Michael A. Stout

Mr. Michael A.
Stout, CFA MBA, is a Portfolio Manager at Morningstar Investment Management LLC.
He focuses on active-allocation strategies that employ actively managed mutual funds, while also contributing to the firm’s active/passive strategies.
In addition, he has a lead role in the group’s fund-selection process.
Stout was a founding member of Morningstar Investment Management’s predecessor in 1998.
Prior to that, he was a senior analyst and editor of mutual fund research at Morningstar, Inc. He began at Morningstar in 1993 as a research analyst covering closed-end funds.
Before joining Morningstar, Stout was an investment broker with A.G.
Edwards & Sons and previously was a captain in the United States Air Force.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in music from The Ohio State University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Texas.
He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.