Guy Wallace Ford

Sterling Capital Management LLC (SCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm was founded by George de Garmo in 1970. They were acquired in 2024 by Guardian Capital LLC, which is ultimately owned by Guardian Capital Group Ltd. (TSX: GCG) in Canada. SCM manages customized investment portfolios, provides asset allocation analysis, and offers other investment-related services to affluent individuals and businesses.

BB&T Securities LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm was founded in 2013 as the result of a merger between Scott & Stringfellow LLC firm and Clearview Correspondent Services LLC. Effective upon the merger, Clearview changed its name to BB&T Securities LLC and began conducting business as BB&T Scott & Stringfellow and BB&T Capital Markets, both divisions of BB&T Securities LLC. They are a wholly-owned, non-bank subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC). BB&T Securities provides services to individuals, including high net-worth individuals; trusts, estates and charitable organizations; corporations or other business entities; Taft-Hartley plans, governmental plans, municipalities; not-for-profit entities; private equity firms (consulting only); and outside investment platform.

Pineno Levin & Ford Asset Management, Inc. (PLF) is a wealth management firm and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. It was founded by Francis Pineno in 1994. The firm was acquired by Dakota Wealth Management LLC in 2022. PLF provides investment management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, families, foundations and corporate and individual retirement plans.