Jim J. Seuffert

Palladiem LLC is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2011 and was acquired by OAR Financial LLC in 2023. Palladiem provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional and high-net-worth investors in the form of separate accounts through financial intermediaries.

Founded in 1939, Pershing LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). The firm helps financial services firms and advisors succeed by providing the technology, operational, trading, investment and practice management solutions they need to serve investors. Pershing offers securities processing, trading and operations management, investment technology, asset-gathering solutions and practice management support. The firm serves a wide range of financial organizations including: banks, discount brokerages, full-service brokerages, registered investment advisors, independent contractors, institutional firms, global firms and small- to mid-sized firms. Pershing also offers financial products including annuities, mutual funds and money funds, as well as business tools, cash management services, investor and lending services, retirement products and wealth management. In addition, they offer trading and execution services in listed and OTC securities, fixed-income securities and mutual funds.

Wealthcare Capital Management LLC (WCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm was founded by Dave Loeper and Bob Wilson in 1999 as Financeware, Inc. WCM provides investment advisory, portfolio management and related services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, business entities, which includes other investment advisors, charitable institutions, endowments and foundations.

Brighthouse Investment Advisers LLC (BIA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1994 as MetLife Advisers LLC and changed their name into Brighthouse Investment Advisers LLC in 2017. They are a subsidiary of Brighthouse Holdings LLC, which is owned by Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: BHF). BIA serves as the investment adviser to participants in the asset allocation program made available exclusively under Marquis Portfolios variable annuity contracts by the issuing insurance companies. In this capacity, their clients are holders of Marquis Portfolios variable annuity contracts. As noted above, the firm also serves as investment adviser to certain investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (BNYMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1951 and formerly known as The Dreyfus Corp. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). BNYMIA serves as an investment advisor to mutual funds, such as the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and The BNY Mellon Funds Trust, and as sub-investment advisor to non-affiliated mutual funds. Formed in 2009, Dreyfus Cash Investment Strategies (Dreyfus) is a division of the BNYMIA that offers money market strategies to US and non-US institutional investors.

SEI Investments Management Corp. (SIMC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Oaks, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1968 by Alfred West, Jr. They are a subsidiary of SEI SIMC Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by SEI Investments Co. (NASDAQ: SEIC). SIMC serves as investment advisor to various types of investors and a number of pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, collective investment trusts and offshore investment funds. Additionally, the firm serves as the sponsor of, and advisor to, managed accounts.

Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Advisers provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US, registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts.

Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. (LMIMCo) is a pension fund management firm headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The firm is wholly owned by Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT). LMIMCo has the fiduciary responsibility for making investment decisions related to the assets of their parent company’s post-retirement benefit plans.

Hamilton, Johnston & Co., Inc. is an independent investment consulting firm based in Princeton, NJ. The private company has been providing reasoned, independent, and conflict-free investment consulting services to portfolios of large scale since 1970. The company helps foundations, endowments, retirement plans, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals invest successfully. Hamilton & Company offers an alternative to the formulaic, statistics-based, model-driven, "product" oriented, impersonal, and often unsuccessful investment business. The company emphasizes qualitative analysis of investment opportunities and managers, practical approach to portfolio construction, and delivering superior service and results custom-tailored to the needs of each client. The company serves foundation and endowment funds of all sizes and types, retirement plans, and families and individuals.

Financeware Holdings LLC provides financial services. The company is headquartered in Radnor, PA.

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC (WCAP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2014 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wealthcare Parent Holdings LLC, which is ultimately owned by Wealthcare Capital Management LLC. WCAP offers investment advisory services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations and other businesses.

Part of Barclays PLC, E.F. Hutton & Co., Inc. is a company that provides investment and financial services. The company is based in Providence, RI.

Wheelhouse Analytics LLC provides data analytics, mobile sales solutions, and online education tools to financial advisors, asset managers and enterprises. Its solutions include distribution analysis, Wheelhouse ED, Admiral, and Builder. The company was founded by Todd A. Buck and Frank J. Coates in 2010 and is headquartered in West Chester, PA.

Money Management Institute provides advice and professionally-managed investment solutions to individual and institutional investors. It provides advisory solutions through advocacy, educational initiatives, regulatory affairs, publications, data reporting and professional networking. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Boulder View Capital LLC provides investment advice. The American company was founded in 2019 by David Michael Feldman. David Michael Feldman has been the CEO since 2019.