Watson Wyatt. He holds a Master of Economics from the University of Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries UK.

Steve Tagarov, CFA, Senior Investment Analyst: Mr. Tagarov joined Morningstar Investment Management in 2015. His responsibilities include supporting Target Risk Strategies, conducting manager research, manager due diligence, and he is a member of the Global Sectors team. Mr. Tagarov started his investment career since 2006. Prior to joining Morningstar Investment Management, Mr. Tagarov was a Senior Investment Consultant at Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting. Mr. Tagarov is a chartered financial analyst, he holds a bachelor’s degree from Augustana College and he’s currently an MBA candidate at the University of Chicago Booth school of business.