Clifton Brokerage Corporation

Pierson & Smith, located in Norwalk, CT, specializes in providing a range of personal and commercial insurance packages. Their offerings include homeowners' and renters' insurance, property insurance, liability insurance, and commercial automobile insurance. Additionally, Pierson & Smith offers employee benefits packages that encompass health, dental, and long term care insurance, as well as 401k packages. Clients can rely on their comprehensive insurance solutions to meet their individual and business needs. Generated from their available business information

Leucadia National Corporation is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, engages in telecommunications, health care services, manufacturing, banking and lending, real estate and winery businesses. As of August 2005, Leucadia was valued at more than 4 billion dollars. The company s highest profile move to-date was a bid in 2004 to acquire 50 percent of telecommunications company MCI's common stock. Leucadia National Corporation is headquartered in New York, but has additional offices in Salt Lake City.

Third Avenue Management is a Registered Investment Adviser that offers investment advisory services to institutional and private clients through a variety of investment vehicles. Its investment strategies are value equity, real estate value, small-cap value and international value. Third Avenue offers several investment vehicles, including mutual funds, separate accounts and limited partnerships. The company s research approach is opportunistic and not constrained by market capitalization, industry sector or geographic location. Third Avenue was founded in 1986 and is based in New York. The company is a subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, an asset management firm holding company located in Prides Crossing, Mass.