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Arete Asset Management LLC (Arete) is an independent investment advisor headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by David Robertson in 2008. Arete manages an asset allocation strategy for individuals and institutions through separate accounts. The firm manages the Areté All-Terrain Asset Allocation strategy that succeeds the US Equity Mid-Cap Core strategy, which provides attractive returns to investors on an absolute, real basis.

TenXsys provides solution to problems or challenges through the application of technology, and in doing so, to make valuable contributions to society. The overall objective of TenXsys is to develop a profitable business applying technology to solve customer problems through product development

Founded in 2004 by Tedd Alexander, Credo Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm provides investment products and services for the institutional investor market.

Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC (ICM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded in 1972 and is a subsidiary of William Blair Investment Management LLC, which is owned by WBC Holdings LP. ICM provides value-oriented, fundamentally based advisory services to institutional investors, collective trust funds, individuals, high net worth individuals, and a mutual fund.

Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (WTIA) is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. The firm was founded as MTB Investment Advisors, Inc. in 1995 as the result of a merger between Allied Investment Advisors and M&T Asset Management. In 2012, their name was changed to WTIA. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co. (M&T Bank), which is owned by M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB). WTIA principally provides investment management services to institutional clients. They also serve as sub-advisor to the Wilmington Funds, a family of mutual funds.

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

Provident Capital Management, Inc. provides investment advice. It specializes in equity, bond, commodity, currency, multi-asset, and portfolio. The company was founded by Michael Chapman in 2000 and is headquartered in Carmel, IN.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Ativo Research was an award winning securities research firm that produced independent equity research from 1971 to 2013. Ativo Research was an industry leader in the practical application of quantitative finance theory to real-world analysis of securities. Ativo’s approach began with the principles originally developed by Merton Miller, Franco Modigliani, James Tobin and others at the University of Chicago. Ativo’s unique contribution was the empirical validation that made these theoretical principles useful in making investment decisions. The Ativo Research model is now exclusively utilized by Ativo Capital Management, a Chicago-based registered investment advisor managing equity portfolios for institutional clients.