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Guest Bio:
Bobby Blue is a senior manager research analyst for Morningstar Research Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar Inc. He covers multi-asset and alternative fund strategies, and writes frequently on topics in the space. Before assuming his current role in 2018, Blue was a senior data research analyst on the portfolio analytics and acquisition team at Morningstar, where he worked to develop new data points by incorporating derivatives into Morningstar analytics. He earned a bachelor's degree in business economics from the University of Cincinnati.
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