Matt Arnold

Matt Arnold has over 25 years of experience in the equity markets and is a Portfolio Manager for Edward Jones’ proprietary SMA strategies. Prior to joining the SMA Portfolio Management Team, Matt served as a leader in Securities Research, where he supported the management of the Stock Focus List and oversaw analyst teams covering the industrials, materials, and energy sectors. Matt began his career with Edward Jones in 2000 in the Equity Sales Service department and joined the firm’s Securities Research area in 2004 as an analyst. He has followed the consumer staples, consumer discretionary, industrials and materials sectors during his career as an analyst.

Matt has been featured in: The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Barron's, Bloomberg, The New York Times and Chicago Tribune. In addition, he has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg Television, BNN and National Public Radio.

Arnold graduated from Southern Illinois University (SIU) with a bachelor's degree in finance and a minor in accounting. He earned the Chartered Financial Analyst® or CFA® designation in 2003 and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of St. Louis. He currently serves on the Advisory Board for SIU’s Finance Department.