Chris Carrano

Founded in 2000, the Brogan Group Research is an institutional equity research firm located in Boston. the firm is a subsidiary of Wellington Shields & Co. LLC and their ultimate parent is Wellington Shields Holdings LLC. The firm blends quantitative analysis with technical, rule-based disciplines. They offer multi-factor money flow and comparative relative strength ratio analysis on a weekly basis to buy-side portfolio managers and buy-side analysts. The Brogan Group Research provides top-down and bottom-up global market analysis, as well as profitable and timely investment ideas, both long term and short term, to growth, value and hedge fund managers. They cover all listed foreign and domestic stocks, globally. Their flagship product, the Signal Report, is published daily.

Founded in 1998 by Avi Cohen, Avian Securities LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Boston with an additional office in New York City. The firm is a member of FINRA, NQX, ARCA BATS and the SIPC. Avian Securities specializes in providing brokerage services and information technology research for institutional investors. Their clients range from very large mutual fund families to smaller hedge funds and cross-over funds. Avian Securities focuses on the following sectors: enterprise software, storage, telecommunications, semiconductors and PCs, LCD, RFID and special situations. The firm's research coverage universe includes companies located primarily in the U.S. and Asia.