David Lawrence Murphy

Founded in 2001, TD Banknorth Wealth Management Group (BWM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Portland, Maine. The firm delivers wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals and institutions. In 2006, Hudson United Wealth Management Services Group was merged into BWM. The firm is a subsidiary of Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD).

SVB Wealth LLC (SVBW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2006 as BP Wealth Management LLC and changed their name to Boston Private Wealth LLC in 2015 and SVB Wealth LLC in 2022. In 2023, they became a wholly owned, non-bank subsidiary of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co., which in turn, is a wholly owned subsidiary of First Citizens Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA). SVBW offers a comprehensive and customized set of wealth management and investment management services to high net-worth individuals, families, trusts and organizations, including foundations and endowments.

TDAM USA, Inc. is an investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded as Waterhouse Asset Management, Inc. in 1995 and do-business-as TD Asset Management. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of TD Bank US Holding Co., which is wholly-owned by the Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE, TSE: TD), a Canadian chartered bank. TDAM USA provides discretionary investment management services to corporations and certain affiliates, such as TDAM and TD Bank, N.A. They also offer services to pension plans, endowments and foundations, but do not directly offer their services to high net-worth or retail clients.

The Chase Manhattan Bank NA operates a commercial banking. It provides financial products, services, and advice, planning and treasury management services. The company is located in New York, NY.

In 1915 Charles Edward Merrill founded Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE: MER) with Edmund C. Lynch in Baltimore, Maryland. The modern Merrill Lynch was formed in 1940 through mergers with E.A. Pierce & Cassatt and, soon after, Fenner & Beane. In 1973, Merrill Lynch adopted a holding company format, with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as the parent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as the operating subsidiary. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc. (MLAM) was created as an integral business unit in the Merrill Lynch family in 1976. Fund Asset Management, doing business as Mercury Asset Management, was acquired in December 1997. In 2000, MLAM and Mercury were combined under the name Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. MLAM manages the Merrill Lynch family of mutual funds, as and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual funds.