Karl Shepard

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Part of Wells Fargo & Co., Wells Fargo Prime Services LLC is a company that provides tailored products and services to help businesses thrive. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company offers resources and support to keep businesses open, including overdraft protection and services to cover transactions. Customers can manage their banking online or via the Wells Fargo mobile banking app, which allows access to checking, savings, and other accounts, bill payment, and spending monitoring. The company was founded in 2004. Eamon Patrick Mccooey has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

AdvisorNet Financial, Inc. (AdvisorNet) is a SEC-registered investment adviser and holding firm headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1959 and do-business-as AdvisorNet Wealth Partners. AdvisorNet offers investment management services to individuals, trusts and for-profit and non-profit business entities.

Ameriprise Financial Services LLC (AFS) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of AMPF Holding Corp., which is owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). AFS offers brokerage services that enable clients to invest in many different types of investments including mutual funds, stocks, bonds, exchange traded products, unit investment trusts, annuities and alternative investments.