Erika Chopra

The Vanguard Group, Inc. (VGI) is an independent registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1975 by John Bogle. In 1976, they introduced the first indexed mutual fund, the First Index Investment Trust (now known as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund), to individual investors. VGI provides investment advisory services to Vanguard family of funds and Vanguard's non-US clients, which are comprised of the following: (1) funds established as trusts under the laws of the Province of Ontario in Canada and (2) separate account clients of Vanguard's international subsidiaries.

Mercer Advisors, Inc. engages in the provision of a wealth management solutions. It offers financial planning, investment management, estate planning, tax planning, and corporate trustee. The company was founded by Howard Rochestie, Gene Dongieux, and Kendrick Mercer in 1985 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Avalon Advisors LLC, do-business-as Avalon Investment & Advisory (Avalon), is a wealth management firm and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2001 by Henry Lartigue, Willie Langston and Kevin Lilly. They were acquired in 2023 by CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX) in Canada through its indirect subsidiaries. Avalon provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice, asset allocation and related services to high net-worth separate account clients and institutional investors. The firm also acts as investment manager for several privately placed pooled investment funds.