Bill McNabb

Many of the nation s top fund managers and professional investors gathered last week in Chicago for the annual Morningstar Investment Conference to discuss stocks, funds, bonds and economic conditions. SmartMoney sat down with some of the biggest names in the industry to get their outlooks and stock picks for the rest of the year.

Here, we present a series of video interviews from that conference covering a wide range of topics. Among the lineup, Vanguard Chief Executive Bill McNabb discusses how his firm is working to put bearish investors at ease; T. Rowe Price s Robert Gensler talks about growth stocks, and Clearbridge CIO Hersh Cohen offers a few high-yield dividend stock picks.

Also read our complete coverage of the Morningstar investing conference.

How Funds Are Coping With Reluctant Investors

Vanguard CEO Bill McNabb on overcoming investor skittishness.

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Hersh Cohen

Hersh Cohen, of Clearbridge Advisors, on firms with generous payouts.

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Bob Reynolds

Bob Reynolds, head of Putnam, on why the new funds are drawing investors.

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Rob Gensler

Rob Gensler, of T. Rowe Price, discusses opportunities in Europe and Asia. (Part 1 of 2)

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Defining Growth and Finding It on a Map

Gensler talks emerging markets and commodities (Part 2 of 2).

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Tom Forester

Fund manager Tom Forester on the pressures on global growth.

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Mark Yockey

Artisan Portfolio Manager Mark Yockey discusses prospects in Europe and Asia.
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Curtis Arledge

Curtis Arledge, of BlackRock, on the decline in consumer borrowing.

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