Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 3, 2001

Theodore Charles – Investors Capital Holdings Ltd (ich)

THEODORE E. CHARLES, Founder, Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer of Investors Capital Holdings, Ltd., has had one of the most outstanding and diverse professional careers in the fields of insurance investments, the financial services industry, sales and marketing. Mr. Charles also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Investors Capital Corporation and Eastern Point Advisors. Mr. Charles was the former President of Investors Marketing Services, Inc. Mr. Charles entered the field of financial services as a life insurance agent with National Life of Vermont. After leading the company in sales, Mr. Charles resigned to become the Managing Director of Eastern Capital Securities, an international investment banking firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, and London, England. At Eastern Capital he directed the fixed income and insurance divisions. From there he moved on to Life USA, where he had an extremely successful career. In 1992, Mr. Charles founded Investors Capital Corporation. Mr. Charles is a member of professional associations including The Boston Chapter of the National Association of Life Underwriters (NALU), the International Association of Financial Planners (IAFP), the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and the Financial Institutions Insurance Association (FIIA). Mr. Charles received his Bachelor's degree from Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, in May 1964. He also has graduate hours from the University of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut and St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York. Profile
TWST: Could you give us a brief overview of Investors Capital Holdings?

Mr. Charles: Investors Capital Holdings, Ltd., was formed in 1995. We

own an independent broker-dealer, Investors