Financial investment in the field of real estate, securities trading, stocks, bonds, options, commodities, futures, derivatives, debt instruments, and other securities, capital investment and asset acquisitions, public and private equity investment, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital, hedge fund investment, and other investment vehicles; Financial and investment services, namely, asset and investment acquisition, consultation, advisory and development; Investment management; Monitoring financial markets for investment purposes; Providing information, commentary and advice in the field of finance, financial investments and financial valuations; Providing venture capital, development capital, private equity and investment funding, Excluding financial services for others relating to trust administration and trust company services; Excluding banking services, credit and debit card services, account and card processing services; Excluding brokerage of commodities, bullion brokerage services, gold exchanges and currency exchanges; Excluding securities exchange services in the nature of commodities, gold, mercantile, monetary and security exchanges; Excluding conducting of financial transactions, namely, assisting others with the completion of financial transactions for stocks, bonds, securities, equities and commodities; Excluding consumer credit consultation services; Excluding debit collection in the nature of collection agencies; Excluding deposit services, namely, security deposit services; Direct debit services, namely, electronic funds transfers out of debit money accounts, dispensing of cash; excluding safety deposit box services; excluding investment in currency, excluding commodity investment funds