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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.

Charles Schwab Futures, Inc. provides online brokerage services for retail option investors. It specializes in equity options and futures, as well as provides stocks, mutual funds, exchange traded funds, and bonds. The firm offers trading services such as custom order entry screens for options, spreads, covered calls, and stocks, as well as for mutual funds, including contingent order and one-cancels-other order features. The company was founded by Ned W. Bennett, James A. Gray, and David S. Kalt in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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

SBAuer Funds LLC (SBAuer) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The firm was founded by Robert Auer and Bryan Auer in 2007. SBAuer serves as the investment manager to the Auer Growth Fund, a registered mutual fund.

Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, Inc. (CSIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Schwab Holdings, Inc., which is owned by The Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW). CSIA provides portfolio management services for the Schwab Intelligent Portfolios (SIP) program. Clients of the SIP Program primarily include individuals, revocable living trusts, and individual retirement accounts.

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