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New York Life Investment Management LLC (NYLIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC, ultimately held by New York Life Insurance Co. NYLIM provides a broad array of investment advisory services to affiliated insurance company clients, third-party institutional clients, investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles, and wrap fee programs sponsored by unaffiliated entities.

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

RiskLens, Inc. provides cyber risk management software. The firm operates as a platform for risklens fair enterprise model, risk landscape clarity, operational decision support and strategic decision support. It specializes in information security risk analysis, operational risk analysis, factor analysis of information risk and cybersecurity risk. The company was founded by Steven T. Tabacek and Jack Jones in 2011 and is headquartered in Spokane, WA.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Founded in 1986, Merriman Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), a financial services firm that focuses on fast-growing companies and their institutional investors. Merriman provides advisory and investment banking, equity research, institutional services, corporate services and venture services primarily to corporate clients. Merriman Capital provides research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutional clients. The firm offers a full range of specialized and integrated services including: equity research, specialized trade execution, equity capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, market making, corporate and venture services, restructurings and strategic advisory services. Merriman Capital employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis of small-cap companies in select industries including clean technology, healthcare, technology and consumer/Internet/media. The firm also has expertise in emerging markets, with emphasis on emerging markets in China. Merriman Capital is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. Merriman Capital is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm serves as an introducing broker/dealer for Pershing LLC. They do not hold or maintain funds or securities or provide clearing services for other broker/dealers.

Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) is a government-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Pasadena, California. LACERA was founded in 1938 and administers defined retirement plan benefits for the employees of its parent company, Los Angeles County, and outside districts. The firm has also administered the Retiree Healthcare Benefits Program. LACERA is further responsible for managing the pension plan and Other Post-Employment Benefits trusts that fund these programs.

Blank Rome LLP provides legal services. The firm's services include commercial litigation, labor and employment benefits, bankruptcy, energy, financial services, health care, shareholder activism, tax and many more. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Part of Prudential Financial, Inc., Vector Securities LLC is a company that provides investment banking services. The company is based in Deerfield, IL. Vector Securities was acquired by Prudential Securities on June 09, 1999.

E*Trade Bank provides banking services. It is the wholly-owned subsidiary of E*TRADE Financial Corp. The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

SPDR Gold Trust was launched by World Gold Trust Services in November 2004 under the name streetTracks Gold Trust. On May 21, 2008, the name was changed due to the re-branding initiative of State Street in 2007 that consolidated the firm's exchange traded fund offerings.

American Payroll Institute, Inc. Provides accounting services. Its services also include payroll education, membership, professional certification and training. The firm publishes an updated library of publications supporting payroll compliance, research and education. The company was founded by Donald W. Sharper in 1982 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Dairyland USA Corp. distributes imported and domestic food products. It offers dairy, cheeses, meats, vegetables and oils. The company was founded by Christopher Pappas, John Pappas, and Dean Facatselis in 1985 and is headquartered in Ridgefield, CT.

New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants is a non-profit organization. It provides a membership program for certified public accountants that offers in-person and online networking opportunities, Continuing Professional Education courses and conferences, the CPA Journal, and other publications. The company was foudned in 1897 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York is a voluntary association of lawyers and law students. The organization was founded in 1870 and it is headquartered in New York, NY

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

FMR LLC engages in the provision of financial and investment services. It offers financial planning and advice, wealth management, retirement plans, trading and brokerage services, and investment products. The company was founded by Edward C. Johnson II in 1946 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Part of Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., Oliver Wyman, Inc. is a leading international management consulting firm. The company is based in New York, NY. The company combines deep industry knowledge and expertise to create breakthroughs for clients on their toughest issues. Nick Studer has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Fidelity Investments, Inc. operates as a financial services company. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

@radical.media LLC provides video production, graphic design, marketing and advertising services. The firm composed of artists, directors, producers, coders, thinkers, makers, and doers has done projects including television, digital, feature films, music programming, commercials, graphic and interactive design, exhibitions, events, and original photography. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. operates as an association for black accountants. It provides opportunities for members to fulfill civic responsibilities. The company was founded by Ronald Benjamin, Earl Biggett, Donald Bristow, Bertram Gibson, Kenneth Drummond, Frank Ross, George Wallace, Michael Winston and Richard McNamee in December 1969 and is headquartered in Greenbelt, MD.