Bill Holy

Norrep Capital Management Ltd. (NCM) is a global investment manager headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The firm was founded in 1995 as Hesperian Capital Management Ltd. They assumed portfolio management duties for Norrep Investments at the beginning of 1999. On 01 May 2018, Cumberland Partners (CPL), Norrep Investment Management Group Inc. (NIMGI; parent company of NCM), Perron & Partners Wealth Management Corp. (PPWM) and Perron Asset Management Inc. (PAM) amalgamated their entities. As a result of the combination, CIC, CPWM, NIMGI and NCM became wholly-owned subsidiaries of CPL. NCM has provided Canadians with an independent choice for their investments using a highly disciplined approach to investing.

CIT Group, Inc. is a financial holding company, which engages in the financing, leasing and advisory services. It operates through the following business segments: Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking, and Corporate. The Commercial Banking segment consists of four divisions, commercial finance, rail, and real estate finance and business capital. The Consumer Banking segment includes retail Banking, consumer lending, and SBA lending, which are grouped together for purposes of discussion as other consumer banking and legacy consumer mortgages. The Corporate segment refers to the businesses and portfolios that they no longer consider strategic. These portfolios include equipment financing, secured lending and leasing and advisory services to small and middle-market businesses. The company was founded by Henry Ittelson in 1908 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Morningstar, Inc. (Research) is the investment research arm of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), an American financial services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Joseph Mansueto in 1984 and provides independent portfolio information offering star ratings and analysis of managed funds. They also provide economic commentary and asset allocation information based on qualitative research.

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. is a FINRA-registered broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of the Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW). They are members of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca, Inc. Charles Schwab & Co. is an exchange member engaged in exchange commission business other than floor activities. They also retail mutual funds and OTC corporate equity securities. In addition, the firm underwrites and/or sells corporate securities, underwrites and/or sponsors mutual funds, is a put and call broker/dealer and/or option writer and provides investment advisory services