Jim W. Cravotta

In 1915 Charles Edward Merrill founded Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE: MER) with Edmund C. Lynch in Baltimore, Maryland. The modern Merrill Lynch was formed in 1940 through mergers with E.A. Pierce & Cassatt and, soon after, Fenner & Beane. In 1973, Merrill Lynch adopted a holding company format, with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as the parent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as the operating subsidiary. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc. (MLAM) was created as an integral business unit in the Merrill Lynch family in 1976. Fund Asset Management, doing business as Mercury Asset Management, was acquired in December 1997. In 2000, MLAM and Mercury were combined under the name Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. MLAM manages the Merrill Lynch family of mutual funds, as and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual funds.

Founded in 1999, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Private Management LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC.

United Parcel Service of America, Inc. engages in the provision of package delivery and supply chain management services. The firm offers transportation and logistics services in the United States. Its supply chain solutions include freight forwarding, customs brokerage, fulfillment, returns, financial transactions and repairs. The company was founded on October 18, 1991 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

CONCERT Wealth Management, Inc. is a registered investment advisor headquartered in San Jose, California and was founded in 2006. The firm is a subsidiary of Omni Global Group Ltd. They offer an integrated financial planning-based solution for high net-worth individuals and families.