Joseph F. Barone

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Global Preferred Holdings, Inc. provides profit sharing solutions for independent marketing organizations in the life insurance and annuity industry. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

GTJ REIT, Inc. engages in the provision of real estate investment trust services. It also engages in the acquisition, ownership, management, and operation of commercial real estate in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic areas. The company was founded on June 26, 2006 and is headquartered in Garden City, NY.

The New York Society of Security Analysts, Inc. operates as a financial services trade group and networking forum for wall street and provides Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Association of Insurance & Financial Analysts, Inc. is a trade group that provides a forum for discussion of securities issues. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY.

Part of Alera Group, Inc., Insurance & Financial Services Ltd. is a company that provides insurance services. The company is based in Wilmington, DE. The CEO of the company is Rick LaPenta. Insurance & Financial Services was acquired by CBM Insurance Agency LLC, part of Alera Group, Inc. from December 14, 2023 on January 01, 2021.