K. T. Fereday

Founded in 1993, First Allied Securities, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in San Diego, California. The firm is a member of FINRA, the NASD and the SIPC. First Allied Securities Inc. was previously a subsidiary of Advanced Equities Financial Corp. In April 2006, Advanced Equities Financial Corp. acquired First Financial Planners and merged it with First Allied Securities. In 2008, the firm acquired First Montauk Securities Corp. from First Montauk Financial Corp. In 2011, Lovell Minnick Partners LLC and the management team of First Allied Advisory Services acquired the firm from Advanced Equities Financial Corp. First Allied Securities is affiliated with First Allied Advisory Services, Inc., a registered investment advisor. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Sidoti & Co. LLC (S&C) is a registered broker and equity research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Sidoti Holding Co. LLC and was founded in 1999. S&C provides research exclusively to institutional investors. The firm covers the following sectors: housing, retail, basic industries, technology, business services, capital goods, automotive, computer software, regional banking, telecommunications, entertainment, healthcare and consumer products. Their analysts conduct their own due diligence which includes visiting companies and meeting with operating and financial management. In addition, the firm's analysts focus on fundamentals, particularly cash flow from operations and EPS.

Part of Realty Income Corp., Cole Capital Corp. provides broker dealer services. The company is based in Phoenix, AZ. William Craig Miller has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

Santori & Peters, Inc. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Monroeville, PA. The company was founded in 1993 by Norman Joseph Santori. Ryan P. Neupaver has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Select Financial Group LLC provides financial planning and investment solutions. It offers estate planning, succession planning, life insurance, 529 college savings plan, retirement plan, and tax planning consulting services, wealth management, and investments solutions. The company was founded by Jack Abriola in 1993 and is headquartered in Pittsburg, PA.