John C. Wattles

The Connable Office, Inc. is a multi-family office headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The firm was founded in the late 1800s. They were acquired in 2024 by Cresset Capital Management LLC, a subsidiary of Cresset Manager LLC. The Connable Office provides wealth management and planning services to a limited number of client families throughout the US and abroad.

Schwartz Investment Counsel, Inc. (SIC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan. The firm was founded by George Schwartz in 1980. SIC provides investment advice to individuals, trusts, foundations, investment companies, qualified retirement plans and corporations or other businesses.

Rice, Hall, James & Associates LLC (Rice Hall James) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Diego, California. Founded in 1974, Rice Hall James manages assets for public and corporate pension funds, Taft-Hartley pension plans, foundations, endowments, financial institutions and high-net-worth individuals, throughout multiple market cycles and in various environments.

Beacon Trust Co. is a full-service wealth management firm headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of Provident Bank, which is owned by Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFS). Beacon Trust provides a comprehensive service such as investment advisory, financial planning, tax compliance and planning, trust and estate administration, and banking services through Provident Bank, the parent company of Beacon Trust.

DeRoy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel, Inc. (D&D) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Southfield, Michigan. The firm’s predecessor, RAC Investment Advisors, was founded in 1979 by Arthur DeRoy Rodecker to provide investment management services to the DeRoy Testamentary Foundation. In May of 2002, Mr. Gregg D. Watkins joined Arthur Rodecker at RAC Advisors, acquired an ownership interest in the firm, and renamed the firm DeRoy & Devereaux. D&D provides investment advisory services for individuals, families, foundations, pension plans and other institutional investors on a discretionary basis.

Founded in 1985, Comerica Securities, Inc. is a full-service broker/dealer and registered investment advisor located in Detroit, Michigan. The firm offers debt/fixed-income underwriting, equity underwriting, asset-backed securities, medium-term notes and convertible debt and trust preferred securities. Comerica Securities is a subsidiary of Comerica Investment Services, Inc. Their ultimate parent is Comerica, Inc. (NYSE: CMA). Comerica Securities is a member of FINRA/SIPC.

ProShare Advisors LLC (PSA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and ETF fund manager headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The firm was founded in 2006 by Michael Sapir and Louis Mayberg. PSA provides investment advisory and management services to the ProShares Trust, an open-end series management investment company. The firm also regularly develops customized solutions such as portfolio diversification strategies, risk management solutions, tactical portfolio alignment, exposure adjustments and liquidity management. Their clients include hedge funds, asset managers, consultants, pensions, foundations and endowments and insurance companies.

ProFund Advisors LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The firm was founded by Louis Mayberg and Michael Sapir in 1997. They provide a diverse lineup of mutual funds that offer trading flexibility to all shareholders.

The Kresge Foundation (Kresge) is a private, national foundation headquartered in Troy, Michigan. The firm was founded in 1924 to promote human progress. Kresge works to expand opportunities in America’s cities through grantmaking and social investing in arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services and community development, nationally and in Detroit, Memphis and New Orleans.

Liberty Capital Management, Inc. (LCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Birmingham, Michigan. It was founded in 1993 by Robert Foster. LCM provides both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, corporations, and municipalities. They also provide consulting services to sponsors of employer sponsored retirement plans.

Wabash College is an independent, liberal arts college for men. It offers qualified young men a superior education, fostering, in particular, independent intellectual inquiry, critical thought, and clear written and oral expression. The College educates its students broadly in the traditional curriculum of the liberal arts, while also requiring them to pursue concentrated study in one or more disciplines

Manufacturers Bank, Inc. provides commercial banking services. It offers lending, cash management, deposit services, foreign exchange, debit, consumer, and business cards. The company was founded in October, 1962 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Comerica Bank & Trust, NA operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank. The company is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

ProShare Capital Management LLC is a private company that specializes in various investment strategies such as crypto, dividend growth, and geared (leveraged and inverse) ETF investing. The company is based in Bethesda, MD and has subsidiaries in the United States and Cayman Islands. The company has been at the forefront of the ETF revolution since 2006 and offers one of the largest lineups of ETFs. ProShares manages more than $60 billion in assets and continues to innovate with products that provide strategic and tactical opportunities for investors to manage risk and enhance returns. Michael Lynn Sapir has been the CEO of the company since 2008.

ProShares Trust II is a statutory trust organized into separate series. It provides access to alternative investments with the liquidity, transparency and cost effectiveness of exchange traded funds. The Trust is managed by the Sponsor, ProShare Capital Management LLC which serves as the Trust's commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor. ProShares Trust II was founded on October 9, 2007 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Wells Fargo Bank, NA (Private Banking) (Wells Fargo Bank-PB) is the private banking division of Wells Fargo Bank, NA, a national bank headquartered in San Francisco, California. They are ultimately held by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC), a diversified financial services company. The firm was founded in 1998 as the result of the merger with Minneapolis-based Norwest Corp. Wells Fargo Bank-PB provides personalized wealth management solutions for individuals, multi-generational families, family offices, and institutional investors.