Franklin Templeton - Offers over 110 mutual funds covering most fund types. Includes some basic financial education. State Street Global Advisors - Offers an extensive line of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds, as well as educational materials, tools and commentary. BlackRock - Offers mutual funds, closed-end funds, managed accounts and alternative investments to individuals, institutions and financial professionals. ProFunds - Offers index-based mutual funds, including an extensive line of leveraged (Ultra) and short funds. The also manage the ProShares family of exchange-traded funds. Vanguard Group - One of the most-capitalized fund companies, specialized in mutual and exchange-traded index funds. Also offers services including brokerage, retirement investing, advice and college savings. Fidelity Investments - Offers an extensive line of mutual funds and annuities, brokerage with no annual account fee, and free investment guidance and portfolio consultation. Investec Asset Management - Specialist investment manager, providing a range of products to institutional and individual investors, internationally. Part of the Investec Banking group. Not for individual investors in the US. Invesco - Manages several fund families, like the Invesco Aim mutual funds, Powershares ETFs, Atlantic Trust for high-net-work clients, Invesco Perpetual for UK investors and Invesco Trimark for Canadian ones. Pioneer Investments - Offers US and international mutual and closed-end funds, including equity, fixed income and asset allocation (i.e., fund of funds), plus variable annuities. Website provides fund information and forms, commentary and a retirement center. Highland Capital Management, L.P. - Manager of mutual funds, closed-end "interval" funds and traditional closed-end funds, based on loans, bonds, structured products and equity.