John Collett Polk

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

KWK Management LLC is an independent, SEC- registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in El Segundo, California. The firm was founded by Kurtis Kupiec in 1995. KWK Management manages investment funds and accounts that are offered to qualified investors. Their flagship Fund, KWK Partners LP, specializes in a niche sub-sector of the MBS/CMO market and is a relative value fixed income strategy.