Brent Miller

Founded in 1990, BFSG LLC is a an SEC-registered investment advisor located in Irvine, California. In Jamuary 2017, BFSG's parent company, Focus Operating LLC, acquired Pacwest Financial Management, Inc., an SEC-registered investment advisor. Pacwest Financial Management, Inc. and BFSG have been merged into a single registered investment adviser, BFSG LLC, doing business as Benefit Financial Services Group (BFSG). BFSG has two divisions: BFS Institutional Services and BFS Wealth Management. Pacwest operates as a unit of BFS Wealth Management, doing business as Pacwest and Pacwest, a part of the BFS Wealth Management division. BFSG's clients include individuals, high net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profiting sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations or other businesses.

Gradient Analytics LLC (Gradient) is an independent equity research firm headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. It was founded by Carr Bettis and Donn Vickrey in 1996 and formerly known as Camelback Research Alliance. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sabrient Systems LLC, which acquired the firm in August 2011. Gradient has particular expertise in financial analysis, forensic accounting and executive behavior. They publishes academically rigorous, unbiased, objective insights into the financial performance and equity valuation of liquid publicly traded companies globally for mutual fund managers, hedge fund managers, and other professional money managers.