Why 2010 will be a return to normalcy, not the beginning of mediocre stock market returns that many experts predict

The managers from six of last year’s most successful funds talk about where they think the economy is headed and what they’re buying now.

Ariel Investments Chairman and CEO, John W. Rogers, Jr., is a guest host for CNBC’s SquawkBox and shares where he is finding bargain stocks as we begin 2010.

• Dow Jones Newswires: "Ariel Micro-Cap Sees Big Upside From Small Stocks" featuring David Maley, December 2009

Read more about Ariel’s newest investment strategy—micro-cap value—and its lead portfolio manager David Maley.



• 2009 Distribution Information

Ariel Investments paid income distributions on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 to shareholders of record as of Monday, December 28, 2009. For these distribution details including Capital Gains information, click here.



• SmartMoney: "The Comeback Kids" featuring John W. Rogers, Jr., December 2009

According to SmartMoney, "Once scorned, these legendary fund managers are staging a surprising comeback. Do their investing strategies and stock picks make sense now?"



• Ticker Magazine: "Contrarian and Concentrated Values"

Timothy Fidler, co-portfolio manager of Ariel Focus Fund, discusses how a contrarian outlook is integral to maintaining a concentrated portfolio of stocks with solid free cash flows.



• The Ariel/Hewitt study: 401(k) Plans in Living Color

Groundbreaking study reveals African-Americans and Hispanics significantly less prepared for retirement than their white and Asian counterparts.