Raymond Chung

Emerald Waves Investments LLC (Emerald Waves) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cupertino, California. The firm was founded by Raymond Chung in 2010. Emerald Waves provides investment and retirement services to individuals, families, businesses and institutions. Their core offering is the “RC Strategy”, a long/short equity investment strategy.

Biondo Investment Advisors LLC (Biondo) is an independent registered investment advisor and wealth manager headquartered in Milford, Pennsylvania with a satellite office in Sparta, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Joseph (Joe) Biondo, Sr. in 2004 and is a subsidiary of the Biondo Group LLC. Biondo provides investment and financial planning advice to individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities, educational institutions, endowments and foundations. It also provides investment advice to clients through its participation in programs at Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan and ENVESTNET.

Federated Investment Management Co. (FIMCO) is a mutual fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of FII Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Federated Investors, Inc. (NYSE: FII). FIMCO offers domestic and international equity, fixed-income and money market mutual funds, as well as a variety of separate account options for a wide range of investors.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.