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ASI has developed a strong track record with a wide range of banks, broker/dealers, fund companies, and insurance firms by providing solutions which directly support their client acquisition and product distribution efforts. ASI clients include Charles Schwab, State Street Global Advisors, LPL Financial, TD Ameritrade, Fidelity, Russell Investment Group, ShareBuilder and others.

Charles Schwab is a leading provider of custodial, operational and trading support for independent, fee-based investment advisors. Since 1987, Charles Schwab has supported independent investment advisors by offering support and services to help grow their businesses and help their clients reach their financial goals. They selected Advisor Software to provide advanced rebalancing capabilities to advisors leveraging the Charles Schwab platform. With the ASI Portfolio Rebalancing Solution, advisors can rebalance single or multiple accounts, rebalance accounts tied to a household or to a model portfolio, and analyze current holdings to setup customized model portfolios for portfolio rebalancing. For more information on Schwab’s Portfolio Rebalancer, please visit their web site at www.schwabadvisorcenter.com/public

Russell Investment Group is an investment firm with global reach, providing investment products and services to individuals and institutions in 44 countries. A pioneer in multi-manager investing, and the creator of Russell Indexes, Russell manages more than US$230.8 billion in assets (as of September 30, 2007) and advises clients worldwide whose assets represent approximately US$2 trillion (as of Sept. 30, 2006). Founded in 1936, Russell is a subsidiary of Northwestern Mutual and is headquartered in Tacoma, Washington. More information about Russell's investment products and services is at www.russell.com.

LPL Financial is one of the nation's leading financial services companies and largest independent broker-dealer (based on total revenues as reported in Financial Planning magazine, June 1996-2009). With offices in Boston, Charlotte, and San Diego, LPL Financial and its affiliates offer industry-leading enabling technology, comprehensive clearing and compliance services, practice management programs and training and independent research to 11,950 financial advisors, more than 750 financial institutions, and approximately 4,000 institutional clearing and technology subscribers. LPL Financial has $279.4 billion in advisory and brokerage assets as of December 31, 2009.

LPL Financial and its 2,400 employees serve financial advisors through Independent Advisor Services, supporting financial advisors at all career stages; Institution Services, focusing on the needs of advisors and program managers in banks and credit unions; and Custom Clearing Services, working with broker-dealers at leading financial services companies. For more information, please visit www.lpl.com.

Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC is an independent investment advisory firm providing collaborative wealth management strategies to manage and preserve clients’ net worth through investment management, personal financial planning, insurance management and consulting services. Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC is an affiliate company of Moss Adams LLP which is the 11th largest accounting and consulting firm in the United States, and the largest headquartered in the West. Moss Adams was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. For more information, visit www.mossadamswealthadvisors.com.

Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC is a registered investment adviser based in Los Angeles, California with approximately $6 billion in assets under management. Founded in 1984 by chairman, John Anderson and CEO, Richard Kayne, the firm manages a range of portfolios having a common disciplined, high quality investment philosophy for high net worth individuals, endowments, foundations, corporations, public funds, and pension plans. For more information about Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, visit www.kayne.com.

First Trust Portfolios L.P. and its affiliate, First Trust Advisors L.P., are privately-held investment services companies which were established in 1991 and operate nationwide and also in Canada and Europe. The firms provide a variety of investment services, including asset management, financial advisory services, and municipal and corporate investment banking. The firms currently have assets under management or supervision of over $33 billion through closed-end funds, unit investment trusts, open end funds, separate managed accounts and exchange-traded funds. For more information, please visit First Trust's website at www.ftportfolios.com

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is an acknowledged leader in institutional investing with $1.4 trillion in assets under management. The world's largest institutional asset manager, SSgA is also the investment management arm of State Street Corporation, the world's largest custodian. In the US, through its dedicated Advisor Strategies Group, SSgA partners with advisors to deliver an array of institutional-caliber investment capabilities. For more information, please visit State Street's website at www.spdrs.com..

TD Ameritrade Institutional Services provides comprehensive brokerage and other financial services to over 2,400 independent financial advisors and their clients. TD Ameritrade Institutional has serviced advisors for over 10 years, providing advisors and their clients with world-class service, cutting-edge technology and a comprehensive offering of products and services. TD Ameritrade Institutional Services selected ASI to provide portfolio diagnostics and rebalancing capabilities to advisors through its VEO platform. With the ASI Rebalancing Solution advisors can analyze current holdings, setup customized model portfolios for portfolio rebalancing, and generate a rebalancing report. For more information, please visit TD Ameritrade Institutional Services' website at www.tdainstitutional.com/

Advisor Partners, LLC creates comprehensive investment portfolios and manages client accounts on behalf of the professional investment advisors. Their Managed Portfolio Program is a turnkey asset management offering powered by ASI's Client Acquisition Solution. Together, Advisor Partners and ASI provide an integrated offering which enables investment advisors to deliver compelling investment advice and proposals. For more information, please visit Advisor Partner's website at www.advisorpartners.com.

Fidelity - In conjunction with Fidelity, ASI developed Asset Allocator Pro to service the independent registered investment advisor marketplace. Fidelity provides a comprehensive set of tools to assist the advisor in managing investments and obtaining and keeping customers. Leveraging the ASI technology, Fidelity was able to expand their offering to advisors by adding powerful portfolio modeling, asset allocation, and rebalancing tools. For more information, please visit Fidelity's website at www.fidelity.com.

First Citizens Bank, a 340 branch subsidiary of First Citizens Bancshares headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., selected ASI's Client Acquisition Solution for portfolio construction and proposal capabilities for its Capital Management Group. The Capital Management Group is the company's investment division, servicing the investment and financial needs of institutional and high net-worth markets. For more information, please visit First Citizen's website at www.firstcitizens.com.

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ShareBuilder - ASI developed PlanBuilder, an asset allocation and investment selection application on the ShareBuilder.com website. PlanBuilder enables more than 50,000 ShareBuilder customers to determine their investing style and self-select appropriate investments. ShareBuilder provides online brokerage services designed to make investing in the stock market simple, automatic and affordable. ShareBuilder is a service offered by more than 100 financial institutions, including Wells Fargo and SAFECO. For more information, please visit ShareBuilder's website at www.sharebuilder.com.

Pension Dynamics has been designing, installing and administering qualified retirement and flexible benefit plans in the San Francisco Bay Area for over thirty years. We listen to your goals and the challenges in your way. Clients who select Pension Dynamics as their benefits administration provider rely on our exceptional personalized service and attention to detail. They expect our flexible partnership and responsive communications with their HR staff and their employees. And they count on improved value, flexibility and results. For more information, visit www.pensiondynamics.com or call 925.956.0505.

Capital Analysts Incorporated (CAI) was one of the original financial planning broker/dealers, pioneering concepts like diversification and asset allocation that are now industry standards. CAI was the first broker/dealer to provide unbiased proprietary mutual fund research and one of the first to offer "open architecture" fee-based asset management programs. The firm takes this history of innovation into the future with a visionary program that supports the independent advisor in growing a successful wealth management services practice. For more information about CAI, visit www.capitalanalysts.com or call 513.361.8700.

Chemical Financial Corporation is the third largest bank holding company headquartered in Michigan. The Company operates through a single subsidiary bank, Chemical Bank, with 129 banking offices spread over 31 counties in the lower peninsula of Michigan. At December 31, 2009, the Corporation had total assets of $4.25 billion. Chemical Financial Corporation common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol CHFC and is one of the issues comprising the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Member FDIC. For more information on Chemical Financial Corporation, visit www.chemicalbankmi.com.