Investment management of and distribution of variable annuities; Investment management services in the field of acquiring joint ventures; Investment of funds for charitable purposes; Advice relating to investments; Financial investment analysis and stock research; Financial and investment services, namely, management and brokerage in the fields of stocks, bonds, options, commodities, futures and other securities, and the investment of funds of others; Financial services, namely, investment advice, investment management, investment consultation and investment of funds for others, including private and public equity and debt investment services; Hedge fund investment services; Leveraged buy outs and investments in financially distressed or underperforming companies; Merchant banking and investment banking services; Monitoring financial markets for investment purposes; Private equity fund investment services; Providing venture capital, development capital, private equity and investment funding; Real estate investment services