Steve D. McCarty

Navellier & Associates, Inc. (Navellier) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Reno, Nevada. The firm was founded by Louis Navellier in 1987. Navellier provides investment advisory services and manages investment advisory accounts for taxable and tax-exempt clients, which includes individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and endowments, professional and religious organizations, corporations, pension plans, Taft-Hartley plans, and open-end investment companies.

Part of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Shearson Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. provides security broker services. The company is based in New York, NY.

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.

Financial Network Investment Corp. provides securities brokerage services. Its products and services include mutual funds, life insurance, stocks, bonds, annuities, asset management accounts, disability insurance, and cash management accounts. The company was founded by John S. Simmers in 1983 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Founded in 2005, Ascentia Capital Partners, formerly Comstock Investment Advisors, is a hedge fund firm located in Reno, Nevada. The firm offers multi-strategy separate accounts and multi-manager mutual funds.