General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> July 30, 2001

Robert Sweet – Allied Investment Advisors

DR. ROBERT W. SWEET is Chief Economist and Managing Director at Allied Investment Advisors. His responsibilities include managing many of the organization's largest tax-exempt portfolios, including pension, profit sharing plans, foundations and endowments. Dr. Sweet has over 28 years experience managing equity and fixed income accounts, as well as establishing investment policy. The author of The Quarterly Economic Report, AIA's quarterly newsletter, Dr. Sweet speaks frequently for organizations across the country, most recently presenting "The Economy and the Stock Market in the New Millennium" to the Pennsylvania Bankers Association. He earned his AB degree from Trinity College, JD degree from Catholic University, and his MBA from Loyola College in Maryland. A member of Allfirst Financial, Allied Investment Advisors (http://www.anytimebank.com/investments/allied.html) is Allfirst's institutional investment advisory subsidiary. AIA has been one of the foremost providers of investment and related financial services for over 75 years. Allfirst is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allied Irish Banks. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with a quick overview of your approach, so that

our readers can understand how you look at the world?

Dr. Sweet: As Chief Economist at Allied Investment Advisors (AIA),