If you re looking for ideas on where to invest, it s always worth talking to the pros. So SmartMoney did just that, recently cornering a variety of professional fund managers and investors to talk about their expectations for the market at the annual Morningstar Investment Conference in Chicago.

Investment insights from eight industry heavyweights

You can hear their views yourself by watching these brief video Q&As. They encompass everything from Bridgeway s John Montgomery, who is focused on the market s tiniest companies, to First Pacific s Steve Romick, who is eyeing corporate bonds and energy. Of course, given how things transpired last fall, we re not suggesting you should automatically take these perspectives to heart. But these interviews will give you a better sense of what the pros are talking about now. In the meantime, if you missed any of our daily coverage of the event, click here.

Staff writer Reshma Kapadia interviews Chuck Royce, president of Royce Funds.

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Jensen's Bob Millen reveals two technology stocks high on his buy list.

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Janet Paskin talks to David Winters of Wintergreen Funds at the 2009 Morningstar Conference.

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Reshma Kapadia interviews John Montgomery of Bridgeway Small Company Market Fund.

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Staff writer Daren Fonda talks with Ron Muhlenkamp of the Muhlenkamp Fund.

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Staff writer Daren Fonda talks to Paul Allen Davis of the Schwab Dividend Equity Fund.

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Senior Editor Beverly Goodman talks with Sarah Ketterer of Causeway International Value.

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Staff writer Reshma Kapadia asks FPA Crescent's Steve Romick where he is finding value.

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