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Tony Arsta

Tony Arsta, CFA ®Portfolio Manager and Senior Analyst

  • Joined the firm in 2009
  • Industry experience: 15 years
  • Education: M.B.A. with Distinction from DePaul University, B.S., Computer Science from University of Wisconsin-Madison

With a focus on statistical analysis and investor psychology, Tony studies companies day-in and day-out in a tireless pursuit of the select few he believes can demonstrate quality growth above their competitors – and, at a reasonable price. He’s been putting these principles into practice throughout his entire career with The Motley Fool, LLC, which took off in 2008. After working as an Analyst for The Motley Fool LLC, Tony moved into his role as Portfolio Manager and Senior Analyst at Motley Fool Asset Management, where he has been managing funds for the past 15 years.

Today he serves as Lead Portfolio Manager for Motley Fool Global Opportunities (TMFG), and also helps manage Motley Fool 100 Index (TMFC), Motley Fool Capital Efficiency 100 Index (TMFE), and Motley Fool Next Index (TMFX).

Bill Mann

Bill MannChief Investment Strategist

  • Joined the firm in 2025
  • Industry experience: 26 years
  • Education:B.A., International Relations from American University

If you’ve been following The Motley Fool, LLC for a while, you’ve probably encountered Bill and his Foolish takes on the market—he’s the former co-host of the Motley Fool Morning Show, a popular contributor to fool.com articles, and a regular guest on the Motley Fool Money podcast. 

Bill has also applied his institutional knowledge, stock investing experience, and economic insights to leadership roles all across the “Fooldom” of The Motley Fool, LLC and Motley Fool Asset Management. He has held various positions since 1999, having previously served as Senior Editor at The Motley Fool, LLC, Portfolio Manager and Chief Investment Officer at Motley Fool Asset Management, and most recently, Director of Small Cap Research at The Motley Fool, LLC. Today, Bill continues to educate both seasoned and new investors with uniquely Foolish strategies as our Chief Investment Strategist here at Motley Fool Asset Management. 

JP Bennett

JP Bennett, CFA ®Investment Analyst

  • Joined the firm in 2024
  • Industry experience: 13 years
  • Education: M.B.A. from University of Scranton, B.S., Psychology from University of Scranton

JP’s journey with our parent company, The Motley Fool, LLC, began in 2013 as an investing intern. He returned the following year to join the Pro and Options newsletters, which he helped manage for more than four years as a Senior Analyst. In 2018, he joined the regulated side of the business to help start The Motley Fool Investment Management, LLC’s first hedge fund, 1623 Capital, and later became an Investment Analyst with Motley Fool Asset Management to research and analyze potential companies for our ETFs.

TJ Piggott

T.J. PiggottInvestment Analyst

  • Joined the firm in 2023
  • Industry experience: 15 years
  • Education: B.B.A., Business Administration from Roanoke College

T.J. has spent his entire career in financial services, and in various roles at some of the largest firms on Wall Street. He began his Foolish journey in 2014 as the Director of Trading for Motley Fool Wealth Management, and later entered The Motley Fool, LLC’s Investor Development Program. After completing this program, T.J. partnered with a Lead Advisor to launch Motley Fool Cloud Disruptors, Motley Fool SaaS Superstars, and Motley Fool Cloud Contenders, where he spent most of his time covering tech and tech-enabled companies. He was also promoted to
Senior Analyst during this time with The Motley Fool, LLC. Recently, T.J. joined Motley Fool Asset Management to support our Portfolio Managers with company research.

As a longtime Fool, T.J. invests with Foolishness, which means: marrying qualitative and quantitative data, seeking companies that meet our definition of Quality, and using a long-term investment mindset.

Charly Travers

Charly Travers Portfolio Manager

  • Joined the firm in 2023
  • Industry experience: 18 years
  • Education: B.A., Psychology from Illinois Wesleyan University, M.S. Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences from St. Louis University

Charly has spent nearly two decades analyzing stocks from a wide range of industries at The Motley Fool, LLC, 1623 Capital, and Motley Fool Asset Management. His prior experience in healthcare and passion for innovation led to his specific interest in biotech and healthcare companies. Upon joining The Motley Fool, LLC in 2005, he contributed research on biotechnology companies to the Motley Fool Rule Breakers publication, and subsequently he became an Associate Advisor for Motley Fool Million Dollar Portfolio. Charly was also one of the founding advisors of Motley Fool Share Advisor, a newsletter product for the U.K. market, and then became a Portfolio Manager for Motley Fool Asset Management in 2014. 

Before he returned to his current role with the firm in 2023, Charly also served as a Portfolio Manager at 1623 Capital from 2020-2022, where he ran a high-conviction fundamental long/short equity strategy. Today, on behalf of Motley Fool Asset Management, he focuses on identifying companies with opportunities to reinvest their profits and earn high returns on capital – specifically as a Portfolio Manager for Motley Fool 100 Index (TMFC), Motley Fool Next Index (TMFX), Motley Fool Capital Efficiency 100 Index (TMFE), and Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth (TMFS).

Ayal Cusner

Ayal Cusner, CFA ®Head of Investing Product

  • Joined the firm in 2024
  • Industry experience: 15 years
  • Education: M.S., Finance and B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis

Ayal has spent his career conducting quantitative research and developing advanced analytic solutions in the financial services industry. He began as an Analytics Senior Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he specialized in the financial services and healthcare sectors, then worked for seven years with Strategic Investment Group as a Senior Associate. There, he supported quantitative research and trading operations of an equity market-neutral hedge fund, while also contributing to the firm’s core multi-asset outsourced CIO business efforts.

Before joining Motley Fool Asset Management in 2014, Ayal spent more than five years at our sister company, The Motley Fool, LLC, overseeing the Investing Intelligence team and working as their Member Success Lead in Automation and Investing AI. During this time he managed The Motley Fool, LLC’s Showdown ‘22 Quant portfolio as Lead Advisor and developed several proprietary models and algorithms, including the Quant:5Y crowdsourced scoring system.

Continued education is paramount to Ayal’s work: He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, is a current member of the CFA Society of Washington, and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Economics at George Mason University.

In addition to serving as Head of Investing Product at Motley Fool Asset Management, where he creates new investment solutions, crafts product strategy, and monitors portfolio investment risk, Ayal serves a functional role in quantitative analysis. As an analyst, he researches broad-based equity signals and works closely with our software development team. Ayal is a Portfolio Manager for MFIG, MFVL, and MFMO.

Nate Ronci

Nate Ronci, CFA ®Head of Quantitative Investing

  • Joined the firm in 2024
  • Industry experience: 12 years
  • Education: B.S., Finance from University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Nate serves as the Head of Quantitative Investing and Portfolio Manager for MFIG, MFVL, and MFMO. He oversees the research, model design, and risk management of Motley Fool Management ETFs, turning complex data into insightful strategies.

From 2021 to 2024, Nate led The Motley Fool, LLC’s equity index unit and contributed research and portfolio management to several of their recommendation services as a Quantitative Analyst. Previously he spent seven years in quantitative research and trading roles, primarily in international small- and micro-cap equities, and created all- and small- cap systematic international equity strategies. Nate graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor of Science in Finance, holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and is a current member of the CFA Society San Francisco.

Nate develops the methodology for indices tracked by the Motley Fool Asset Management passive ETFs, including each index’s membership criteria, weighting, and ongoing maintenance. By turning complex data into insightful strategies, he is a key player in the firm’s capacity to offer new products.

Jonathan Thomas

Jonathan ThomasChief Marketing Officer

  • Joined the firm in 2024
  • Industry experience: 24 years
  • Education: B.A., English-Journalism, University of Delaware

Jonathan Thomas joined the Motley Fool Money Management team as Chief Marketing Officer with more than 20 years of marketing, communications, and management experience under his belt. With a background in marketing a variety of investment solutions (especially pooled investment vehicles), Jonathan is a “Fool of all trades” in the money management industry. He’s passionate about storytelling through a blend of marketing channels and collaborating with sales teams to create exciting customer experiences—all the way from awareness to investor relations.

In his current role, Jonathan is responsible for overseeing the creation and growth of all marketing strategies for Motley Fool Asset Management. He collaborates closely with our company’s president, director of investor relations, chief investment officer, investment team, and of course, his marketing team to educate investors and financial advisors across the country about our unique lineup of active and passive index ETFs.

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tony arsta

Tony Arsta, CFA®Portfolio Manager

Tony serves as Lead Portfolio Manager on Motley Fool Global Opportunities (TMFG) and helps manage our passive funds (TMFC, TMFX, TMFE).

Charly Travers

Charly TraversPortfolio Manager

Charly manages Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth (TMFS) and our three passive funds (TMFC, TMFX, TMFE).

Bill Mann

Bill MannChief Investment Strategist

Bill champions Motley Fool Asset Management as our trusted voice for investors, sharing his insights on investing and the markets. 

Ayal Cusner

Ayal Cusner, CFA®Head of Investing Product

Ayal creates new investment solutions, crafts product strategy, and monitors portfolio investment risk. He is a Portfolio Manager for MFIG, MFVL, and MFMO. 

Nate Ronci

Nate Ronci, CFA®Head of Quantitative Investing

Nate oversees research, model design, and portfolio and risk management for the firm’s product lineup. 

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