Morningstar's Fund Spy column today focuses not on the normal advice, but instead on recognition — that's right, its award season. Today, we learned the five nominees for fixed-income fund manager of the year.

The five nominees are:

—Steve Smith, David Hoffman, Brian Hess and Jack McIntyre with the Legg Mason Brandywine Global Opportunities Bond fund [profile];

—Peter Palfrey and Rick Raczkowski, Loomis Sayles Core Plus Bond [profile];

—Tad Rivelle, Stephen Kane and Laird Landmann, Metropolitan West Total Return Bond, [profile];

—Mark Kiesel, Pimco Investment Grade Corporate Bond fund, [profile];

—Mark Egan, Tom Fink, Todd Thompson and Steve Vincent, Scout Core Plus Bond fund, [profile].

Read more about each of these funds in the original article.

Morningstar also named fund manager of the year nominees in the alternatives, domestic equity and international equity categories. 

Edited by: Ben Geier


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