Mike Belsky

A subsidiary of Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc., Mesirow Financial, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago with an additional office in New York City. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. Mesirow was founded in 1937 by Norman Mesirow.

Greenwich Investment Management, Inc. (GIM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. Founded in 1999, GIM provides tax-exempt bond strategy along with dividend-focused stock portfolio management to a sophisticated clientele — one that includes high-net-worth individuals and their families, financial executives, corporate directors, entrepreneurs and charitable institutions.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Hilltop Securities, Inc. (dba HilltopSecurities) is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1946 as Southwest Securities, Inc. and they a subsidiary of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC. Hilltop Securities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients.

The Northern Trust Co. provides investment management, asset, fund administration, fiduciary and banking solutions. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Federated Hermes C.W. Henderson (CW Henderson) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Craig Henderson in 1990 and formerly known as C.W. Henderson & Associates, Inc. They were acquired in 2022 by Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE: FHI). Their name was changed to Federated Hermes CW Henderson and became a division of Federated Investment Counseling. CW Henderson specializes in active management of municipal bond portfolios and provides income that is exempt from federal taxation. Most of their clients include high-net worth individuals, family offices and corporations.

New Vernon Wealth Management LLC (NV-WM) is an independent SEC-registered wealth management firm headquartered in Highland Park, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2013 and is the successor to SF Investment Advisor. NV-WM provides investment advice to individuals, family offices, and institutional investors.