Brett Shane Bernstein

XML Financial LLC (XML) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The firm was founded by Robert Kantor and Brett Bernstein in 2016. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Focus Operating LLC, ultimately owned by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). XML offers portfolio management services, both on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis, wrap fee programs, financial planning, investment advisory consulting and retirement plan advisory services to retail investors and other types of clients.

XML Financial Group LLC provides financial and wealth management services. It offers advisor consulting, financial planning, investment management, and trust services. The company was founded by Robert D. Kantor, Michael Patrick Jacobs and Brett Shane Bernstein in 2004 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Lakewood Country Club, Inc. operates a club house and golf courses.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.