General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> March 3, 2003

Michael Kennedy – American Express Asset Management Group

MICHAEL G. KENNEDY is a Vice President/Senior Equity Portfolio Manager for American Express Asset Management Group in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Portfolio Manager of the AXP Stock Fund (INSTX). He has been in the investment industry since 1970. Prior to joining American Express Financial Corporation in 1985 as an Analyst covering food, beverage and tobacco and gaming, Mr. Kennedy was a Research Analyst/Portfolio Manager for Sears Investment Management, Chicago, from 1970 to 1983. From 1983 to 1985, Mr. Kennedy was a Research Analyst/Portfolio Manager for Harris Trust, Chicago. At AXP he was promoted to Director of Research in 1993 and to Vice President and Director of Global Research in 1996. Mr. Kennedy was named Senior Portfolio Manager of the AXP Stock Fund in 1998. He earned a BA degree from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA degree from Loyola University of Chicago. Mr. Kennedy is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the Twin Cities Society of Security Analysts. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a brief overview of American Express

Asset Management and your responsibilities there?

Mr. Kennedy: American Express manages its US investment

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