Smith Affiliated Capital Corp.

Founded in 1939, Pershing LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). The firm helps financial services firms and advisors succeed by providing the technology, operational, trading, investment and practice management solutions they need to serve investors. Pershing offers securities processing, trading and operations management, investment technology, asset-gathering solutions and practice management support. The firm serves a wide range of financial organizations including: banks, discount brokerages, full-service brokerages, registered investment advisors, independent contractors, institutional firms, global firms and small- to mid-sized firms. Pershing also offers financial products including annuities, mutual funds and money funds, as well as business tools, cash management services, investor and lending services, retirement products and wealth management. In addition, they offer trading and execution services in listed and OTC securities, fixed-income securities and mutual funds.

EisnerAmper LLP provides audit, accounting and tax services. The firm offers responsive accounting, tax and consulting services with an entrepreneurial focus, providing clients with smart, analytical insights delivered in an approachable style. Its primary service lines include business and asset valuation, international tax, human capital advisory, employee benefit plan audit, fund services, litigation and forensic accounting, bankruptcy and insolvency and royalty audit. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in New York, NY.