Barry P. Benjamin

GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc. used to provide administrative, customer assistance and other services. The company was a provider of array of life, pension, annuity and mutual fund products as well as more immediate financial instruments such as auto insurance and supplemental health coverage. The company was headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Morningstar Investment Services, Inc. (MIS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar Investment Management LLC, ultimately held by Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN). MIS offers various investment advisory services that focus on their core capacities in asset allocation, investment selection, and portfolio construction to retail investors and to institutional clients.

H.D. Vest, Inc. operates as a holding company with interests in providing financial services. The firm through its subsidiaries offers financial products, advisory and custodial services, insurance and retirement services. The firm offers financial services under the HD Vest name; securities through HD Vest Investment Services and; advisory services through HD Vest Advisory Services. The company was founded in 1983 by Herbie Darwin Vest and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Ibbotson Pty Ltd. provides asset management services. The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

National Investment Co. Service Association operates an investment management association. The non-profit company is based in Marlborough, MA.

College Futures Foundation operates as an educational consultant. It concentrates on changes in policies and institutional practices that help all students graduate from college with degrees. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC (Clifford Swan) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Pasadena, California. Founded in 2007, Clifford Swan provides investment supervisory services and manages investment advisory accounts for individuals, high net-worth individuals, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, private corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and other corporations and businesses.

Morningstar Investment Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN). Morningstar Investment Management offers various investment advisory services that focus on their core capabilities in asset allocation, investment selection, and portfolio construction to financial or other institutions.

Cetera Financial Group Inc. engages in the provision of brokerage and advisory services for financial professionals and institutions. Its portfolio of products include mutual funds, life insurance, stocks, bonds, fixed and variable annuity products, estate planning, college education planning, and cash management accounts. The company is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Morningstar Investment Management Europe Ltd. (MIME) is the Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Morningstar Investment Management LLC, which is owned by Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) in the US. Headquartered in London, MIME was founded in 2006 and provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

Morningstar Investment Management Australia Ltd. (Morningstar Australia) is the wholly-owned, Australian multi-management subsidiary of Ibbotson Pty Ltd., ultimately held by Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) in the US. The firm was founded in 1977 by Roger Ibbotson as Intech. They were acquired by Morningstar and were renamed Ibbotson Associates Australia Ltd. in 2010. In 2016, the firm changed their name to Morningstar Investment Management Australia Ltd. Headquartered in Barangaroo, Morningstar Australia provides investment management and consulting services to institutions, advisers and individual investors.

Cetera Financial Specialists LLC provides tax and accounting financial services. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL.

Versanture Consulting LLC provides consulting services. The private company is based in Cambridge, MA.

Part of Avantax, Inc., Avantax Wealth Management, Inc. is a financial company that offers a tax-advantaged approach for comprehensive financial planning. The company is based in Dallas, TX. Avantax technology, tax and wealth management insights are used by Avantax financial professionals to uncover and tailor opportunities across their clients’ financial lifecycles to help enable better long-term outcomes. Through its tax-smart approach, Avantax financial professionals help clients leverage taxes to create financial growth opportunities. Avantax uses technology, tax and wealth management insights to uncover tailored and advantageous opportunities across their clients’ financial lifecycles to help enable better long-term outcomes. Avantax Wealth Management is the holding company for the group of companies providing financial services under the Avantax name. Securities, investment advisory services, and insurance services are offered through Avantax Investment Services, Avantax Advisory Services, Avantax Insurance Agency, and Avantax Insurance Services. Although Avantax Wealth Management does not provide tax or legal advice, or supervise tax, accounting or legal services, Avantax representatives may offer these services through their independent outside business. The company was founded in 1983.