Josh Smith

Founded in 1986, First New York Securities LLC broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Founded in 2007, Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City, with additional offices in Chicago, West Hartford, Connecticut, London, San Francisco, Boston, Hong Kong and Tokyo. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Group Ltd. (MCQEF.PK). They focus on the global financial services industry, particularly on the insurance, banking and related sectors. Their fundamental, company-specific research is supported by a rigorous approach to valuation.

The Travelers Cos., Inc. (Investment Portfolio) is the investment portfolio division of The Travelers Cos., Inc. (NYSE: TRV), an insurance company headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. The firm manages the investment portfolio of their clients.

TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC (TCIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIAA-CREF Asset Management LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TCIM provides investment management and certain administrative services necessary for the operation of the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), a diversified open-end registered investment management company that consists of eight accounts, that issues individual, group and tax-deferred variable annuity contracts.