Mark Arthur Elste

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

North American Co. for Life & Health Insurance engages in the provision of quality insurance products to consumers throughout the U.S. It offers a comprehensive portfolio of term, universal life, and indexed universal life insurance products. It also offers a wide variety of traditional fixed and fixed index annuities and consistently ranks among the top fixed index annuity carrier in the U.S. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Midland National Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of life insurance products. It offers its products through multiple channels including independent agents, broker-dealers, benefit consultants, and third-party marketers. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, IA.

Colonnade Advisors LLC is a financial advisory firm that specializes in providing merger and acquisition advisory services to clients in the financial services and business services sectors. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers capital raising solutions and has deep relationships with various investor groups, including mezzanine funds, private equity groups, and family offices. Colonnade has completed $8 billion of transactions over the last 20 years. The company was founded by J. Stuart Miller, and the CEO is Gina M. Cocking.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc. provides community and personalized services. It identifies important community needs and concerns and works with its donors to support programs bringing about positive change to people and communities. The organization was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

First Ascent Asset Management LLC (First Ascent) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded in 2015 and was acquired by GeoWealth Management LLC’s parent company, GeoWealth LLC in 2023. First Ascent manages portfolios for the clients of independent financial advisors. In very limited circumstances, the firm will also manage portfolios for clients on a direct basis, which are mostly friends and family accounts.

Frontier Asset Management LLC (Frontier) is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Sheridan, Wyoming. The firm was founded in 2000 by Gary Miller and Robert Miller. Frontier manages taxable and non-taxable accounts for affluent individuals and retirement accounts such as 401(k) and profit-sharing plans. They also provide investment management and consulting services to financial advisors and institutional clients, including endowments, foundations, corporations and other investment advisory organizations.

Part of Envestnet, Inc., ADAM Investment Services, Inc. provides investment management and advisory services. The company is based in Atlanta, GA. ADAM Investment Services was acquired by Portfolio Management Consultants, Inc. on September 25, 1997.

Part of Envestnet, Inc., Portfolio Management Consultants, Inc. is a company that offers a connected ecosystem of solutions, intelligence, and technologies to help people achieve their long-term financial goals. The company is based in Denver, CO. The company equips advisors with the necessary tools and resources to provide impactful financial advice to their clients. The company was founded by Brandon Rockwell Thomas, Marc N. Geman.

Part of UBS Group AG, Kidder Peabody & Co., Inc. /Non Retail Unit/ is a security brokers & dealers. The company is based in Staten Island, NY.

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.

Wipfli LLP engages in the provision of accounting and business consulting services It focuses on the areas of tax, consulting, wealth management, and audit and accounting. The company was founded by Clarence J. Wipfli in 1930 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Northeast Communications of Wisconsin, Inc. provides telecommunication services. It provides wireless and fiber-based, dial telephone, Internet, long distance services to residential, business customers, tower erection and maintenance services. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Green Bay, WI.

Brookstone Asset Management LLC (Brookstone AM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2011 and formerly known as FormulaFolio Investments LLC. They are solely owned by Brookstone Capital Management LLC, which is ultimately owned by AmeriLife Group LLC. Brookstone AM provides investment services to individuals and high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and business entities.

Brookstone Capital Management LLC (BCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois. The firm was founded by Nadim K. Zayed in 2006 and is owned by AL BCM LLC, which is owned by AmeriLife Group LLC. BCM provides investment advice to individuals, pension and/ or profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.