Laurence H. Bloch

NGAS Resources, Inc. explores and drills for natural gas properties. It specializes in generating its own geological prospects. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Lexington, KY.

Specialized Health Products International, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary disposable medical devices for clinician and patient safety. Its products include LiftLoc, PowerLoc, and MiniLoc Safety Infusion Set, SecureLoc Safety Introducer Needle, SafeStep Huber Needle Set, and Monoject Bone Marrow Biospy Needles. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Bountiful, UT.

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.

Higher One, Inc. provides online banking and financial disbursement services. It offers CASHNet payment platform which provides college and university campuses implement PCI-compliant processes for simplifying electronic billing, accepting payments all over campus, offering flexible tuition payment plans and creating online storefronts. The firm is focused on helping college business offices manage operations and provide enhanced services to students. The company was founded by Miles Lasater in March 2000 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

Guggenheim Securities LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities’ specializations include the sales and trading of fixed-income securities and sophisticated structured products. The firm offers in-depth analysis and expert execution of trading opportunities to large institutional investors and asset originators. They offer sales and trading services relating to a wide range of instruments.

FOLIOfn, Inc. provides brokerage and investment solutions to investors. Its services include e-mail alerts, reports delivered online and direct deposits. The company was founded by Kathleen M. H. Wallman and Steven M. Wallman in 1998 and is headquartered in Vienna, VA.

Smead Capital Management, Inc. (SCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. The firm was founded by Bill Smead in 2007. SCM provides investment management services to separate accounts, privately placed pooled investment vehicles, and mutual funds for advisors, family offices and institutions.

Geo Genesis Group Ltd. provides investment and financial services. It offers foreign exchange trading, brokerage, underwriting of new issues, share placements, and advanced technology services to its clients. The company was founded on April 2, 2007 and is headquartered in Quingdao, China.

HedgeCo LLC provides hedge fund database services through an online community. It offers hedge fund Website design, consultation, third party marketing, seeding, brokerage introductions, and other services to investors, fund managers, and industry professionals. The firm also offers hedge fund news and announcements, as well as bulletin boards, surveys, live chat, hedge fund resources, and site reviews. The company was founded by Joseph D. Goldstein and Evan Rapoport in 2001 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Part of Investec Ltd., Investec Ernst & Co. is a South African company that provides investment banking services. The company is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Part of Fiserv, Inc., Stuart Coleman & Co. is a company that provides retail brokerage services. The company is based in New York, NY. Stuart Coleman was acquired by Investec Ernst & Co. on November 18, 1998.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Founded in 2002, Maxim Group LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides an array of financial services including: investment banking, equity research, private wealth management, structured products and global institutional equity, fixed-income and derivative sales and trading to a diverse range of corporate clients, institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. Maxim Group's niche is emerging-growth companies in a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, retail and others. They utilize a fundamental, bottom-up approach to investment recommendations. The firm combines rigorous financial analysis of specific companies and industries with due diligence that includes frequent consults with suppliers, customers, competitors and senior management. The firm focuses on under-covered, small- to-mid-cap companies where valuation levels may be out of sync with fundamental trends. Maxim's coverage universe often represents attractive niche industries where stocks tend to be inefficient. This research coverage fills a void created by the downsized research ranks and shrinking coverage of small- to mid-cap stocks by large investment banks. Maxim Group is a member of FINRA, the MSRB, the SIPC, the ISE, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca.

National Securities Corp., a subsidiary of National Holdings Corp., is an international, full-service, independent brokerage firm with a diverse base of retail and institutional clients. National Securities was founded in 1947 in Seattle, Washington with the goal of providing a full suite of financial products and services to its registered representatives and clients. The firm and their subsidiaries are headquartered in New York City and Seattle and have a multitude of domestic and international offices that provide a broad range of securities brokerage, financial planning, and investment services, as well as corporate finance and investment banking services to corporations and businesses. National Securities' representatives are primarily independent contractors who operate their business with freedom and flexibility in advising their clients. The firm is a member FINRA/SIPC.

Homeowners of America Holding Corp. operates as a property and casualty insurance company. Its products include: Home Insurance, Dwelling Fire Insurance, Tenant and Condominium Insurance, and Fire Insurance. The company was founded by Spencer W. Tucker in 2005 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Wood Warren & Co. Securities LLC provides investment banking advisory services. It services include merger and acquisition advisory, capital raising, corporate finance advisory, due diligence and analysis, marketing and positioning and transaction process. The company was founded in 1991 by James Rodger Wood and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Part of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers Securities Ltd. is an Australian company that provides accounting services. The company is based in Southbank, Australia.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

Loan Servicing Solutions LLC provides residential mortgages. It manages credit impaired assets. Loan Servicing Solutions has branches in Buffalo, Rochester, and New York. The company was founded by D. James Daras and is headquartered in Lancaster, NY.

Sensormatic Security Corp. provides security systems services. It is a franchise of Sensormatic Electronics Corp. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD

Maxim Financial Advisors LLC (Maxim) is a SEC-registered wealth manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Michael Rabinowitz and James Orazio in 2006. They are a subsidiary of Maxim Partners LLC, which in turn is owned primarily by MJR Holdings LLC. Maxim provides a comprehensive array of financial services to a diverse range of corporate clients, institutional investors, and high-net worth investors.

St. James Investment Co. LLC (St. James) is an independent, fee-only, registered investment advisory firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Brian C. Mark and Robert J. Mark in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Sibelius Holdings LLC. St. James manages equity portfolios for private individuals, trusts and estates, registered investment companies (mutual funds and an ETF), pension, profit-sharing and other retirement plans, charitable organizations, and foundations.

FMS Investment Corp. provides revenue enhancement services. It also provides revenue recovery and payment integrity services to government agencies with compliance-driven portfolio needs. The firm manages consumer portfolios for various credit granters and asset management firms. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, IL.

Money Management Institute provides advice and professionally-managed investment solutions to individual and institutional investors. It provides advisory solutions through advocacy, educational initiatives, regulatory affairs, publications, data reporting and professional networking. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Credibility Capital, Inc. focuses on prime credit small business borrowers. The company was founded by Mark Rambler and Brett G. Baris in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Crown Global Insurance Group LLC engages in the provision of investment enhancement strategies and products for institutional investors, investment managers, and ultra-high net worth individuals. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Ceannate Corp. provides business process outsourcing services for government, private, and affiliated sectors. Its products include Iontuition, the web-based loan tool for student-borrowers, LoanAxis, the loan and relationship management solution for schools, AuthenticAID, the payment integrity tool for government agencies. The firm offers business process outsourcing for education receivables management, student loan servicing, and call center services. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, IL.