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Published on: 9/1/2001
Last Visited: 10/24/2001
DOUGLAS J SMITH- - A PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHYDoug provides his clients with financial planning , investments and insurance.He holds both the NASD General Securities License ( Series 7 ) and an Insurance License for Life , Accident , Health , Fixed and Variable Annuities.He works in consultation with J. Andre Weisbrod , President of STAAR Financial Advisors , Inc. , in Pittsburgh , and Fund Manager of the STAAR Investment Trust family of mutual funds.His broker/dealer , Olde Economie Financial Consultants , Ltd. of Baden , supervises his investment activities.He is a member of the Financial Planning Association and the Pittsburgh-based Financial Resources Group , an alliance of independent financial professionals , offering- - both directly and through strategic alliances- - a full range of professional financial services for clients' personal , business and organizational needs.From 1995 to 1999 , Doug worked in financial services at the progressive Seven Seventeen Credit Union based in Warren , Ohio.Here he gained valuable lending and basic investment experience , including IRAs.While still at SSCU , he earned his securities and insurance licenses on his own time and began offering his services part-time in the fall of 1998 to non-SSCU members living in Pennsylvania.He opened his office full-time when he moved to Pittsburgh in July of 1999.In June of 2001 , he enrolled in the Denver-based College for Financial Planning to work toward the Certified Financial Planner designation.He is privileged to serve a growing loyal base of individuals clients- - from engineers and attorneys to small business owners , laborers and farmers- - as well as an increasing number of non-profit organizations.Business clients have also greatly benefited from his broad range of services and experienced associates.Doug previously served as an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church after earning a Bachelors and a Masters degree from Grove City College and Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia , respectively.His church involvement continues with active membership as a deacon in Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Sewickley , Pennsylvania , as well as serving as Secretary of the Committee for the Historian at the national level.He also supports Robinson Township Christian School on their Finance Committee , as a member of their corporation and as a parent.Doug and his wife , Shirley , are enjoying raising their four children- - ages six , four , two and six-months- - in Pittsburgh's Ingram Borough.- - September 2001Securities through Olde Economie Financial Consultants , Ltd. , 511 State St. , Baden , PA 15005( 724 ) 869-PLAN ; ( 800 ) 727-6332Member NASD MSRB & SIPC Registered Investment Advisor