Fred Diaz

Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. (SAM) is an investment advisor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1987 by Mark Lieb. In 2001, they were acquired by Principal Global Investors Holding Company (US) LLC (PGI), the asset management arm of The Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG). SAM provides portfolio management services to registered mutual funds, private investment funds, foreign funds such as UCITS, sponsors of wrap account programs, corporate pension and profit–sharing plans, charitable institutions, insurance companies, foundations, endowments, and other US and international institutions.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

Spear, Leeds & Kellogg Specialists LLC (SLK) provides investment services. It also makes markets for some 7,000 Nasdaq and over-the-counter stocks. It is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, the firm lines up buyers and sellers of stock at fixed prices and buys or sells stocks itself to offset wide price fluctuations. SLK was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in New York, NY