General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> May 30, 2005
MARK A. KELLER is Senior Vice President of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.,
the brokerage subsidiary of St. Louis-based financial services firm A.G.
Edwards, Inc., and Chief Investment Officer of A.G. Edwards Asset
Management. Having joined A.G. Edwards in 1978, Mr. Keller has more
than 25 years of experience in investment analysis and portfolio
management and is well versed in the value approach to equity investing.
As Chief Investment Officer of A.G. Edwards Asset Management, he
oversees more than $2 billion in client assets. He has been a member of
the brokerage firm's Investment Strategy Committee since 1985, and has
served as Chairman of the committee since 1999. In this capacity, he
oversees a collaborative effort by representatives of a number of the
firm's research departments to analyze the current situation and outlook
for the economy and financial markets. This analysis provides the basis
for the firm's asset allocation recommendations to its clients. Mr.
Keller is quoted frequently by a variety of national and regional media
outlets, including NBC, CBS, CNBC, Money magazine, Associated Press,
Bloomberg and USA Today. In 2003, he won the second annual SmartMoney
Challenge, which tested the investment "savvy" of three money managers
from top investment firms. His portfolio returned the highest gains of
the three, and led for the entire 12-month duration of the challenge. A
holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, Mr. Keller is a
member of the CFA Institute and the Investment Analysts' Society of
Chicago. He received a Bachelor's degree in 1977 from Wheaton College
(Illinois). Profile
responsibilities?
Mr. Keller: We are evenly divided between equities and fixed income. I'm
Chief Investment Officer over the whole
