BlackRock, Inc. provides investment management, risk management, and advisory services for institutional and retail clients worldwide. The company is headquartered in New York City, New York and currently employs 19,800 full-time employees. The firm provides a range of investment management and technology services to institutional and retail clients. Its diverse platform of alpha-seeking active, index and cash management investment strategies across asset classes enables the Company to tailor investment outcomes and asset allocation solutions for clients. The firm's product offerings include single- and multi-asset portfolios investing in equities, fixed income, alternatives, and money market instruments. Its products are offered directly and through intermediaries in a range of vehicles, including open-end and closed-end mutual funds, iShares and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), separate accounts, collective investment funds and other pooled investment vehicles. The firm also offers technology services, including the investment and risk management technology platform, Aladdin, Aladdin Wealth, eFront, and Cachematrix, as well as advisory services and solutions.