Jim Komoszewski

Thrivent Investment Management, Inc. (Thrivent) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a faith-based, not-for-profit membership organization and financial services firm. Thrivent provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, corporations and other business entities.

HighMark Capital Management, Inc. (HighMark) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1919 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MUFG Union Bank NA, ultimately held by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: MY, TYO: 8306), a Japan-based financial institution. HighMark provides investment advice to pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, corporations, state and municipal government entities, corporate employee benefit plans, public agencies, foundations and endowments, Taft-Hartley plans, hospital and religious organizations, and treasury departments.

Arvest Investments, Inc., doing business as Arvest Wealth Management (AWM), is an asset management firm headquartered in Rogers, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arvest Bank, ultimately held by Arvest Bank Group, Inc. AWM provides advisory services to individuals (other than high-net worth individuals), high-net worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations or other businesses.

Jackson National Life Distributors, Inc. distributes life insurance products. It wholesales and distributes retail products including variable, fixed index annuities, and mutual funds to independent and regional broker-dealers, independent agents, and financial institutions. It is a subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Co. The company is headquartered in Denver, CO.

LPL Financial LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The firm was founded in 1989 as Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. They are a direct subsidiary of LPL Holdings, Inc., owned by LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA). LPL Financial offers various types of advisory services and programs to individual and institutional clients.

RB Capital Management LLC is a registered independent wealth management firm headquartered in Reno, Nevada with additional offices in California and Connecticut. It was founded by Robert W. Ballan in 2000. The firm manages portfolios for high net-worth individuals, corporations, foundations, retirement plans and trusts.

Founded in 2004, SagePoint Financial, Inc. is a dually-registered SEC-registered investment advisor and broker-dealer headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. The firm is a subsidiary of Advisor Group, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Advisor Group Holdings, Inc., which is owned by a consortium of investors that includes Lightyear Fund III LP (an investment fund affiliated with Lightyear Capital LLC) and PSPIB Lunar Investments Inc. (a wholly-owned vehicle of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board). SagePoint Financial was formerly known as AIG Financial Advisors.

North Sky Capital LLC (North Sky Capital) is a private equity firm. The firm is headquartered in Wayzata, Minnesota.

Minnesota State Bar Association operates a professional association for attorneys in Minnesota. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

National Planning Holdings LLC operates as a broker-dealer holding firm. Its solutions include practice management, WealthONE, and advisor dashboard. The company is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors represents licensed life insurance agents and financial advisors. It provides life insurance and annuities, health insurance and employee benefits, multiline, and financial advising and investments services. The company was founded in June 1890 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Pacific Life Insurance Co. provides insurance products and service. It offers annuities, mutual funds to individuals, businesses and pension plans. The company was founded on May 9th 1868 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

City National Rochdale LLC (CNR) is the SEC-registered investment management subsidiary of CNR Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE, TSE: RY) in Canada. The firm was founded when Rochdale Investment Management LLC was combined with City National Asset Management, Inc. and City National Bank's investment management group, City National Asset Management. Headquartered in New York City, CNR provides portfolio management services to high net-worth individual investors as well as to registered investment companies and institutions.

Foundry Partners LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Timothy Ford and Seamus Morphy in 2012 and is wholly-owned by Foundry Management Partners LLC. Foundry Partners provides investment management services to high net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other legal entities. The firm advises clients through accounts in Separately Managed Account (SMA) programs and provides sponsors access to its investment models through UMA programs.