Joel Gregory Johnson

Founded in 1990 by Chris Johnson, Capital Investment Counsel, Inc. (CIC) is a wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in Denver, Colorado. In 2007, the firm was acquired by Compass Bank, which became CIC’s sole shareholder. Compass Bank is a state-chartered banking institution. In 2007, Compass Bank’s parent company was acquired by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE: BBVA). a publicly-traded multi-national banking organization based in Spain. CIC provides services to individuals, including high net-worth individuals; trusts, estates and charitable organizations; corporations or other business entities; pension and profit sharing plans; and banks or thrift institutions.

TD Ameritrade, Inc. is an investment brokerage firm headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. They are a subsidiary of TD Ameritrade Online Holdings Corp., ultimately owned by The Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW). The firm was founded in 1975 and provides online brokerage services to their clients. Customers can manage their investment portfolios via the Internet as well as through personal digital assistants, wireless phone services and interactive voice recognition systems.