Luann M. Vargo

National City Bank provides banking and financial services. It offers investment banking, brokerage, mutual funds, insurance, and traditional banking services to individuals and businesses. The company was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, NatCity Investments, Inc. is a full-service brokerage and advisory subsidiary of National City Corp. (NYSE: NCC). They provide investment solutions and personalized attention to individual investors and corporations. They offer financial and retirement planning to stocks, bonds and mutual funds. NatCity is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

Founded in 1924, City Securities Corporation is a full-service investment banking firm. They provide a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. They are located in Indianapolis, Indiana.

J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The firm is a subsidiary of HL Financial Services LLC. They provide a full array of investment services. J.J.B. Hilliard specializes in a variety of industries including banks, REITs, technology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, utilities, telecommunications providers, entertainment and leisure. The firm focuses on companies that provide niche products or services not easily duplicated. The companies they recommend must exhibit a combination of attributes including high returns on assets and equity, reliable earnings that are growing and manageable debt. J.J.B. Hilliard also prefers companies that generate excess cash. Through its predecessors, the firm's origins can be traced to 1854. In 1965, J.J.B. Hilliard & Son and W.L. Lyons and Co. combined to become J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons. In 1972, Hilliard Lyons exchanged its traditional partnership form of business for a corporation model. Then, in 1998, Hilliard Lyons was acquired by PNC Financial Services GroupI. In 2008, ownership of Hilliard Lyons was transitioned from PNC Financial Services Group to joint ownership by Hilliard Lyons’ own employees and Houchens Industries, Inc. of Bowling Green, Kentucky, a diversified, employee-owned company.

The National Bank of Indianapolis Corp. (Invt Mgmt) is the investment management division of The National Bank of Indianapolis Corp., a locally-owned national bank headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The firm was founded in 1993 and offers comprehensive wealth management services, which includes personal trust, estate and investment management services for individuals and institutions.

Merchants National Bank provides personal and business banking services. It provides real estate, equipment, construction, working capital, agricultural, small business and business credit card loans. The company was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in Bloomfield, CT.