The name of our company is derived from the name of two outstanding characters and historical figures which we believe to be role models for integrity, dilligence and the courage to make the right decision at the right time - all characteristics required for good financial advice.

These persons are
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
and
Theodore Roosevelt

Both were all their live involved in the plight to better the life of the people around them, something we too find truly important in our understanding of our work as service for clients in need of professional help and advice in all kind of financial matters. Or, as Chamberlain did phrase it so well:

Of course we are running primarily a business at the end of the day and not a branch of the salvation army. But we believe that by serving to the best interest of our clients we are generating a long lasting business which is mutual beneficial for all participants, you and us. We rather forgo a short-term quick profit in exchange for a long lasting and healthy relationship with out clients. Of course you can and must expect from us that we truly know what we talk about when we select and recommend certain options from the wide field of solutions and products for you in a given situation. But it is even more important that we take your interest to our hearts, that we care about how you do today and in the future. This is too what makes us different to other "financial advisors". Teddy Roosevelt said it better then any other source we know:

Now, having read all this, you will still wonder why our name is a mix-up of twisted syllables,Chamber-velt and Roose-lain?

On one hand we had received legal advice at the time the company was founded that we should make sure we would not infringe on any rights concerning these names. And on the other hand, since we could not ask any of these two gentlemen if they would allows us to use their name, we thought it better to show our tribute to their character and life without claiming to be descendants or directly related this way.

The logo is another mix of hints towards these persons and our own understanding and vision of what financial advice is all about. While the bear obviously is connected to "Teddy" Roosevelt, the lion stands for Chamberlain, who was once adressed to have the "soul of the lion and the heart of a woman" . The red Maltese cross was the sign of the division to which the 20th Maine belonged, the regiment Chamberlain lead at the battle of Gettysburg on Little Round Top. But Teddy Roosevelt also had a close connection to the Maltese Cross, his farm in the West where he spent many years was named "Maltese Cross Ranch".  And the bee in the middle of the cross stands usually in heraldic lore for dilligence, saving and productivity...... all traits we adhere to.