Matthew M. Reynolds

Founded in 1999, Advanced Equities, Inc. is a venture capital/private equity firm located in Chicago with additional offices in New York City and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Advanced Equities Financial Corp.

Founded in 2003 by Steven Graubart, US Fiduciary, Inc. is a financial services firm located in Houston, Texas. The firm serves high-end independent financial advisors and their high net-worth and institutional clients. They provide a range of services including managed accounts, broker/dealer services, RIA and alternative investments. Their products include managed accounts, mutual fund and ETF model portfolios and advisor managed portfolios. The firm also provides asset allocation modeling and research, brokerage services and portfolio administration performance reporting services. US Fiduciary has strategic partnerships with RogersCasey, Frontier Asset Management and Greenrock Research.

Founded in 2001, Hightower Securities is a FINRA-registered broker/dealer and government securities dealer located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is a subsidiary of Hightower Holding LLC. Hightower Securities provides clearing and custody services to their clients through relationships with Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and JPMorgan Clearing Corp., formerly the clearing arm of BearStearns.

Proteus Holdings LLC operates as a holding company, which engages in investment advisory services. The company is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.