Joe Boskovich

Old West Investment Management LLC (Old West) is an independent registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 2008 by Joseph Boskovich. Old West provides investment management services to individuals and institutional investors through separately managed accounts and limited partnerships.

Founded in 1997, Aletheia Research & Management, Inc. is a hedge fund manager based in Santa Monica, California

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.