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Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC (SBH) is a SEC-registered investment advisory firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1994 by Ralph Segall, Charles Bryant and Jonathan Hamill. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Corient Holdings, Inc., which is owned by CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX; OTC: CIXXF) in Canada. SBH provides professional portfolio management of domestic and international equity and fixed income portfolios, and alternative investments, to institutional and intermediary clients. SBH became a signatory of the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2017.

Saugatuck Capital Co. (Saugatuck Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1982 by Frank Hawley. The firm is headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut.

Front Barnett Associates LLC (Front Barnett) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Marshall Front in 1994. In 2023, the firm was acquired by Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc. from Tree Front Associates, Inc. Front Barnett provides discretionary asset management services to individuals and high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other legal entities.

Hartline Investment Corp. (Hartline) is an independent registered investment advisor and wealth manager headquartered in Winnetka, Illinois. The firm was founded by William G. Hart in 1990. Hartline provides investment management, consulting, and coaching for both wealth management of individual assets and investment and consultative services to institutional clients, particularly endowments, foundations, and retirement accounts.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

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.

Santa Barbara Asset Management LLC (SBAM) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1987 and they are a subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc., which acquired the firm in 2005. Their ultimate parent is TIAA Board of Overseers. SBAM provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a wide variety of individual and institutional clients, including, including pension funds, high-net worth individuals, corporations, trusts, not-for-profit organizations, endowments, foundations, religious organizations, managed accounts and investment companies and/or other funds.

Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC (Woodmont) is a registered independent wealth management firm headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The firm was co-founded by Paul H. Kuhn in 2000. Woodmont provides investment solution for families, institutions, and endowments/foundations.

State Farm Insurance Cos. provides personal property and casualty insurance services. It also offers auto insurance quotes, auto, home, life and health policies. The firm also provides commercial auto insurance coverage for renters, business owners, boats and motorcycles. The company was founded by George Jacob Mecherle in 1922 and is headquartered in Bloomington, IL.

Optimum Investment Advisors LLC (OIA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and was founded in 1989. The firm is a subsidiary of Optimum Investment Group LLC. OIA provides investment advisory services consisting primarily of discretionary asset management through use of equity, fixed income and balanced (between equity securities such as stocks and fixed income securities such as municipal and government bonds) portfolios. Their clients include individual persons, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations or similar business and governmental entities.

The Leuthold Group LLC (Investment Management), do-business-as Leuthold Weeden Capital Management (LWCM), is the SEC-registered investment management division of The Leuthold Group LLC headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Leuthold Group was founded in 1981 as an independent investment research firm. In 1987, members of The Leuthold Group founded LWCM to provide investment advisory services. The firm is majority employee-owned. LWCM serves as an investment advisor to separately managed accounts, Leuthold mutual funds, Leuthold ETF and a private fund that offers to a wide range of clients, including individuals, trusts, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, government entities, unions, limited partnerships, endowments, investment companies, and pension plans.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Foster Management Co. is a private company that offers rental properties in various locations including McKees Rocks, Stowe Township, Coraopolis, Sherdan, and Crafton. The company is based in King of Prussia, PA and was founded by John H. Foster. The company's goal is to provide a home for everyone's needs.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

CFA Society of Nashville is a non-profit organization, which is a professional organization for Chartered Financial Analysts. The society regularly hosts social events and luncheons with local and world-renowned experts for professional development within the investment management field. It also works to facilitate local career placement and provide assistance in CFA exam preparation, including scholarships and mock exams. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Brentwood, TN.

Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel LLLP (Obermeyer Wood) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Aspen, Colorado. The firm was founded in 2014 through the merger of Obermeyer Asset Management Co. and Wood Investment Counsel LLC. They are ultimately owned by Walter R. Obermeyer Holdings, Inc. Obermeyer Wood provides advisory services to individuals, high-net worth individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations and endowments, government entities, corporations, and other business entities.