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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.

Garcia Hamilton & Associates LP (GH&A) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded as Davis Hamilton Jackson & Associates LP in 1988 by Robert Davis, Jack Hamilton and Alfred Jackson. They offer high-quality fixed income strategies for institutional investors. GH&A became a Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) signatory in 2019.

Edward D. Jones & Co. LP is a broker-dealer and registered investment advisor located in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm is a subsidiary of the Jones Financial Cos. LLLP. Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors and businesses in the US, Canada and the United Kingdom. Edward Jones registered as a broker–dealer in 1941 and as an investment adviser in 1993. The firm offers a full array of investment services. They cover stocks that perform over the long-term, focusing on US, Canadian and Western European companies with long, stable, operating histories.

A subsidiary of Rice Financial Products Co., Apex Pryor Securities, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Houston. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research

Midland Securities Ltd. is a security brokerage firm based in Houston, TX. Midland Securities Ltd. provides security brokerage services. The private company was founded by William Albion Anderson.

A member of the NASD and the SIPC, Smith, Moore & Co. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Clayton, Missouri. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. Smith, Moore was founded in 1913 by Jay Herndon Smith and Charles W. Moore.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. provides investment advice. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, MI.

LPL Financial LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The firm was founded in 1989 as Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. They are a direct subsidiary of LPL Holdings, Inc., owned by LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA). LPL Financial offers various types of advisory services and programs to individual and institutional clients.

Torchlight Energy, Inc. acquires, explores, exploits, and develops oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company was founded by Thomas Lapinski and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Founded in 1987, Guzman & Co. is a broker-dealer located in Coral Gables, Florida. The firm is a subsidiary of Guzman, Inc. Guzman & Co. is a fundamental research-driven firm. They believe that thorough investment decision-making begins with access to reliable information in a timely manner. The firm's research efforts provide deep, vertical coverage within focus industries, in-depth, high-quality reports and decisive, real-time opinions on breaking news that affects the companies and sectors covered. They provide their institutional investing client base with business and valuation opinions on select publicly-traded companies. Their research coverage focuses on cable operators, media and entertainment conglomerates (including Internet firms) and Spanish-language media companies.

BKD LLP engages in the provision of financial accounting, auditing, and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, tax, business transition services and wealth management. The company was founded by William Baird, Wade Kurtz and Claire Dobson in January 1923 and is headquartered in Springfield, MO.

Charles Schwab Bank operates as a federally chartered savings bank. It offers checking accounts, savings accounts, and mortgage services. The company is headquartered in Reno, NV.

Stuart Weitzman Holdings LLC manufactures and distributes footwear and bags for women. The firm offers boots, booties, pumps, wedges, flats, and sandals, and bridal and baby shoes; and care and cleaning products. It also provides bags, including totes and satchels, shoulder bags, cross-body bags, clutches, and wallets. The company was founded by Stuart A. Weitzman and is headquartered in New York, NY.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

Thomasville National Bank (Invt Mgmt) (TNB-IM) is the trust and investment management division of Thomasville National Bank, a community bank headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia. The firm was founded in 2001 and is owned by Thomasville Bancshares, Inc. (OTCMKTS: THVB). TNB-IM provides asset management and investment counseling to individuals and businesses.

Founded in 2009, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (MSSB) is a registered investment adviser, a registered broker-dealer, a registered futures commission merchant, and a member of the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Purchase, New York, MSSB is one of the largest financial services firms in the US with branch offices in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The firm was initially owned by a joint venture company which was indirectly owned 65% by Morgan Stanley and 35% by Citigroup, Inc. On June 28, 2013, Morgan Stanley purchased Citi’s 35% interest in MSSB. As such, the firm is now a direct subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC and they are a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS).

B.P. Britches, Inc. Owns and operates men's and boy's clothing and apparel stores. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

HealthCap Partners LLC (HealthCap Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1996 by Kip Weatherwax and Jason K. Dodd. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Briaud Financial Planning, Inc. (Briaud) is an independent registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in College Station, Texas. The firm was founded by Janet Briaud in 1986. Briaud offers comprehensive advisory and investment services to high net worth families and individuals across the US.

BBJS Financial Advisors LLC (BBJS) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded in 2001 by William Serres. BBJS provides comprehensive financial planning and wealth management services to individuals and families, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, foundations, corporations, partnerships, LLCs, or other business entities.

United Asset Strategies, Inc. (UAS) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Garden City, New York. The firm was founded by Lee DeLorenzo in 1992. UAS offers a broad range of money management and planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, partnerships and other business entities.

Cultivation Capital LLC (Cultivation Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Brian Matthews, Cliff Holekamp, Jim McKelvey, Kyle Welborn, and Peter Esparrago. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Strategic Advisors LLC, dba Strategic Wealth Management Group (SWMG), is an independent registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Lawrence May in 1999. SWMG provides investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and corporations.

Part of Truist Financial Corp., Truist Investment Services, Inc. provides brokerage services. The company is based in Atlanta, GA. The company was founded in 1985. Joseph Marberry Thompson has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Valor Mineral Management LLC is a mineral management company that specializes in revenue recovery, asset management, reliable land title, oil and gas accounting, mineral rights accounting, and consulting services. The private company is based in Fort Worth, TX and was founded by Joseph Paul DeWoody and Clifton DuBose. The company's team has collectively managed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of oil and gas interests and works monthly with over 1,000 oil and gas operators and payors. The company utilizes their proprietary software, mineral.tech™, to efficiently and effectively manage minerals and royalties on behalf of their clients. Valor Operator Services provides a full suite of oil and gas regulatory compliance and filing solutions. Joseph Paul DeWoody has been the CEO since incorporation.

GPS Strategy & Finance SA (formerly Futur Investment Managers SA) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Paris, France. The firm provides asset management services to various clients.

Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc. operates as a holding company. It is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation and/or development of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. Its primary focus has been the development of interests in an oil and gas project. The company was founded on August 31, 2021 and is headquartered in Midland, TX.