General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> September 18, 2000

Charles Mehlhouse – Fortis Advisers Inc

CHARLES MEHLHOUSE is a Vice President of Equity Investment for Fortis Advisers, Inc., a diversified financial and insurance services company based in the United States. Fortis Advisers is the money management arm of the US operations of Fortis, managing a portfolio that includes general account assets of Fortis insurance companies, as well as mutual fund and variable annuity assets. Mr. Mehlhouse is responsible for the Capital Fund, Fiduciary Fund, Growth and Income Fund, Asset Allocation Fund (equity portion) and related annuity portfolios. He also has portfolio responsibility for Amdura, a private outside account. Prior to joining the company, he was a Vice President of M&I Investments in Milwaukee from 1993 to 1996, Texas Commerce from 1987 to 1993 and American Capital from 1983 to 1987, both in Houston. A Minnesota native, Mr. Mehlhouse earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics and International Relations from Macalester College in St. Paul and a Master's degree in Political Science from Michigan State. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the AIMR and the Twin City Society of Security Analysts. He is also a past member of the Milwaukee and Houston Analyst Societies. Profile
TWST: Chuck, describe your equity investment approach at Fortis

Advisers.

Mr. Mehlhouse: Fortis Investment Advisers has historically been a

growth-oriented mutual fund investment operation. It