STEVENS JOSEPH & CO INC//NY
SC 13G, 1998-01-27
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)



          Information Statement Filed Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              (Amendment No. ___)*



                                 NAM Corporation
                      -------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                      -------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   62872L 10 8
                      -------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).




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CUSIP No. 62872L 10 8        SCHEDULE 13G                    Page 2 of 11 Pages
________________________________________________________________________________
    1   |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
        |  S.S or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
        |  
        |       Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. (successor to Joseph Stevens &
        |       Company, L.P.)
________|_______________________________________________________________________
    2   |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a)  [ ] 
        |                                                       (b)  [ ] 
________|_______________________________________________________________________
    3   |  SEC USE ONLY
________|_______________________________________________________________________
    4   |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
        |       New York
________|_______________________________________________________________________
               |  5  |   SOLE VOTING POWER                 
               |     |       324,905 shares of Common Stock. See Item 4.
               |_____|__________________________________________________________
  NUMBER OF    |     |                                      
   SHARES      |  6  |   SHARED VOTING POWER                      
BENEFICIALLY   |_____|__________________________________________________________
  OWNED BY     |     |                                      
   EACH        |  7  |   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER            
 REPORTING     |     |       324,905 shares of Common Stock. See Item 4.
PERSON WITH    |_____|__________________________________________________________
               |     |
               |  8  |   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER           
_______________|_____|__________________________________________________________
    9  |  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
       |        324,905 shares of Common Stock. See Item 4.   
_______|________________________________________________________________________
   10  |  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
       |  CERTAIN SHARES                                              [ ]
_______|________________________________________________________________________
   11  |  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
       |        8.9% of shares of Common Stock. See Item 4.
_______|________________________________________________________________________
   12  |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 
       |        BD
_______|________________________________________________________________________




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CUSIP No. 62872L 10 8        SCHEDULE 13G                    Page 3 of 11 Pages
________________________________________________________________________________
    1   |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
        |  S.S or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
        |  
        |       Joseph Sorbara
________|_______________________________________________________________________
    2   |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a)  [ ] 
        |                                                       (b)  [ ] 
________|_______________________________________________________________________
    3   |  SEC USE ONLY
________|_______________________________________________________________________
    4   |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
        |       United States
________|_______________________________________________________________________
               |  5  |   SOLE VOTING POWER                 
               |     |       324,905 shares of Common Stock. See Item 4.
               |_____|__________________________________________________________
  NUMBER OF    |     |                                      
   SHARES      |  6  |   SHARED VOTING POWER                      
BENEFICIALLY   |_____|__________________________________________________________
  OWNED BY     |     |                                      
   EACH        |  7  |   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER            
 REPORTING     |     |       324,905 shares of Common Stock. See Item 4.
PERSON WITH    |_____|__________________________________________________________
               |     |
               |  8  |   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER           
_______________|_____|__________________________________________________________
    9  |  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
       |        324,905 shares of Common Stock. See Item 4.   
_______|________________________________________________________________________
   10  |  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
       |  CERTAIN SHARES                                              [ ]
_______|________________________________________________________________________
   11  |  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
       |        8.9% of shares of Common Stock. See Item 4.
_______|________________________________________________________________________
   12  |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 
       |        IN
_______|________________________________________________________________________



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CUSIP No. 62872L 10 8        SCHEDULE 13G                    Page 4 of 11 Pages
________________________________________________________________________________
    1   |  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        |  S.S or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
        |  
        |       Steven Markowitz
________|_______________________________________________________________________
    2   |  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a)  [ ] 
        |                                                       (b)  [ ] 
________|_______________________________________________________________________
    3   |  SEC USE ONLY
________|_______________________________________________________________________
    4   |  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
        |       United States
________|_______________________________________________________________________
               |  5  |   SOLE VOTING POWER                 
               |     |       324,905 shares of Common Stock. See Item 4.
               |_____|__________________________________________________________
  NUMBER OF    |     |                                      
   SHARES      |  6  |   SHARED VOTING POWER                      
BENEFICIALLY   |_____|__________________________________________________________
  OWNED BY     |     |                                      
   EACH        |  7  |   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER            
 REPORTING     |     |       324,905 shares of Common Stock. See Item 4.
PERSON WITH    |_____|__________________________________________________________
               |     |
               |  8  |   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER           
_______________|_____|__________________________________________________________
    9  |  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
       |        324,905 shares of Common Stock. See Item 4.   
_______|________________________________________________________________________
   10  |  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
       |  CERTAIN SHARES                                              [ ]
_______|________________________________________________________________________
   11  |  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
       |        8.9% of shares of Common Stock. See Item 4.
_______|________________________________________________________________________
   12  |  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 
       |        IN
_______|________________________________________________________________________




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CUSIP No. 62872L 10 8        SCHEDULE 13G                    Page 5 of 11 Pages
________________________________________________________________________________




ITEM 1.

         (a)      Name of Issuer:

                  NAM Corporation


         (b)      Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  1010 Northern Boulevard
                  Suite 336
                  Great Neck, New York  11021


ITEM 2.

         (a)      Name of Persons Filing:

                  Joseph Stevens and Company, Inc. (successor to Joseph Stevens 
                  & Company, L.P.), Mr. Joseph Sorbara and Mr. Steven Markowitz


         (b)      Address of Principal Business Office:

                  The principal business address for each of
                  Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. and Messrs. Sorbara and 
                  Markowitz is:
                  c/o Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc.
                  33 Maiden Lane
                  New York, New York  10038

         (c)      Citizenship:

                  Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. is incorporated in the state of
                  New York. Mr. Sorbara and Mr. Markowitz are United States 
                  citizens


         (d)      Title of Class of Securities:

                  Common Stock, $.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock").


         (e)      CUSIP Number:

                  62872L 10 8




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CUSIP No. 62872L 10 8        SCHEDULE 13G                    Page 6 of 11 Pages
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ITEM 3.  If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
         check whether the person filing is a:

         (a)      /X/      Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the 
                           Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 
                           "Act").  See Item 4.

         (b)      / /      Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act.

         (c)      / /      Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of
                           the Act

         (d)      / /      Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
                           Investment Company Act.

         (e)      / /      Investment Advisor registered under section 203 of 
                           the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

         (f)      / /      Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject 
                           to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income 
                           Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see
                           Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

         (g)      / /      Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule
                           13d-1(b)(ii)(G).

         (h)      / /      Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).


ITEM 4.  Ownership.

         (a)      Amount Beneficially Owned:

                  As of December 31, 1997, Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. owned
                  warrants ("JSC Warrants") to purchase 140,000 units, each unit
                  ("Unit") consisting of one share of Common Stock and one
                  redeemable common stock purchase warrant ("Redeemable
                  Warrants"). Each Redeemable Warrant entitled the holder to
                  purchase an additional share of Common Stock. The JSC Warrants
                  were exercisable commencing on November 8, 1997. Additionally,
                  Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. held 5,950 Units and 33,005
                  Redeemable Warrants in its market making account on December
                  31, 1997. As of December 31, 1997, each Redeemable Warrant was
                  immediately exercisable to purchase an additional share of
                  Common Stock. Therefore, as of December 31, 1997, Joseph
                  Stevens & Company, Inc. beneficially owned 324,905 shares of
                  Common Stock within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Act.

                  Mr. Sorbara was a controlling shareholder, director and
                  officer of Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. as of December 31,
                  1997. Based upon the foregoing, as of December 31, 1997, Mr.
                  Sorbara beneficially owned 324,905 shares of Common Stock
                  within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Act.

                  Mr. Markowitz was a controlling shareholder, director and
                  officer of Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc. as of December 31,
                  1997. Based upon the foregoing, as of December 31, 1997, Mr.
                  Markowitz beneficially owned 324,905 shares of Common Stock
                  within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Act.

         (b)      Percent of Class:

                  As of December 31, 1997, Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc., was
                  the beneficial owner of an aggregate of 324,905 shares of
                  Common Stock, which constituted approximately 8.9% of the
                  shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 1997
                  (based upon 3,334,978 shares of Common Stock outstanding as
                  reported in the Issuer's Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period
                  ended September 30, 1997).

                  As of December 31, 1997, Mr. Joseph Sorbara was the beneficial
                  owner of an aggregate of 324,905 shares of Common Stock, which
                  constituted approximately 8.9% of the shares of Common Stock
                  outstanding as of December 31, 1997 (based upon 3,334,978
                  shares of Common Stock outstanding as reported in the Issuer's
                  Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period ended September 30,
                  1997).


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CUSIP No. 62872L 10 8        SCHEDULE 13G                    Page 7 of 11 Pages
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                  As of December 31, 1997, Mr. Steven Markowitz was the
                  beneficial owner of an aggregate of 324,905 shares of Common
                  Stock, which constituted approximately 8.9% of the shares of
                  Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 1997 (based upon
                  3,334,978 shares of Common Stock outstanding as reported in
                  the Issuer's Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period ended
                  September 30, 1997).

         (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

                  (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:

                           As of December 31, 1997, Joseph Stevens & Company,
                           Inc. had sole power to vote or direct the vote of
                           324,905 shares of Common Stock. See Item 4(a) above.
                           As of December 31, 1997, Joseph Sorbara had sole
                           power to vote or direct the vote of 324,905 shares of
                           Common Stock. See Item 4(a) above. As of December 31,
                           1997, Steven Markowitz had sole power to vote or
                           direct the vote of 324,905 shares of Common Stock.
                           See Item 4(a) above.

                  (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:

                           Not applicable.

                  (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

                           As of December 31, 1997, Joseph Stevens & Company,
                           Inc. had sole power to dispose or to direct the
                           disposition of 324,905 shares of Common Stock. See
                           Item 4(a) above. As of December 31, 1997, Joseph
                           Sorbara had sole power to dispose or to direct the
                           disposition of 324,905 shares of Common Stock. See
                           Item 4(a) above. As of December 31, 1997, Steven
                           Markowitz had sole power to dispose or to direct the
                           disposition of 324,905 shares of Common Stock. See
                           Item 4(a) above.

                  (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

                           Not applicable.



ITEM 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

         Not Applicable.

ITEM 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

         Not Applicable.

ITEMS 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

         Not Applicable.

ITEM 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

         Not Applicable.
ITEM 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

         Not Applicable.




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CUSIP No. 62872L 10 8        SCHEDULE 13G                    Page 8 of 11 Pages
________________________________________________________________________________


ITEM 10.

         By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purpose or effect.




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CUSIP No. 62872L 10 8        SCHEDULE 13G                    Page 9 of 11 Pages
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                                    SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


                                                   January 16, 1998
                                             ------------------------------
                                                       (Date)


                                             JOSEPH STEVENS & COMPANY, INC.

                                                /s/ Joseph Sorbara
                                             ------------------------------
                                                    Joseph Sorbara
                                                 Chief Executive Officer




                                                   January 16, 1998
                                              -----------------------------
                                                        (Date)


                                                /s/ Joseph Sorbara
                                              -----------------------------
                                                      (Signature)


                                                     Joseph Sorbara
                                              -----------------------------
                                                        (Name)


                                                    January 16, 1998
                                              -----------------------------
                                                       (Date)


                                                 /s/ Steven Markowitz
                                              -----------------------------
                                                     (Signature)


                                                      Steven Markowitz
                                              -----------------------------
                                                         (Name)


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CUSIP No. 62872L 10 8        SCHEDULE 13G                    Page 10 of 11 Pages
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


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         Exhibit No.                                Title:                                on Which Exhibit Begins
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<S>           <C>                                                                                    <C>
              1.                 Joint Filing Agreement pursuant to Rule                             11
                                 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange
                                 Act of 1934, as amended, among Joseph
                                 Stevens & Company, Inc., Mr. Joseph
                                 Sorbara and Mr. Steven Markowitz


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CUSIP No. 62872L 10 8        SCHEDULE 13G                    Page 11 of 11 Pages
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                                    EXHIBIT 1

         Joint Filing Agreement pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

                           Each of the undersigned hereby agrees to be included
                           in the filing of the Schedule 13G dated January 16,
                           1998 with respect to the issued and outstanding
                           Common Stock of NAM Corporation beneficially owned by
                           each of the undersigned, respectively.

Dated: January 16, 1998

                                                 Joseph Stevens & Company, Inc.

                                                   /s/ Joseph Sorbara
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                           Joseph Sorbara
                                                     Chief Executive Officer



                                                   /s/ Joseph Sorbara
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                          Joseph Sorbara



                                                   /s/ Steven Markowitz
                                                  -----------------------------
                                                          Steven Markowitz








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