Andy Smith, CFA

Biography

Andy Smith is a portfolio manager for the Rising Dividend Equity team at Allspring Global Investments. He is responsible for supporting portfolio managers specializing in utilities stocks. Andy joined Allspring from its predecessor firm, Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Before joining WFAM, Andy served as an analyst for Edward Jones, where he covered various sectors and investments, including industrials, fixed income, and utilities. Preceding this, he worked at A. G. Edwards as a portfolio reviewer and later served as an analyst. Andy began his investment industry career in 1996. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing and a master's degree in business administration with an emphasis in management from the University of Missouri. Andy has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation and is a member of CFA Institute and CFA Society St. Louis.