Chris Aymond

A3 Financial Investments LLC (A3 Financial) is an independent investment advisory firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Formerly known as Ascent Alternative Advisors LLC, the firm was founded in 2019 by Gregory Bell, Christian Aymond and Kimberly Merriman. A3 Financial serves as an investment manager to The A3 Alternative Income Fund (ticker: AAACX), a closed-end interval fund.

Putnam Investments LLC operates as an investment advisory company. The company was founded on May 14, 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Part of Federated Hermes, Inc., Federated Securities Corp. provides fund management services. The company is based in Pittsburgh, PA and was founded in 1970.

Absolute Investment Advisers LLC (Absolute Advisers) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Rosemary Beach, Florida. The firm was founded by Brian Hlidek, Jay Compson and Chris Ward in 2004 to provide investment strategies with unique sources of risk and return that exhibit low sensitivity to traditional stocks and bonds. Through the Absolute Funds, Absolute Advisers provides access to money managers who focus on capital preservation and alpha-oriented return opportunities.