Neil Douglas Klein

Carret Asset Management LLC (Carret) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Philip Carret in 1963 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cascar Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately owned by SBI Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8473) in Japan. Carret provides investment management services to wealth managers, financial advisors, select institutional clients, and high-net-worth individuals and families.

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.

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.

Abner, Herrman & Brock LLC (AHB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Abner Trust. AHB specializes in actively managed customized separately managed accounts (SMAs). Their customized separately managed accounts are suitable for private clients and their families, non-profit organizations such as endowments and foundations, trusts and corporations.