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Gain broader access to Pershing. Hire Western International Securities.

Pershing LLC, a BNY Mellon company, is well known for the strength of their operation and the range of their service

offerings. Pershing’s parent company, BNY Mellon, is one of the world’s strongest global financial institutions and ranks

among the top financial services companies with US $1.1 trillion under management and US $22.3 trillion under custody

or administration, as of December 31, 2009.

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With an open architecture platform you can choose

from a diverse range of industry-leading research,

practice management and technology solutions

that Pershing offers.

You choose the Pershing services you want when

you work through Western International Securities.

Compare that to other firms offering support to

independent representatives.

When you work with Western International Securities, you have unparalleled access to Pershing’s products and services.

You’ll find that Western

International Securities

is the one that allows

you greater access to

the products available

on the Pershing platform

that work best for your

business and clients.

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Leverage a portfolio of products

and services that are designed to

strengthen relationships and help

address the financial goals of your

high net-worth clients.

Cash Management Solutions.

Offer the fundamental services your

clients expect with the quality they

deserve.

Fund Solutions. Access more than

16,500 load and no-load mutual fund

choices from more than 500 fund families

and nearly 3,500 no-transaction-fee funds

from more than 200 respected families.

Lending Solutions. Help your clients

extend their investment power and

maintain liquidity.

Pershing makes your services more

valuable to clients at every level.

Retirement Planning Solutions. Grow your retirement business with

a wide array of products, marketing

solutions and support.

Wealth Management Solutions.

Offer high net-worth clients solutions

that not only protect and grow their

assets, but also help strengthen the

broker/client relationship.

Improve your competitive positioning and provide differentiated premium support to your clients.

Trust Network. Through Trust Network

you may offer your clients a wide range

of services and solutions from industry-

recognized trust companies. It allows you

to deliver a variety of trust services for

your clients with a choice of trustees.

The robust range of advice and service

choices also includes consultation

on charitable giving, Employee Stock

Ownership Plans, retirement planning

and much more.

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Go paperless.

Conservation of resources has

become an important initiative

across the globe. Investors can

support efforts to go green by

choosing electronic delivery

(e-delivery) of brokerage account

statements and trade confirmations.

In addition to being environmentally

friendly, going paperless offers these

important benefits:

Increased Security: Lessen the

risk of identity theft by eliminating

paper delivery of sensitive financial

information.

Anytime, Anywhere Access: Whether

you’re working, traveling or at

home, obtaining online documents

is a snap.

Centralized Recordkeeping: Clients

can access documents in one

convenient location while reducing

clutter at home.

Convenience and Flexibility:

Access, download, print and e-mail

documents at any time.

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There’s no need to get bogged down in

the details of back office tasks and where

and when to send items. Pershing offers

state-of-the-art paperless processing,

minimizing your time commitment to

practice management. This enables

you to devote yourself to business

development—or time with your family.

Western International Securities can help

you streamline the way you do business

for a smoother workflow that can directly

impact your bottom line.

With a flexible rules engine and superior

operational tools Western International

Securities takes advantage of Pershing’s

robust tools for straight-through

processing. Enter a check, a wire or a

trade and more, anytime, anywhere,

queuing up for the next business day

when necessary.

Your requests don’t stop at a desk if they

don’t have to, bringing efficiency and

timeliness to your business.

Using Western International Securities and taking advantage of the Pershing platform gives you the opportunity for success without limits.

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Education and Training. Markets

and technologies are never static. Keep

abreast of trends and tools with ongoing

education and training through Pershing.

Events. Pershing offers events and

seminars that keep you up-to-date with

industry trends, provide you with in-depth

training in products available on its

platform and give you the opportunity to

network with peers.

ValueAlliance®. Access the Pershing

network of industry-leading service

providers offering powerful products

and solutions to give your business a

competitive edge.

Advice and tools that help you manage your practice with visible representation through a robust list of reporting services that enable

you to offer clients the clear, streamlined information they need while building

your brand at the same time.

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NetX360™. The complete solution to manage your evolving business needs.

NetX360™ is a technology solution that combines the best

of the brokerage and advisory worlds onto one platform.

From sales to transaction processing and from trading to

managing compliance risks, NetX360 will simplify your daily

tasks, enabling you to be more efficient and spend more time

building your business as you build wealth for your clients.

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Pershing is recognized as a global leader supporting the technology needs of independent investment professionals.

With Western International Securities, Pershing offers solutions for each level of

your business and strives to continually add functionality to improve back-office

efficiency and to streamline brokerage activities for you and your clients.

Investor Access Solutions

• You can offer your clients a

sophisticated, content-rich online

brokerage program—without the

expense of developing your own

platform.

• NetExchange Client® allows you to

provide anytime, anywhere access

to account information—along with

quotes, news and research. Access

includes fund center, S&P Learning

Center and a bill payment feature.

• NetExchange Client® makes it easy

for your clients to stay connected

online and you remain competitive

in today’s world of technology.

Benefits for Your Clients

• Online convenience, real-time account

access, whenever and wherever they

need it.

• Instant access to account information,

quotes, news and research.

• Ability to access brokerage account

statements, trade confirmations and

online tax statements, eliminating the

need for paper copies.

Benefits to You

• An alternative for clients who demand

24/7 service.

• Fewer routine account inquiries.

• The simplicity and savings of an

outsourced approach.

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Conflict-Free Research and Due Diligence.

Lockwood Advisors, Inc., an affiliate

of Pershing, has an experienced

research team that constructs

portfolio strategy recommendations.

These recommendations can then be

implemented using any of the available

investment vehicles and are actively

managed by the research team using

one of the industry’s most rigorous due

diligence processes.

Dynamic Proposal Tool.

Now you can easily create

comprehensive and tailored proposals

that incorporate system-generated

investment recommendations with

analysis. The proposal system will enable

you to walk clients through the profiling

process, generate wealth accumulation

scenarios and portfolio manager analytics

and deliver documentation that is ready

for signing.

Use Western International Securities and you can take advantage of these Pershing tools. They’re simple to access.

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Flexible Investment Options.

You can construct a client’s portfolio

by choosing from a flexible menu that

includes separately managed accounts,

mutual funds and discretionary,

unified managed accounts, which are

professionally managed portfolios that

consist of multiple investment vehicles.

Regardless of the combination of

investments, your clients will receive

consolidated performance reporting.

Account Monitoring.

Track and analyze account progress

for clients at any time with online

performance reporting tools. Reporting

includes: consolidated and individual

account performance, asset allocation

statistics, portfolio characteristics and

gain/loss information.

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Your package is waiting. Call us and get wide-ranging access to Pershing, now.

Start working with Pershing and

through Western International

Securities gain access to all the

tools you need for success. We

can help you take your business

to the next level.

Put the power of Pershing to work for you and your clients by contacting us today at 1.888.793.7717.

Hire Western International and

gain broader access to Pershing.

1.888.793.7717 Fax: 626.793.1476 wisdirect.com

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