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Middleton & Co., Inc. is a registered investment counseling firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Thomas Mike Middleton in 1984 and is principally owned by the Middleton & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Trust. They provide objective advice and disciplined investment management to individuals, families, trusts, endowments, and foundations.

Rockland Trust Co. is an investment management firm headquartered in Rockland, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1907 and is owned by Independent Bank Corp. (Massachusetts) (NASDAQ: INDB). Rockland Trust offers a wide range of investment services to businesses and individuals.

Formed in 1932 by Sydney Stein, Jr. and Frederick Roe, Stein Roe Investment Counsel LLC provides independent investment counsel to wealthy families, individuals and institutions. The firm is based in Chicago.

CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. (CPWA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1932 and formerly known as AT Investment Advisers, Inc. They are a subsidiary of CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, ultimately held by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE, TSE: CM) in Canada. CPWA provides investment advisory and wealth advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, families, charitable organizations, employee benefit and contribution plans, corporations, state or municipal government entities, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other investment advisers. The firm also participates in wrap fee programs offered by third party sponsors.

On April 12, 1853, the New York State legislature passed a bill chartering the United States Trust Co. of New York with the mission of serving as manager, executor and trustee of personal and corporate funds. They opened for business in New York City in August of that year. US Trust has divisions in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Oregon, California, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The firm also owns Campbell Cowperthwait, which manages growth-oriented portfolios for U.S. Trust's institutional clients.

A subsidiary of Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), Boston-based Bank of America Private Bank (BAPB) offers private banking and wealth management services.

Bainco International Investors LLC (Bainco) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded by Samuel Bain in 1987. The firm was acquired by Cerity Partners LLC in 2021. Bainco provides asset management services to high-net worth individuals and families as well as their related trusts, foundations, partnerships, retirement accounts and insurance policies.