Bill B. Smith

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.

Part of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Shearson Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. provides security broker services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Vu1 Corp. designs, develops and sells mercury-free lighting products using its proprietary Electron Stimulated Luminescence (ESL) technology. It's ESL lights use a form of cathode-ray tube technology in which accelerated electrons stimulate phosphor to create light, making the surface of lights glow in a highly energy-efficient manner and with a warm natural light. The company was founded on August 30, 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1991 by William B. Smith. Smith Asset Management, Inc. is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. In 1997, the firm was established as a dual registered broker/dealer and registered investment advisor in 1997. In 2005, the registered investment advisor, SAM Advisors LLC, was spun off from Smith Asset Management leaving the firm as a broker/dealer. The firm provides trading services primarily to high net-worth individuals and institutions. Smith Asset Management specializes on the capital market trading strategies of equities, debt and options. They also concentrate on institutional trading. Smith Asset Management is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

Founded in 1997 by William B. Smith, SAM Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm was formerly the registered investment advisory unit of Smith Asset Management, Inc.

Smith Asset Management, Inc. is a private company based in Yardley, PA. Smith Asset Management, Inc. provides investment advice. The company was founded by Bill B. Smith and he has been the CEO since incorporation.