General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> October 5, 1998

Robert J. Mcelwain – North American Capital Management

ROBERT J. MCELWAIN founded North American Capital Management 12 years ago. Mr. McElwain has over 30 years experience in the securities industry. He has a B.S. degree from the University of Illinois. He began his investment career in 1963 with Dempsey Tegeler and Company, a large national brokerage and investment banking firm. Since then, his career has included stints with Rauscher Pierce and Company, Blyth Eastman Dillon and PaineWebber Incorporated. In later years, a good deal of his time was involved with managing accounts, both foreign and domestic, on a discretionary basis. For thirteen years, Mr. McElwain was also a part- time instructor in investment finance at a local college. He also acts as a trustee for various trusts and endowments. When not watching the stock market and the economy, he plays tennis, gardens and studies historical theology. Profile
TWST: Tell us something about the investment approach at North American

Capital.

Mr. McElwain: North American Capital Management manages approximately

$35 million for a variety of clients