Kenneth A. Steele

First Winston Securities, Inc. provides investment banking securities services. The private company is based in Winston-Salem, NC.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

ACM Financial Trust, Inc. operates a mortgage finance REIT. It specializes in government guaranteed residential adjustable-rate mortgage backed security management. The company was founded by William H. Gibbs Jr, Michael R. Hough, and Benjamin M. Hough in 1998 is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board provides oversight of accounting standards. The non-profit company is based in Norwalk, CT.

Part of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Aron & Co., Inc. is a commodities trading company. The company is based in New York, NY.

Cumberland Advisors, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Sarasota, Florida (with a branch office in Vineland, New Jersey). The firm was founded by David R. Kotok in 1973. Cumberland Advisors provides investment advisory services to high net worth individuals, institutions, investment companies, public and corporate retirement plans, corporations, foundations and government entities (direct clients as well as managed money through financial advisors).

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Continental Grain Co. operates as a grain trading firm. Its products include animal feed, wheat flour and poultry products. The firm supplies poultry products to the restaurant chains, frozen food makers and retail companies. The company was founded by Simon Fribourg in 1813 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

National Association for Business Economics operates as a non-profit organization. It offers corporate planning, financial, health economics, small business, real estate, construction, technology and transfer pricing. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

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.

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regulates and supervises all nationally chartered commercial banks in the United States. It covers bank management, bank operations, and international banking. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Brandywine Advisors LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Chadds Ford, PA.

Delaware Hospice, Inc. provides hospice and palliative care services. It offers transitions and care programs to individuals and their families coping with life-limiting or serious illnesses. The firm also provides care services in private residences, hospitals, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes. The company was founded by Dorothy Moser in 1982 and is headquartered in Newark, DE.

DLA Piper LLP provides legal services to clients. It offers services in the areas of corporate and securities, venture capital and emerging companies, litigation. The company was founded in 2005 and it is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Bank (Georgia), NA operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank. The company is based in Atlanta, GA.