About the Sponsors

HighTower Advisors

HighTower is the first open-source, advisor-owned financial services company, focused on the needs of wealthy families. HighTower advisors are experienced investment professionals with large, established practices serving high net worth clients. As a dually-registered, multi-custodial firm, HighTower provides sophisticated investment solutions as well an independent and unobstructed view of the markets. The company is headquartered in Chicago and maintains corporate centers in New York and San Francisco and offices around the country. See www.hightoweradvisors.com.

Securities offered through HighTower Securities, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC/MSRB. HighTower Advisors, LLC is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser.

Smart Growth Mutual Funds

Hennion & Walsh, Inc. was founded by Richard Hennion and William Walsh and has been serving clients as a full-service investments firm, specializing in municipal bonds, since 1990. The firm has built its reputation on developing strong, mutually beneficial relationships designed to last a lifetime. The firm offers 9 proprietary unit investment trusts under the SmartTrust® brand. The firm also offers the SmartGrowth® Lipper Mutual Funds as well as managed money portfolios to both individuals and retirement plans through its affiliate, Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Company. Additional information on Hennion & Walsh can be obtained at www.hennionandwalsh.com or by calling (800) 836-8240. Additional information on the SmartGrowth® Lipper Mutual Funds can be found at www.smartgrowthfunds.com or by calling (888) 505-2872.

College for Financial Planning

The College for Financial Planning was originally founded to formalize financial planning, set high standards, and establish a rigorous certification process for financial services professionals. In 1972, the College for Financial Planning introduced the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification. CFP® certification has evolved into the world's most recognized and respected financial planning credential, with more than 50,000 professionals in the United States having earned the designation.

In addition to its CFP® Certification Professional Education Program, the College offers Graduate degree programs for more in-depth knowledge of the finance industry and professional designation programs in asset management and retirement planning.

Whether you’re looking for a rewarding career or searching for a way to energize the one you already have, enrolling in an education program at the College for Financial Planning will provide the opportunity and potential you seek.

Direxion Shares

Direxion Shares, managed by Rafferty Asset Management, LLC, offers leveraged ETFs for investment advisors and sophisticated investors who seek to effectively manage risk and return in both bull and bear markets. Founded in 1997, the company has approximately $6 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2009. The company’s business model is built on continuous product innovation, exceptional customer service and a commitment to building strategic relationships with distribution partners. For more information, please visit www.direxionshares.com.

Seeking Alpha

Seeking Alpha (www.seekingalpha.com) is the premier financial website for actionable stock market opinion and analysis. Handpicked from the world's top blogs, money managers, financial experts and investment newsletters, Seeking Alpha publishes more than 250 articles daily. Seeking Alpha gives a voice to over 3000 contributors, providing access to the nation's most savvy and inquisitive investors. The award-winning site is the only free, online source for over 3,000 companies' quarterly earnings call transcripts including all of the Russell 3000 Index. Seeking Alpha has 40 million page views each month and combined with their distribution partners (Yahoo Finance, Google Finance, Reuters, Bnet, Etrade and others) has a total reach of 50 million unique monthly readers. Seeking Alpha was named the Most Informative Website by Kiplinger's Magazine and received Forbes Magazine's 'Best of the Web' Award.

Hanlon Investment Management, Inc.

Hanlon Investment Management, Inc. located in Egg Harbor Township, NJ, was founded in 1999 by Sean Hanlon, CFP® to meet the needs of investors for lower risk investment solutions. The Hanlon Investment methodologies use proprietary portfolio philosophies and strategies that are rooted in the belief that investment markets are far more risky than most individual and professional investors understand. Avoiding large drawdown and participating in large up-moves are keys to long-term investment success. To that end, Hanlon uses a combination of Modern Portfolio Theory and Trend Following to achieve investment success. Hanlon’s portfolio management services include managing accounts on brokerage, variable annuity, variable universal life, 401(k) ‐ 403(b) account platforms. Hanlon portfolios typically invest in mutual funds and ETFs. For more information on Hanlon Investment Management, Inc. please go to www.hanloninvest.com.

AlphaShares, LLC

AlphaShares, LLC, is an Investment Management firm focused on China and formed around the work and research of Dr. Burton G. Malkiel, our co-founder, Chief Investment Officer, longtime Professor of Economics at Princeton University, and the author of the widely read investment book, A Random Walk Down Wall Street, and more recently From Wall Street to the Great Wall.

AlphaShares is dedicated to providing investors with strategies and products (Traditional and Alternative) to participate in China’s fast growing economy. AlphaShares investment philosophy and strategies are based on the beliefs and research Dr. Burton G. Malkiel. The AlphaShares team has over 100 years of experience having worked for firms including, Barclays Global Investors (BGI), BARRA, Renaissance Technologies, and The Vanguard Group.

Information on AlphaShares can be found at: www.alphashares.com interested investors should contact us at: info@alphashares.com or call 925.930.6991.

RIA Database

RIA Database provides comprehensive, integrated financial information and powerful analytic tools to the investment community in a cost-effective, efficient manner. RIA Database launched in November 2006, we launched our Bank/Trust Database in the summer of 2007 (www.BankTrustDatabase.com), and we launched our Registered Representative / Broker Dealer Database in November 2008.

Our clients include some of the largest financial services firms in the world. We have over 100 clients, in several different markets:
* Mutual fund companies
* ETF managers
* Separate account managers
* Hedge funds
* Private investment partnerships
* Technology providers
* Compliance consultants