Rene G. Hoover

BTR Capital Management, Inc. (BTR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Oakland, California. The firm was founded in 1989 by Lewis Katcher and Stephen Yeatman when they acquired Sutro Capital Management. They were acquired by Wealth Enhancement Group LLC in 2022. BTR provides experienced, professional, discretionary asset management for individuals, foundations, conservatorships, IRAs and retirement plans.

Loomis, Sayles & Co. LP (Loomis Sayles) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Robert H. Loomis and Ralph T. Sayles in 1926. They are a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, ultimately owned by BPCE SA in France. Loomis Sayles provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to institutional clients through separate account management services. In addition, the firm provides investment advisory or sub-advised services to various investment funds.

Founded in 1982, Baron Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered limited purposed broker/dealer and mutual fund distributor located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Baron Capital Group, Inc. They are affiliated with Baron Capital Management, Inc. and BAMCO, Inc., both of which of are SEC-registered investment advisors and wholly-owned subsidiaries of Baron Capital Group, Inc. Baron Capital, Inc. is a member of FINRA. They are the distributor of the Baron Funds

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (WEAS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wealth Enhancement Group LLC (WEG). In October 2019, private investment vehicles affiliated with TA Associates Management LP (TA Associates) acquired an indirect majority interest in WEG. WEAS provides investment advice to individuals, high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, corporations and other businesses, and pension and profit-sharing plans.

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

First Interstate Bank is the investment management subsidiary of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIBK), a financial holding company headquartered in Billings, Montana. Founded in 1971, the firm provides wealth management services to individuals and businesses.

Research Capital Corp. (Investment Management) (Research Capital-IM) is the investment division of Research Capital Corp., a fully-integrated Canadian investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Formerly known as Research Capital Corp., the firm was founded in 2010 as the result of the merger of J.F. Mackie & Co. Ltd. and Securities and Research Capital Corp. Research Capital-IM offers a complete range of capital markets and wealth management services to private clients, institutions and growth companies with offices across Canada.

LS Investment Advisors LLC (LSIA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The firm was founded in 2008 as a spin-off from Natixis Global Asset Management (the parent company of Loomis, Sayles & Co. LP). LSIA provides portfolio management services to individuals, families and institutions.

Part of SVB Financial Group, Alliant Partners LLC is an investment bank. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company was founded by George von Gehr. Carlos Alfonso has been the CEO of the company since 1996. Alliant Partners was acquired by SVB Securities, Inc. on September 28, 2001 for $185 million.

Capital Insight Partners LLC is a multi-asset class portfolio manager that guides clients in strategy, portfolio management, fiduciary, and legacy needs. The private company is based in Scottsdale, AZ. The company works with high net worth families, corporate retirement plans, and institutions, and also serve as a separately managed account (SMA) institutional manager for other financial advisors and their clients. The company was founded in 2008 by Steven Thomas Nelson and Susan Christine Anastasiadis, with Steven Thomas Nelson serving as the CEO since 2008.

Citibank NA engages in the provision of banking services. It offers retail and commercial banking; credit cards; banking, capital markets, and advisory; markets and securities services; private banking; and treasury and trade solutions. The company was founded on June 16, 1812 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC (Osborne Partners) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1937, Osborne Partners provides investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, conservatorships, foundations, endowments, corporations or business entities and pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, public funds, investment limited partnerships, 401(k) self-directed accounts, IRAs and retirement plans.