General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> January 31, 2005
FORREST J. MERVINE JR. is Managing Director, Equity Portfolio Manager
and Special Situation Analyst at Philadelphia Corporation for Investment
Services. Prior to joining PCIS, he served as Portfolio Manager at
Neuberger & Berman, Vice President and Chief Equity Investment Officer
at First Pennsylvania Bank, Manager and Equity Portfolio Manager at
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. and, most recently, Managing Director at
Bryn Mawr Trust Co. Mr. Mervine earned his BA from Drew University and
his LLB from the New York School of Law. He is a Senior Member of the
New York Society of Security Analysts and a Senior Member of the
Financial Analysts of Philadelphia, as well as a member of the
Association for Investment Management and Research and the Philadelphia
Securities Association. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with an overview of Philadelphia Corporation forInvestment Services?
Mr. Mervine: The corporation traces its roots back to about 1873, It's
an old, old firm. The parent