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The Bloomberg Aptitude Test is a meritocratic, time-efficient, innovative solution for entry-level finance recruiting that is helping students level the playing field and get on employers' radar screens. The BAT is a two-hour, 100-question, multiple-choice test currently offered on 1,000 campuses around the world. The BAT requires no prep: it tests your aptitude for finance, not your knowledge of arcane lingo or formulae. Your candidacy will be at the fingertips of 300,000 of the world's financial elite. Learn more about how the BAT is redefining entry-level recruiting. www.taketheBAT.com

TD Ameritrade Institutional is a leading provider of comprehensive brokerage and custody services to more than 4,000 fee-based, Independent Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) and their clients. Its advanced technology platform, coupled with personal support from its dedicated service teams, allows investment advisors to run their practices more efficiently and effectively, while optimizing time with clients. Additionally, TD Ameritrade Institutional provides a robust offering of products, programs and services. These services are all designed to help advisors build their businesses and do the best possible job they can to help their clients with their financial goals. http://www.tdainstitutional.com/about/companyoverview.html

CFA Institute is the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard for professional excellence. We administer the CFA and CIPM credentials and the Claritas Investment Certificate, and offer world-class education and professional development opportunities.The organization is a champion for ethical behavior in investment markets and a respected source of knowledge in the global financial community. The end goal: to create an environment where investors’ interests come first, markets function at their best, and economies grow. CFA Institute has more than 113,000 members in 137 countries and territories, including 106,000 CFA charterholders, and 138 member societies. For more information, visit CFA Institute.

Schwab Advisor Services^TM, provides trading custody, technology, practice management and other support services to help nearly 7,000 independent investment advisors grow and serve their clients.  http://www.schwabadvisorcenter.com/public/advisors/considering_independence

Mainstay Capital Management, LLC (MCM) was founded to help investors who do not have the time or inclination to give their retirement savings accounts and other investments the thorough research and analysis they require. Through its portfolio development and management process, MCM takes full advantage of the investment options available in a client’s 401(k), 403(b), IRA, or other type of managed account to meet his or her long-term goals and tolerance for risk. Additionally, with its staff of Certified Financial Planners^TM  and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselors^SM, Mainstay Capital Management can offer counsel and develop comprehensive solutions for any financial aspect of your life. http://www.mainstaycapital.com/

Barron’s is America’s premier financial magazine, renowned for its market-moving stories. Published by Dow Jones & Company since 1921, it reaches an influential audience of senior corporate decision makers, institutional investors, individual investors and financial professionals. With new content available every week in print and every business day online, Barron’s provides readers with a comprehensive review of the market’s recent activity, coupled with in-depth, sophisticated reports on what’s likely to happen in the market in the days and weeks to come. Barron’s is the financial information source powerful people rely on for market information, ideas and insights that they can use to increase their professional success and enhance their personal, financial well-being. Barron’s Conference Division launched in September 2005, and now holds six major conferences and multiple regional events. www.barrons.com

OppenheimerFunds, Inc., one of the nation's largest and most respected asset management companies, has been helping investors achieve their financial goals since 1960. OppenheimerFunds believe that in order for you to reach your financial goals, your investments must perform. That is why investment excellence — over the long term and across the range of its products — is OppenheimerFunds’ highest priority. OppenheimerFunds and its controlled affiliates offer a broad range of products and services to individuals, corporations and institutions, including mutual funds, separately managed accounts, investment management for institutions, qualified retirement plans and subadvisory investment-management services. OppenheimerFunds is widely recognized as a leader in educating and empowering investors and for its award-winning customer service. https://www.oppenheimerfunds.com/investors/?cmpid=opps001817

Guggenheim Investments has a long, distinguished history of serving institutional investors, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices and financial intermediaries. It offers clients a wide range of differentiated capabilities built on a proven commitment to investment excellence. Guggenheim Investments is firmly rooted in the discipline of institutional money management; its DNA is etched with the rigor of managing risk. Each Guggenheim investment team brings a unique expertise and point of view about what drives asset and market behavior and what drives risk and reward. Each teams adheres to a strict risk discipline, minding both sides of the risk-reward equation. Over the years, clients have valued Guggenheim Investments’ independence, thought leadership, innovation and a nimbleness not readily found in other major players in the industry. As a privately-owned firm, Guggenheim Investments is answerable only to its clients and to its commitment to their success. http://guggenheimpartners.com/services/investments.aspx

PNC offers a wide range of services for all its customers, from individuals and small businesses, to corporations and government entities. As a retail banker, PNC provides deposit, lending, cash management and investment services to more than 5 million consumer and small business customers across 19 states and the District of Columbia through its 2,900 branches, 7,300 ATM machines and online site. As of September 30, 2012, PNC’s Asset Management Group had approximately $112 billion in assets under management and $222 billion of assets under administration. In the area of corporate and institutional banking, PNC is the #2 syndicator of middle market loan transactions in the U.S. Additionally, with a loan portfolio of more than $134.8 billion as of September 2012, PNC Mortgage is recognized as one of the top residential mortgage originators and servicers nationally. www.pnc.com

No single firm can excel, consistently, in every asset class, so we've aligned with some of the best in the business to deliver for you. Transamerica is a "manager of managers," offering a broad range of investment choices, ranging from asset allocation to alternatives, as well as fixed income, U.S. equity and international equity. We've developed a team of analysts and a clearly defined process to select and oversee these managers, to track performance, manage costs and replace underperforming managers if necessary. The result is a lineup of investment solutions managed by top-quality institutional managers that generally aren't available to most investors www.transamericainvestments.com/

The Ave Maria Mutual Fund Family was incepted in 2001 and is America’s largest Catholic-oriented mutual fund family. The funds are designed specifically for serious long-term investors who want to practice morally responsible investing (MRI). The Funds take a pro‐life and pro‐family approach to investing, with a proprietary moral screening process that examines corporate compliance with Catholic teaching regarding abortion, pornography, and the sacrament of marriage. The Fund family consists of four domestic equity portfolios, as well as a world equity and fixed income fund. These portfolios are also available as separately managed accounts. www.avemariafunds.com

Ariel Investments was started on the basic principle of targeting undervalued companies that show a strong potential for growth. Twenty-nine years after its founding by John W. Rogers Jr., Ariel still has the same chief investment officer and employs the same disciplined investment philosophy. Over the decades, Ariel’s accumulated experience has reinforced that taking a patient view, following a focused approach and being surrounded by a team of independent thinkers is instrumental to long-term success. Ariel wholeheartedly believe this is a winning strategy, so much so that every Ariel employee is personally invested in the firm not only through its mutual funds, but also through equity ownership stakes - clearly aligning Ariel’s interests with those of its valued clients and shareholders. http://www.arielinvestments.com/

As a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services, BlackRock currently manages over $3.6 trillion of assets across equity, fixed income, real estate, liquidity and alternative strategies. Through BlackRock Solutions, the firm provides risk management and enterprise investment services for nearly $14 trillion of assets. BlackRock is a truly global firm that combines the benefits of worldwide reach with local service and relationships. The firm manages assets for clients in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa, and employs more than 10,100 talented professionals in offices in 27 countries around the world. BlackRock’s client base includes corporate, public, union and industry pension plans; governments; insurance companies; third-party mutual funds; endowments; foundations; charities; corporations; official institutions; sovereign wealth funds; banks; financial professionals; and individuals worldwide. http://www.blackrock.com/ or  www.blackrock.com/campus

Divine Capital Markets is an institutional broker dealer providing domestic and international trading, fundamental equity research and investment banking services. Since 2001, Divine Capital has been providing pathways to asset growth by partnering with its clients through advocacy in the markets, capital introductions and thematic research entitled Efficiency 3.0. The firm holds itself to the highest standards of ethics and transparency as it proudly services institutions, pension funds, hedge funds and select accredited investors. Divine Capital believes communication is tantamount to the success of its clients and its team. An entrepreneurial and collaborative culture keeps the Divine Capital team on the bleeding edge of information, technology and service. Divine Capital Markets is a WBENC certified woman-owned firm. www.divinecapital.com

Since 1955, millions of investors in the United States and around the globe have relied on Federated Investors, Inc. for world-class investment management. Federated has grown to become one of the nation's largest investment managers with $369.7 billion in assets under management. Federated has honed its disciplined investment process over a half-century to deliver style-consistent investment products, including 134 domestic and international equity, fixed-income and money market funds, as well as a variety of separately managed accounts. Federated's diversified product line is distributed through approximately 4,700 financial intermediaries and institutions who assist investors in meeting their unique objectives. http://www.federatedinvestors.com/FII/home.do

FTAM provides comprehensive advisory services for institutional clients, offering a diversified asset management product line utilizing commingled funds and separate accounts. Through teams of experienced investment professionals and disciplined investment processes, our goal is to produce superior, long term investment results for our clients. www.ftam.com

Since its founding in 1899 in Baltimore, Maryland, Legg Mason has evolved into one of the largest asset management firms in the world, serving individual and institutional investors on six continents. Today's Legg Mason is a diversified group of global asset management firms ("affiliates") who are recognized for their proven investment expertise and long-term performance. The principal investment affiliates of Legg Mason are among the industry leaders in their respective areas of specialization, with unique investment approaches that have been developed over decades. The distinctive Legg Mason “multi-affiliate” business model provides clients with a broad spectrum of equity, fixed income, Llquidity and alternatives solutions, from mutual funds to college savings plans to variable annuities to separately managed accounts. Legg Mason affiliates operate with investment autonomy, with each affiliate pursuing its own unique investment philosophy and process and maintaining its own investment culture, in order to create sustainable value for its clients. Legg Mason provides global distribution and invests in growth through core strategic services including capital allocation for product development, investing in our existing affiliates and making new acquisitions. The diversification and balance of Legg Mason have fueled the company’s performance over its 27-year history as a public company. Legg Mason is one of the largest asset managers in the world, with assets under management of $631 billion as of Jan. 31, 2012. http://www.leggmason.com/

As the nation’s leader in compliance and registration products and services for financial services firms, NRS can help guide your compliance strategy, minimize risk and lower costs. Owned by the Reed Elsevier, National Regulatory Service (NRS) is part of BankersAccuity, the global standard for payment efficiency and compliance solutions. NRS is the US leader in compliance and registration products and services for investment advisers, broker-dealers, hedge funds, investment companies and insurance institutions. NRS has the practical expertise, proven capability and unparalleled reach to deliver integrated and effective compliance solutions to a wide range of users within the financial services industry. NRS delivers these solutions through three interrelated offerings – comprehensive education, best-in-class technology and expert consulting services – enabling our clients to meet their regulatory requirement and minimize risk. www.nrs-inc.com

As the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, CME Group is where the world comes to manage risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate. CME Group brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex® electronic trading platform and its trading facilities in New York and Chicago. CME Clearing, an industry-leading central counterparty clearing provider, offers clearing and settlement services for exchange-traded contracts, as well as for over-the-counter derivatives through CME Clearport®. Overall, CME Group’s products and services ensure that businesses everywhere can substantially mitigate counterparty credit risk in both on-exchange and over-the-counter derivatives markets. www.cmegroup.com

The College for Financial Planning is the nation’s leading provider of financial education with over 35 years of experience, 120,000 graduates, and a history of successful alumni who have increased both their earnings and their number of clients. The College provides learning opportunities to people in all geographic areas through comprehensive programs of study that lead to licensing or certification through individual courses, graduate-level study, and continuing professional development. Learning methods include independent study, blended and mentored study, and classroom instruction, as well as seminars, workshops, and conferences. The College offers programs in several different financial planning disciplines in order to benefit you in any facet of the financial services industry. Let the College for Financial Planning help you become one of the nation’s top financial advisors. http://cffpinfo.reachlocal.com/?scid=2299349&kw=16397710&pub_cr_id=15449324379

Forward Management is the investment advisor to the Forward Funds. Forward Management offers investors access to leading investment managers who are experts in their investment disciplines, and a family of mutual funds in alternative strategies, asset allocation, core and specialty asset classes.  Forward Funds are available to individual investors, institutional investors and investment professionals. http://www.forwardfunds.com/

For the past 140 years, Goldman Sachs has served as an enduring force in the financial markets, shaping defining moments for companies, industries and markets while forming long-term client relationships based on trust and integrity. Today, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) continues this tradition by offering lasting solutions for client portfolios that capitalize on three core strengths: insight, ability and responsibility. Goldman Sachs Asset Management delivers innovative investment solutions through a global, multi-product platform that offers clients the advantages that come with working with a large firm, while maintaining the benefits of a boutique. Distribution teams market Goldman Sachs Asset Management investment products and services to institutions and, through third party channels, to markets around the world. http://www.goldmansachs.com/gsam/advisors/index.html

Hennessy offers a broad range of domestic equity, sector and specialty, balanced and fixed income investment products that can play a role in nearly every portfolio allocation.  We are committed to our consistent and repeatable investment process, combining time-tested stock selection strategies with a highly disciplined, team-managed approach.  Our goal is to provide products that investors can have confidence in, knowing their money is invested as promised, with their best interest in mind. We believe it’s critical for clients to fully understand the strategies, risks and costs of investing, as well as the rewards. That’s how successful long-term partnerships are built. www.hennessyfunds.com or 800-966-4354

As performance-driven investors seeking exceptional opportunities, Loomis, Sayles & Company L.P. employs actively managed disciplines that combine fundamental research, systematic risk assessment and experienced portfolio management. This rich tradition has earned Loomis Sayles the trust and respect of both institutional and individual clients worldwide since 1926.  With $162.6 billion assets under management as of December 31, 2011, Loomis Sayles’ 500+ employees include 30 portfolio managers averaging 25 years of experience in addition to 39 research analysts. Loomis Sayles' investment professionals work in small, focused teams that can offer an optimum balance between discussion and decision. These professionals scrutinize and openly debate ideas and are unrelenting in their search to discover new opportunities. This approach has proven successful, with over 85 percent of the firm’s AUM having outperformed their benchmarks for the three year period ending Dec. 31, 2010. http://www.loomissayles.com/Internet/Internet.nsf/home

MFS is an active, global asset manager with a uniquely collaborative approach to build better insights for our clients. We offer a broad range of mutual funds, separate accounts, and retirement planning products. MFS portfolios are also available as investment options in defined contribution, pension, and variable annuity platforms, and in 529 plans. Our diverse lineup of products, services, and tools enable you to address clients’ financial needs while also building your business and strengthening and deepening client relationships. For more details on how MFS can support your business, call us at 1-800-343-2829 or visit www.mfs.com.

Since 1937, when George Putnam created a prudent mix of stocks and bonds in a single, professionally managed portfolio, Putnam Investments has championed the wisdom of the balanced approach. Today, it offers investors a world of equity, fixed–income, multi–asset, and absolute return portfolios so investors can pursue a range of financial goals. Putnam Investments’ seasoned portfolio managers seek superior results over time, backed by original, fundamental research on a global scale. Putnam Investments believes in service excellence, in the value of experienced financial advice, and in putting clients first in everything it does. 

http://www.putnam.com/

For 20, years Rise Display has provided displays, Web-based content management, and supporting services for a wide variety of digital signage applications. Today we focus specifically on LED Tickers, video walls, and interactive screens for University Finance Labs to ensure our business school clients have access to specialized solutions to make their trading rooms state-of-the-art. http://www.risedisplay.com

Touchstone Investments is a mutual fund company that provides access to a distinctive selection of institutional asset managers who are known and respected for proficiency in their specific area of expertise. Touchstone offers their strategies which are not typically available to the average investor through an array of strategically focused funds across styles and assets classes including U.S. equity, global/international equity, U.S. fixed income, international fixed income, alternative investment, and asset allocation funds. Touchstone’s investment professionals employ a rigorous due diligence process commensurate with the standards and guidelines typically used by sophisticated institutional investors to select and monitor its sub-advisors in an effort to maximize performance over the long-term. www.touchstoneinvestments.com

Virtus Investment Partners recognize that investment horizons change. Its broad portfolio of products and services are offered through a wide variety of financial advisors and consultants to help meet the needs of individuals and institutions as they move along their investment horizons. At Virtus, business is based on one concept: an unwavering commitment to investor success. Formerly known as Phoenix Investment Partners, Virtus is building upon the long history of its predecessor companies. As a focused asset management firm, Virtus Investment Partners seeks to build on its current strengths and capitalize on the market opportunities where it can be competitive and achieve growth. Virtus is committed to the success of its partners and its clients as an investment provider that offers a broad array of quality innovative products, from top investment managers. http://www.virtus.com/

Each day, The Wall Street Journal seeks to help you succeed by providing essential and relevant information, presented fairly and accurately, from a dependable source you can trust. The Wall Street Journal offers expert insight on the market and economy and how both can impact your everyday finances and personal investments. www.wsj.com

Wasatch Advisors is committed to being shareholder-focused, tending to close its funds to new assets when they are still relatively small in order to protect its clients. This gives Wasatch portfolio managers investment agility and ensures that they can stay true to their Fund’s original objectives and strategies.  Wasatch Advisors is not looking to be among the largest investment companies. Instead, it hopes to be among the best. Developing a relationship with shareholders that is a candid partnership, Wasatch Advisors tells you what’s working and not working, what it’s learning, and where it’s headed.  Not wanting anything about your investment to be a surprise, Wasatch Advisors chooses to be candid because it values a long-term relationship with its clients. Wasatch Advisors welcomes your input and wants you to have confidence knowing that it will always be honest and keep you well informed. Over the past three decades, Wasatch has dedicated itself to behaving in a careful and prudent manner, with a commitment to delivering good returns and a belief that consistency is the key. https://secure.wasatchfunds.com/