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Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. (VIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS).The firm was originally formed in 1975 as Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc. They completed a spin-off in 2009 to become independent of the Phoenix Companies. VIA serves as investment adviser to the Virtus mutual funds and closed-end funds.

Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. (Paradigm) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Albany, New York. The firm was founded by Candace Weir in 1994 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Paradigm Capital Holdings, Inc. Paradigm offers investment advisory services primarily to corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, individuals, investment funds, trusts and individuals (which include high net-worth individuals), other separate accounts, and pooled investment vehicles such as private investment limited partnerships.

New England Asset Management, Inc. (NEAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1984 and formerly known as General Re New England Asset Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Re Corp., which is wholly owned by Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK). NEAM provides investment management services primarily to insurance companies (affiliated and unaffiliated with NEAM). The firm also provides investment management services for governmental entities, a pension/profit sharing plan account, pooled investment vehicles and high-net-worth individuals. NEAM manages assets of an insurance company client that includes a charitable organization account.

The Ayco Co. LP (Goldman Sachs Ayco) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cohoes, New York. The firm was founded in 1971 by William Aydelotte and James Conway. They are a subsidiary of GS Ayco Holding LLC, owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), a publicly traded bank and financial holding company. Goldman Sachs Ayco provides financial planning services nationally to individuals, institutional clients and charitable organizations.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Equitable Life Insurance Co. provides investment advice. Its products include life insurance, retirement, retirement plans for employers and investments. The company was founded by Henry Hyde in 1859 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

FIAM LLC (do-business-as Fidelity Institutional Asset Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The firm was founded in 2006 and formerly known as Pyramis Global Advisors LLC. They are wholly-owned by FIAM Holdings LLC, which in turn is owned by FMR LLC, aka Fidelity Investments. FIAM provides discretionary investment management services to institutional accounts. The firm also sub-advices funds or accounts for affiliated advisers and unaffiliated advisers.

ADCM LLC provides investment advice. It offers variety of financial services which include individual investment management, non-dollar denominated investments, banking products, financial planning and trust services. The company is headquartered in Pittsfield, MA.

Berkshire Bank (Private Banking) (Berkshire Bank-PB) is the private banking division of Berkshire Bank, itself a subsidiary of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB). The firm is headquartered in Pittsfield, Massachusetts with offices in Connecticut, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island. Founded in 1846, Berkshire Bank-PB provides various private banking solutions to wealthy clients.

D. J. St. Germain Co., Inc. provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Springfield, MA.