Frederick G. Natale

NBT Bank NA provides banking services. It offers mortgage loans, online banking, and card and payment services. The company was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Norwich, NY.

Founded in 2001, TD Banknorth Wealth Management Group (BWM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Portland, Maine. The firm delivers wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals and institutions. In 2006, Hudson United Wealth Management Services Group was merged into BWM. The firm is a subsidiary of Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD).

In 1915 Charles Edward Merrill founded Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE: MER) with Edmund C. Lynch in Baltimore, Maryland. The modern Merrill Lynch was formed in 1940 through mergers with E.A. Pierce & Cassatt and, soon after, Fenner & Beane. In 1973, Merrill Lynch adopted a holding company format, with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as the parent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as the operating subsidiary. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc. (MLAM) was created as an integral business unit in the Merrill Lynch family in 1976. Fund Asset Management, doing business as Mercury Asset Management, was acquired in December 1997. In 2000, MLAM and Mercury were combined under the name Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. MLAM manages the Merrill Lynch family of mutual funds, as and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual funds.