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The Colony Group LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1986, the firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Focus Financial Partners LLC, which is ultimately owned by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). The Colony Group offers a suite of wealth management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Frost Bank provides banking services. The company was Founded in 1868 and is San Antonio, TX.

Blackstone Corporate Private Equity (Blackstone Corporate) is a private equity division of The Blackstone Group Inc founded in 1985 by Stephen Allen Schwarzman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

SMH Capital Advisors LLC (SMHCA) is a registered investment advisor located in Fort Worth, Texas. The firm was formed in 1996 as Cummer/Moyers Capital Advisors, Inc. SMHCA was formerly a subsidiary of Sanders Morris Harris Group. The firm is now a wholly-owned by the Moyers Organization LLC.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Investment Management) (JPM-IM) is the investment management division of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered in New York City. JPM-IM offers investment solutions to individuals, corporations, governments and institutions.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Oppenheimer-Broker) is the global full-service brokerage division of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., an investment boutique headquartered in New York City with additional offices nationwide. Founded in 1975, the firm is owned directly by Viner Finance Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: OPY). Oppenheimer-Broker offers a full array of brokerage services to retail, institutional, and corporate clients.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Sandy Cove Advisors LLC is an independent wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in Hingham, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Deirdre R. Prescott in 2010. Sandy Cove Advisors offers financial planning and family office solutions to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and small businesses.

L.M. Kohn & Co. (LMK) is an independent, family-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm was founded by Larry M. Kohn in 1990. LMK provides personal financial planning and investment management to individuals, families and their related entities, trusts, estates, not-for-profit organizations and family businesses.

Penn United Technologies, Inc. provides manufacturing solutions for customers needing precision components or precision-assembled products. The firm manufacturing services allow customers to simplify their supply chain logistics by using Penn United's one-stop shop manufacturing services. Its business units include Carbide, Parker Majestic, American Carbide Tooling and Learning Institute for the Growth of High Technology. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Cabot, PA.

IHS Markit engages in the provision of information, analytics, and solutions. The company is headquartered in Southfield, MI.

Madison Financial Advisors Ltd. (Madison) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm was founded by James R. McDermott in 2000 and does business as Madison Wealth Management. In 2024, they were acquired by MAI Capital Management LLC, which is ultimately owned by MAI Capital Management Holdings LLC. Madison provides wealth management services to individuals, families and their related entities, trusts and estates, and family businesses.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPF&S) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPF&S provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.