Jim Stricklin

Founded in 1989, Peacock, Hislop, Staley & Given, Inc. (PHSG) is regional investment bank and securities brokerage firm located in Phoenix, Arizona with an trading office in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm is a subsidiary of Wedbush Securities, Inc. which acquired the firm in 2008 and their ultimate parent is Wedbush, Inc. They specialize in raising capital for and providing financial advice to municipal entities and middle-market companies. The firm also provides wealth management services and products for individuals, retirement plans and institutions. PHSG's services include corporate finance, public finance, private client, institutional brokerage services and investment research. The firm is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.