Jeffery Middleswart

Founded by David W. Tice in 1988, Behind the Numbers LLC is a financial research firm located in Dallas, Texas. Behind the Numbers analyzes company fundamentals and reviews accounting policies looking for aggressive accounting, poor business models and instances in which Wall Street has extrapolated positive trends too far into the future, while ignoring or underestimating negative trends. They identify early signs of fundamental weakness, long before they are incorporated into Wall Street analysts' estimates. Behind the Numbers reviews companies for quality of earnings factors, including analysis of footnotes, operating earnings momentum, and balance sheet/cash flow ratios. Research is also conducted by talking with customers, suppliers, competitors and/or governmental agencies to determine if investors' expectations are justified.

Rady Asset Management LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in La Jolla, California. The firm was founded by Harry M. Rady in 1995. They provide investment management services to high net worth investors.

Based in Dallas, David W. Tice & Associates, Inc. (DWT) is the investment advisor to the Prudent Bear and Prudent Safe Harbor funds.

Part of Hilltop Holdings, Inc., Barre & Co., Inc. is a professional tax and accounting firm based in Union, NJ. The company offers a range of services, including assurance and advisory services, accounting, estate and trust planning, and tax preparation. Barre & Co. primarily services school districts, charter schools, litigation services, business valuations, non-profit, and other businesses or organizations in the greater metropolitan area. The company has been providing tax and audit services for over 30 years and has a 99.9% customer satisfaction rate. Barre & Co. was acquired by SWS Group, Inc. on March 27, 1995.

Western Pacific Wealth Management LP (Western Pacific) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It was founded by William R. Andersen in 2010 as Ranger International Management LP. The firm is a subsidiary of Andersen Capital International LLC. Western Pacific provides continuous investment management services to separately managed accounts.