Frank A. Shepard

J. Alden Associates, Inc. is an independent firm that was founded in 1995. The company is based in Jenkintown, PA and offers a wide range of services including individual account management, institutional research, investment banking, private placement offerings, wholesaling services, retirement plans, equity trading, fixed income trading, and options trading, among other broker/dealer and RIA capabilities. The firm has 65 advisors spread across 14 districts and states and offers a robust platform for its advisors built around competitive payouts, with access to unique investment products and a compliance program.

TL Ventures Inc (TL Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. founded in 1988 by Robert Keith. The firm is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. (dba 1914 Advisors) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1914 and is a subsidiary of Boenning & Scattergood Holdings, Inc. 1914 Advisors provides personalized fee-based financial planning and investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and small businesses.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides a comprehensive range of equity execution services exclusively to institutional clients worldwide. Their clients include private banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, independent asset managers and investment advisors and other brokers.

B. Riley Securities, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm is a subsidiary of B. Riley Securities Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY). The firm was formed in 2017, when B. Riley Financial, Inc. merged two of their brokers, B. Riley & Co. (founded in 1997) and FBR Capital Markets & Co. (founded in 1989), under the name of B. Riley FBR, Inc. B. Riley Securities provides research and trading ideas to institutional clients and high net-worth individuals. They provide investment banking services to a wide range of middle-market private and public companies.

Part of Emerald Asset Management Employee Stock Ownership Trust, Emerald Asset Management, Inc. is a diversified investment management holding company that manages client funds through its subsidiaries. The company is based in Lancaster, PA. The company's subsidiaries include Emerald Advisers LLC, Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Emerald Separate Account Management LLC, and Emstone Advisers LLC. The company's investment philosophy is research-focused and it primarily focuses on growth-oriented equity investing and income-oriented investing. The company manages assets worth approximately $3.80 billion as of December 31, 2022. The company was founded by Joseph Edward Besecker and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. (Broker) (Boenning & Scattergood-Broker) is the registered broker-dealer division of Boenning & Scattergood, Inc., a financial services firm headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Henry D. Boenning in 1914. Boenning & Scattergood-Broker provides retail investors, municipal clients, and institutions a full complement of financial services, including retail brokerage, investment advisory, equity research, equity and fixed income sales and trading, investment banking, public finance, and option strategy.

Part of Cohen & Co., Inc., Dekania Capital Management LLC is a company that provides investment advisory services. The company is based in Philadelphia, PA.

Founded in 2012, MCG securities LLC is an investment research firm located in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The firm does business as Merion Capital Group and is a subsidiary of R5 Partners, Inc.

Equalize Community Development Fund is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company, which engages in the provision of current income, consistent with the preservation of capital, and to enable institutional fund investors to claim favorable regulatory consideration of their investment. The firm is also involved in investing primarily in a portfolio of loans that are eligible for Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 treatment as community development loans or qualified investments. The company was founded on July 29, 2013 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Valley Brook Capital Group, Inc. (Valley Brook) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Venetia, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Albert Calfo in 1999 originally as Calfo Financial Services, Inc., and later changed its name to Retirement Advisors, Inc. and then to Bluestone Wealth Advisors, Inc. In 2018, the firm began conducting its advisory business under the DBA name Valley Brook Capital Group, and in 2021 their legal name was changed to Valley Brook Capital Group, Inc. Valley Brook offers comprehensive investment and financial planning services to individuals and businesses nationwide.

R5 Partners, Inc. operates as a holding firm. The company is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Part of Cohen & Co., Inc., Cohen & Company Securities LLC provides securities brokerage services. The company is based in Philadelphia, PA. Chris Ricciardi has been the CEO of the company since 2006.

Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC designs, manufactures and distributes automotive glass products and services. It offers original equipment manufacturers windshields, rear and side windows, sidelites, automotive coatings, consumer products, and sundries that range from adhesives to hand tools, gloves to power tools, paper towels to tapes, and resins and razor blades. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Philadelphia Gas Works distributes natural gas to the residential, commercial, and industrial customers. It maintains a distribution system of gas mains and service pipes. The company was founded on February 8, 1836 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Axos Bank provides consumer and wholesale banking services through online. Its brands include Bank of Internet USA, UFB direct, bank X, netbank and apartment bank. It offers premier online banking and financial services including business banking, home loans, commercial and industrial lending. The company was founded by Jerry L. Englert and Gary Lewis Evans in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. engages in the research, development, and distribution of vaccines, prescription drugs, and animal health products. The company is headquartered in Whitehouse Station, NJ.

NXT Capital LLC engages in the provision of commercial financing services. It offers corporate finance, real estate finance, and asset management. The company was founded by Robert E. Radway in 2010 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.