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Transamerica Corp. provides financial planning and insurance services. It offers life insurance, long term care, dental insurance, medicare solutions, commercial lending, retirement planning, leasing, annuities, and real estate services. The company was founded by Amadeo P. Giannini in 1904 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

US Global Investors, Inc. (Asset Management) (USGI) is the fund management division of US Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ: GROW), an investment firm headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1968 and formerly known as United Services Funds. USGI manages mutual funds and ETFs for individual and institutional clients.

Inverness Counsel LLC is a privately-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1967 and provides investment management services on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases to individual, family, trust, pension and profit-sharing plan, tax-exempt organization and other institutional clients.

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc (Bear Stearns) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Cos LLC founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in the US.

Griffin Asset Management LLC (Griffin) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2006 as a result of the merger between its two predecessor firms Hovey, Youngman Associates, Inc. and Griffin Asset Management, LLC. Griffin provides customized wealth management solutions for individuals, families, trusts and institutions. The firm also manages money for individuals, institutions, and investment companies in various investment strategies.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Founded in 1998, Advisors Capital Management LLC (ACM) is a registered investment advisor based in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The firm is principally owned by ACM Holding Trust. ACM offers advisory services to their direct clients and clients of unaffiliated registered investment advisors and broker-dealers throughout the US.

Founded in 2007, Lebenthal Asset Management LLC is a wealth management firm and registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Lebenthal Holdings LLC. They provide advisory services both on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis to individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities with separately managed accounts. Lebenthal Asset Management may also serve as a sub-advisor for accounts managed by third-party advisors.

Spencer Trask & Co. operates as investment firm. The firm offers services specialize in asset management, startups, and early stage investment. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Point View Wealth Management, Inc. (PVWM) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Summit, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1993 by David Dietze as Point View Financial Services, Inc. They were acquired by Peapack Gladstone Bank in 2019. PVWM provides advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

Part of Macquarie Group Ltd., Hudson Capital Advisors, Inc. is an American company that provides investment advice. The company is based in NY. Hudson Capital Advisors was acquired by Mackenzie Investment Management, Inc. from Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. on June 18, 1999.

Thermopolis Partners LLC (Thermopolis) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Laramie, Wyoming. The firm was founded in 2001 by Philip Treick, Jr. Thermopolis manages a real assets income long/short fund which are offered to high net worth investors.

Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc. (SAM USA) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Carlsbad, California. The firm was founded by Arthur Richards “Rick” Rule in 2005. They are a subsidiary of Sprott US Holdings, Inc., owned by Sprott, Inc. (TSX: SII) in Canada. SAM USA provides investment advisory services on both a discretionary and non-discretionary basis to individuals and institutions with separately managed accounts and private funds.

Custodia Bank, Inc. operates as a special-purpose depository institution. The company was founded by Caitlin Long and is headquartered in Cheyenne, WY.

American Certified Brands LLC engages in the provision of blockchain verified beef and sheep. The company was founded by Steven C. Lupien and Robert Jennings and is headquartered in Cheyenne, WY.

Prime Movers Lab LLC (Prime Movers Lab) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Dakin Sloss. The firm is headquartered in Jackson, Wyoming.

Ardian US LLC (Ardian US) is a private equity subsidiary of Ardian SA founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York.