Providing operational business assistance to independently-operated financial services businesses; Business development services, namely, providing start-up and consulting support in the area of business development for the financial services businesses of others; Business development services for the financial services businesses of others, namely, providing marketing support for independent investment advisors and securities brokers by supplying paper-based marketing materials for dissemination by independent investment advisors and securities brokers to their clients; Providing centralized operational business support to the financial services businesses of independent investment advisors and securities brokers, namely, preparation of periodic asset-holdings statements in the nature of financial statements and preparation and dissemination of financial market reports; Providing centralized business support for a network of independent investment advisors, namely, centralized account billing services, preparation and dissemination of periodic asset-holdings statements, and preparation and dissemination of market reports; and providing business support in the nature of business compliance services in the nature of financial record-keeping for regulatory compliance purposes

Financial advisory services; Investment advisory services; Investment brokerage services; Securities brokerage and advisory services; Securities brokerage services, namely, buying and selling securities for others; Financial asset management and research; Investment management; and Providing centralized operational support to the financial services businesses of independent investment advisors and securities brokers, namely, administration of securities brokerage accounts; Investment brokerage and insurance brokerage services; providing investment, financial and insurance management advice; and financial planning and financial consulting services; Providing securities and financial account information on a limited and secure basis to authorized securities brokers, advisors, account representatives, subscribing clients, and other authorized persons; providing indexed and classified financial market information, securities quotes, financial news stories, and providing professional financial information and professional financial research on a limited basis to securities brokers, advisors and account representatives, and other authorized persons; Providing an investment advisory database to financial advisors for the purpose of review and generation of consolidated, household financial reports in the field of securities, including, but not limited to stocks, bonds, mutual funds, variable insurance products, so-called alternative investments, and financial planning, none of the foregoing being related to consumer payments; Online financial services, namely, providing account holders with account information, account balances, available cash, financial holdings, positions, financial transaction history, performance reporting, and financial numeric calculations; providing information via a global computer network featuring financial market data, news and securities quotes; and providing computerized on-line financial transaction services, namely, funds transfer, payment and securities trading; providing investment market research support and analysis for independent investment advisors and securities brokers; and providing securities and financial account information on a limited and secure basis to authorized securities brokers and account representatives, and other authorized persons

Providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software to customers and affiliated financial advisors, brokers, and representatives, for viewing client account data to facilitate analyses of holdings and financial positions; providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software by authorized securities brokers and account representatives and advisors for viewing financial account data and relevant non-financial information about their clients, for facilitating analyses of their clients' holdings and financial positions and financial plans, and for conducting all client-based workflow from one central location; and Web-based and paper-based graphic design of promotional materials for dissemination by independent investment advisors and securities brokers to their clients

Providing regulatory compliance support to independent investment advisors and securities brokers, namely, compliance consulting services that assist investment advisors in ensuring that they are operating within federal and state securities and investment advisor-related laws and regulations