Sevasti Balafas

GoalVest Advisory LLC (GVA) is an independent registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Sevasti Balafas in 2016. GVA provides wealth solutions for both ultra-high net worth and high net worth families.

City National Rochdale LLC (CNR) is the SEC-registered investment management subsidiary of CNR Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE, TSE: RY) in Canada. The firm was founded when Rochdale Investment Management LLC was combined with City National Asset Management, Inc. and City National Bank's investment management group, City National Asset Management. Headquartered in New York City, CNR provides portfolio management services to high net-worth individual investors as well as to registered investment companies and institutions.

Founded in 1975, Rochdale Investment Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of City National Rochdale Investments and their ultimate parent is City National Corp. (NYSE: CYN).

Part of Standard Chartered Plc, Standard Chartered Bank (Los Angeles Branch) is a company based in Los Angeles, CA.

A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues.