Randy Rae

Aspiriant LLC is an independent, wealth management firm and SEC-registered investment advisor firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Robert J. Francais as Kochis Fitz/Quintile LLC through the merger between Kochis Fitz Tracy Fitzhugh and Quintile Wealth Management in 2008. Aspirant provides investment advisory and wealth planning services primarily to individuals with substantial wealth, including corporate executives, business owners, affluent individuals, foundations, family partnerships, limited partnerships, the Aspiriant Affiliated Mutual Funds and other individuals. They also provide investment management and consulting services to pension plans, trusts, and charitable institutions, such as foundations that are often connected to, and created by individual clients, but not in all cases.

Founded in 1982 by Donald Finsthwait and Robert Gee, Stanford Investment Group, Inc. is a registered investment advisor located in Mountain View, California. The firm provides investment management services to high net-worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans and corporations.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Federal Home Loan Bank System provides funds to financial institutions for home mortgage and small business. It offers member with reliable source of funding for housing finance, community lending and asset-liability management as well as liquidity for members’ short-term needs. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.