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The Allstate Corporation NYSE: ALL is the largest publicly held personal lines insurer in the United States and the second-largest of all personal lines insurers in the U.S. Allstate was founded in 1931 as part of Sears, Roebuck and Company. Allstate sells auto insurance, home insurance (in certain localities), life insurance, umbrella insurance, and commercial insurance.

Bain & Company is a management consulting firm, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, that is recognized as one of the leading business institutions in the world. It has been named by Consulting Magazine as the Best Firm to Work For in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Its slogan is "Helping make companies more valuable." As mentioned in a Harvard Business School case study, "In addition to its exceptional growth record, Bain distinguishes itself from competitors like Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey with its notion of results-oriented consultancy."

Burger King (NYSE: BKC), often abbreviated to BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. It was founded in 1954 by James McLamore and David Edgerton, and has since used a franchise model to expand to just over 11,200 stores in 65 nations around the globe.[1] One of its largest franchisees is Hungry Jack's, which owns, operates and sub-licenses over 300 restaurants in Australia.[2] Burger King Holdings is the parent company of Burger King, in the US it operates under the Burger King Brands title while internationally it operates under the Burger King Corporation banner. It is a publicly traded company with investment firms of TPG Capital, L.P., Bain Capital, and Goldman Sachs each owning about 25% of the company.

The Charles Schwab Corporation NASDAQ: SCHW is one of the world's largest discount brokers. Schwab now offers the same services as traditional brokerages with much lower commissions and fees. Schwab serves some 7 million individual and institutional clients, with over $1.4 trillion in assets (as of Sept. 30, 2007), from some 300 offices in the U.S. Clients can also access its services via telephone, wireless device, and the Internet. Besides discount brokerage, the firm offers a wide range of investment research, mutual funds, annuities, bond trading, and now checking and mortgages through its Charles Schwab Bank.

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is the largest cable television company and the second largest Internet service provider in the United States.[1][2]

Covington & Burling LLP is an international law firm with offices in Brussels, London, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. Founded in 1919, the firm advises multinational corporations on significant transactional, litigation, regulatory, and public policy matters. Covington & Burling LLP consistently ranks among the top 20 on The American Lawyer’s prestigious "A-List", based on financial performance, pro bono activity, associate satisfaction, and diversity [1]. The firm is also referred to by Chambers Global as "one of the world’s preeminent law firms" [2] and has an overall prestige ranking of 11 by Vault.[3]

Discovery is the number-one nonfiction media company, with a reach that encompasses television as well as digital media, retail products and online educational services.

E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) is a financial services company based in New York, NY, United States. It is a holding company, the major business of which is an online discount stock brokerage service for self-directed investors. As a discount brokerage, it charges a smaller fee on each trade than a full-service broker. Investors can buy and sell securities such as stocks, bonds, options, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds on E*TRADE's website, http://www.etrade.com. The company also offers banking and lending products such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, credit cards, and mortgages. (wikipedia)

Edison International (NYSE: EIX) is a public utility holding company based in Rosemead, California. Its subsidiaries include Southern California Edison, and un-regulated non-utility assets Edison Mission Energy, a power producer, and Edison Capital. Edison's roots trace back to Holt & Knupps, a company founded in 1886 as a provider of street lights in Visalia, California.

Fidelity Investments is a group of privately held companies in the financial services industry. Fidelity Investments includes a large family of mutual funds, their distributors and investment advisors, as well as providing discount brokerage services, retirement services, estate planning, wealth management, securities execution and clearance, life insurance and a number of other services.