Analyst Biography

Matt Arnold, CFA
Senior Consumer Analyst

Matt Arnold is an equity analyst in the Research Department, where he is responsible for coverage of U.S. retailers. In addition to retail, Arnold covers a number of companies in the packaged food industry. Arnold has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Barrons, Bloomberg, The New York Times, and The Chicago Tribune. In addition, he has appeared on Bloomberg Television, BNN, and National Public Radio.

Arnold began his career with Edward Jones in 2000 in the Equity Sales Service Department, and has been with research since 2004. Arnold graduated from Southern Illinois University with a bachelor's degree in finance with a minor in accounting.  He earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2003.  Arnold is also a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of St. Louis.

Sectors Covered:
Consumer Discretionary
Consumer Staples

Companies Covered:
Best Buy
Costco
Family Dollar
Hormel Foods
Kellogg
Kohl's
Kraft Goods
Macy's
McCormick & Company, Inc.
Nike
Staples
Target
Tiffany & Co.
Walmart
Whole Foods Market, Inc.