Charles Dwayne Murphy

American Investment Services, Inc. (AIS) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is wholly-owned by American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), a non-profit scientific and educational organization. AIS provide asset management services to individuals, estates, trusts, retirement plans and charitable organizations.

Atlas Private Wealth Management (Atlas) is a registered wealth management firm headquartered in Albany, New York. The firm was founded by Donald D. Dion in 1995 as Dion Money Management, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Connectus Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Focus Financial Partner, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). Atlas provides wealth management services, as well as investment management, personal financial planning, and retirement planning services for a variety of clients including individuals, high net-worth individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and small-business entities, charitable institutions, foundations, and trusts.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.