BlackRock, Inc.

New York, NY United States

  (NYSE: BLK)

Company Description

Now this is the kind of coal you want in your stocking. BlackRock, with more than $3.5 trillion under management, is the world's largest money manager. The firm specializes in equity and fixed-income products, as well as alternative and multi-class instruments, which it invests in on behalf of institutional and retail investors worldwide; it does not engage in proprietary trading. Clients include pension plans, governments, insurance companies, mutual funds, endowments, foundations, and charities. BlackRock also provides risk management services through BlackRock Solutions and is a leading provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through iShares. BlackRock has offices in some 25 countries.