Timothy Myers

BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1951 and formerly known as The Dreyfus Corp. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). BNYMIA serves as an investment advisor to mutual funds, such as the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and The BNY Mellon Funds Trust, and as sub-investment advisor to non-affiliated mutual funds. Formed in 2009, Dreyfus Cash Investment Strategies (Dreyfus) is a division of the BNYMIA that offers money market strategies to US and non-US institutional investors.

Van Eck Associates Corp. (VanEck) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund management firm founded in 1955 by John van Eck to manage an international equity fund. In 1968, the firm began offering investments in gold shares and other hard assets. Headquartered in New York City, VanEck provides investment advisory services to registered investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

Reckson Associates Realty Corp. owns and operates a real estate investment trust. It acquires, develops, sells, manages, leases office and industrial properties. The company was founded in September 1994 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

NY Credit Trust provides real estate investment services. It offers commercial real estate loans, mortgage and bridge loans, mezzanine debt, preferred equity and commercial mortgage-backed securities. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Buttonwood Select Opportunities QP Fund LLC provides investing services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1997, Joseph Gunnar & Co. LLC is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Joseph Gunnar Holding Co. LLC They provide financial advisory, brokerage and trading for investors in connection with listed equities, corporate and municipal bonds, preferred stock, mutual funds, IRA, pension plans and NASDAQ NMS securities.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Investec Ltd., Investec Ernst & Co. is a South African company that provides investment banking services. The company is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Taco Bell Corp. operates a chain of restaurants. Its products include texas-mexican cuisine foods such as tacos, burritos, gorditas, quesadillas, nachos, chalupas, salads and food items. The company was founded by Glen William Bell, Jr. in 1962 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Randstad US LP provides temporary staffing, cleaning, security, and training services. It also offers skills assessments, career counseling, health coverage, vacation and 401K benefits and training. The company was founded by Frits Goldschmeding in 1960 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Microwave Communications Ltd. provides telecommunication services. The private company was founded in 1992. The company is based in New Delhi, India.

The Securities Investor Protection Corporation either acts as trustee or works with an independent court-appointed trustee in a missing asset case to recover funds. The statute that created SIPC provides that customers of a failed brokerage firm receive all non-negotiable securities that are already registered in their names or in the process of being registered. Recovered funds are used to replenish SIPC's reserve in the event that the reserve is tapped in the early stages of a liquidation proceeding.

Bid4Assets, Inc. engages in the operation of an online real estate auction website. It auctions value-priced real estate, foreclosed houses, county tax sale property, and government seized assets. The company was founded by Jay French, Norman Understein, and P. Richard Zitelman in 1999 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

American Road & Transportation Builders Association is an association that focuses on growing transportation infrastructure. The private company is based in Washington. The CEO of the American company is Dave Bauer.

The American Association for Homecare is an organization that provides official statements, comments, analysis, and records of congressional testimony related to homecare. The non-profit company is based in the United States and has subsidiaries across the country. The organization aims to achieve success on behalf of the HME community. The American company offers legislative updates to their members on the latest developments affecting the homecare industry. Thomas H. Ryan has been the CEO of the company since 2011.

Aztec Partners LLC (Aztec Equity Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. engages in the provision of securities regulation, complementary compliance, and technology-based services. Its services include writing and enforcing rules governing the activities of securities firms with brokers, examining firms for compliance with those rules, fostering market transparency, and educating investors. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.