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Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Axiom Investment Management LLC (Axiom) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Liam Dalton in 1990. Axiom provides portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, trust programs, 401k plans, IRA and retirement type vehicles, and other US and international institutions.

NYSE Group, Inc. operates multiple securities stock exchange. It through its subsidiaries operates multiple securities market centers, including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NYSE Arca (formerly known as the Archipelago Exchange and the Pacific Exchange). It provides securities listings, market information products and services. It offers a range of investment vehicles and order execution services. It operate as electronic platform used to trade securities and security-related financial instruments. It is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 2006, Livingston Securities LLC is a brokerage firm located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of the Livingston Group of Cos. LLC. The firm provides corporate finance and strategic advisory services to corporate clients and sales, trading and related services to institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. They focus on disruptive technologies and their impact on healthcare, energy, infrastructure and other leading sectors of the American and global economy.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Founded in 1988 by Cynthia Ferguson and the late Douglas Ferguson, FIC Capital, Inc. is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm was formerly known as Ferguson Investment Consultants, Inc. They provide investment management services for individuals and institutions.

Part of MarketAxess Holdings, Inc., Trading Edge, Inc. is an American company that provides online brokerage services. The company is located in the US. Trading Edge was acquired by MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. on March 23, 2001 for $46.33 million.

Weatherly Asset Management, Inc. provides investment advisory services. The firm’s services include client service, custom portfolios, wealth and estate planning and trust services. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Del Mar, CA.

Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC (WSCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2010 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Shields Holdings LLC. WSCM provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management advisory services to individuals, corporations, trust, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as other types of businesses and institutional clients.

Founded in 2008, Wellington Shields & Co. LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Wellington Shields Holdings LLC. Wellington Shields & Co was formed as the result of a merger between Shields & Company and H.G. Wellington & Co., Inc. The firm offers a variety of products and services including equity research and equity and fixed-income investment capabilities. Wellington Shields & Co. is a member of the NYSE, NASDAQ, FINRA and the SIPC.

Capital Management Associates, Inc. (CMA) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1982, CMA provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management advisory services to individuals, corporations, trust, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as other types of businesses and institutional clients. The firm is also the sponsor of a wrap-fee program.

Wellington Shields & Co. LLC (Investment Management) (WSC-IM) is the wealth management division of Wellington Shields & Co. LLC, a brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2010 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Shields Holdings LLC. WSC-IM provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management advisory services to individuals, corporations, trust, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions as well as other types of businesses and institutional clients.

Part of Shank Williams Cisneros LLC, Siebert Williams Shank & Co. LLC is a leading national women- and minority-owned investment banking firm. The company is based in New York, NY. The company offers investment banking, sales and trading, research, and advisory services. The company was founded in 2019 by Suzanne F. Shank. Suzanne F. Shank has been the CEO since 2019.

New Jersey Chamber of Commerce is a business advocacy organization that actively supports legislation, regulation and initiatives. The company is headquartered in Trenton, NJ.

Castle Financial & Retirement Planning Associates, Inc. (Castle Financial) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Fair Haven, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Al Procaccino II in 1992. Castle Financial provides financial planning and consulting services as well as discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, 401k plans, trusts and corporations.

Founded in 1998 by William R. Hambrecht, WR Hambrecht + Co. LLC is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm offers a full array of investment services. They provide research that focuses on the (1) Asia-Pacific, biotechnology, business applications and services sectors (2) the China Internet and technology sector (3) consumer (4) enterprise software and Internet (5) gaming technology (6) Internet (7) medical technology (8) nanotechnology (9) networking and data infrastructure (10) semiconductors and devices and (11) specialty pharmaceuticals.

Boy Scouts of America provides support services to youth and families. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in New York, NY.