David Jones Wild

Front Street Capital Management, Inc. (FSCM) is an independent registered investment advisory firm headquartered in Missoula, Montana. The firm was founded by Russell Piazza and Michele Blood in 2006. FSCM serves as the portfolio manager to the Tarkio Fund, a no-load mutual fund (TARKX), and provides professional management of individual accounts, IRA and retirement assets, 401(k)s, trusts and foundations on a fee only basis.

The Appleton Group LLC (Appleton Group) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin. The firm was founded by Mark Scheffler in 2002 and was acquired by Johnson Financial Group, Inc. in 2023. Appleton Group provides professional, full-time investment advisory and fiduciary services for a wide variety of clients, who includes private clients, employer sponsored plans and non-profit endowments.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

B.C. Ziegler & Co. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Mequon, Wisconsin. The firm is a subsidiary of Ziegler Cos., Inc. The firm offers investment banking, investment advisory, retail brokerage, fixed-income institutional sales and trading and related financial services. These services are provided to institutions, businesses and individuals with a particular focus on the not-for-profit sectors of healthcare, senior living, churches and schools. They do not provide internal research. B.C. Ziegler & Co. is a member of FINRA and the SIPC.