Joseph A. Smith

Cassel Salpeter & Co. LLC operates as an independent investment banking firm that provides advice services. It offers mergers and acquisitions, valuations, fairness & solvency, re-structuring, advisory services and capital raising services to the banks and commercial finance companies. The company was founded by James S. Cassel and Scott E. Salpeter in 2010 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Founded in 1998, vFinance Investments, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm is a subsidiary of National Holdings Corp. (OTC BB: NHLD.OB). vFinance Investments provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Part of Cardinal Capital Management, Inc., First Equity Corporation of Florida provides equity brokerage services. The company is based in Miami, FL.

Part of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Shearson Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. provides security broker services. The company is based in New York, NY.

A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

CCSSM Partners LLC operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in Columbus, OH