Thrivent Investment Management nonetheless has significance to Lutherans. The company is the securities brokerage and financial advisory subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, which provides financial and insurance products and services to nearly 3 million members. Thrivent Investment Management offers full and discount brokerage services, mutual funds, and education funding products such as 529 plans. Customers can work with a financial adviser or manage their accounts and place trades by phone or online.

Chairman Ishak Alaton and the late Uzeyir Garih co-founded Alarko in 1954. Alarko Holding AS is a Turkey-based holding company comprised of companies operating under following divisions: Contracting, Industry and Trade, Energy, Tourism, Seafood and Property Development. The Contracting Group companies operate as general contractors, and are engaged in the construction of commercial buildings and industrial plants in Turkey and abroad. The Industry and Trade Group produces and markets heating, ventilation, air conditioning units and pumps, as well as providing after-sale services. The Energy Group produces and distributes electric power and natural gas through its power plants across Turkey, whereas the Tourism Division operates and manages hotels and holiday resorts. Its Seafood Division operates through Alfarm AS, established for breeding and processing various types of fish, particularly salmon. The Property Development Group is involved in the development, design and construction of recreational facilities and residences.

Securities America provides a little financial security for the land of the free and the home of the brave. Operating through various subsidiaries, Securities America Financial Corporation distributes mutual funds and provides retirement planning and wealth management services through a network of nearly 2,000 independent financial advisors, as well as through financial institutions such as banks. Other products offered include stocks, bonds, options, and certificates of deposit. Securities America Financial Corporation also offers insurance and annuities from an array of providers. A subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Securities America has some $13 billion in assets under management; both firms were spun off from American Express in 2005.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust (the Trust) is a closed-end mutual fund trust. The Trust was created to invest and hold substantially all of its assets in physical gold bullion. The Trust seeks to provide an exchange-traded investment alternative for investors interested in holding physical gold bullion. The Trust invests primarily in long-term holdings of unencumbered, fully allocated, physical gold bullion and will not speculate with regard to short-term changes in gold prices. Sprott Asset Management LP (the Manager) is the manager and RBC Dexia Investor Services Trust (RBC Dexia), a trust company, is the trustee of the Trust. As of December 31, 2009, the Trust held 97% of its total net assets in physical gold bullion in London Good Delivery bar form. The Trust does not invest in gold certificates or other financial instruments that represent gold or that may be exchanged for gold.

Ronald A. Chisholm Limited was founded in 1938. Ronald A. Chisholm Limited provides a market place for the buyers and sellers of meat, dairy, and food ingredient raw materials internationally. It provides logistics, finance, and currency options, as well as market opinion, research, and information for producers, importers, exporters, and distributors. The company also acts as an agent and facilitator to employers for hiring foreign workers in Canada. It involves in trading various dairy products, such as cheese, milk powders and blends, milk fats, functional milk proteins and nutraceutical ingredients, whey derivatives, ice cream, and egg products; pork, poultry, and beef products; and dried fruits, nuts and seeds, soya flour, vital wheat gluten, and potato flakes.

Landmark Global Financial Corporation operates as an investment company. The company invests in companies that are participating in potentially high growth markets. Its portfolio includes companies in the fields of health, consumer marketing and media. Portfolio Investments The company, within the Investment Segment, also has an interest in various companies: Serica Energy Corporation is an international oil and gas exploration and production company with projects in various locales such as, Indonesia, the UK North Sea and Spain. Fifth Window Media, Inc. (FWMI) is in the process of developing an internet based advertising product. The company is a party to a letter of intent whereby the company would own a portion of FWMI and would provide management services. MedX Health Corp. is a medical technology company that develops, manufactures and distributes phototherapy devices that are FDA approved. The company also has 8% interest in Salumatics, Inc. Salumatics, Inc.: Salumatics, Inc. provides software and related services to the health care business, primarily in the area of health record management. Salumatics has resale agreements with major providers of Electronic Health Record software and also sells its own internally developed software.

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing (GSEC) provides trade execution and clearing services to institutional clients such as corporations, mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, central banks, and other broker-dealers. Through the company's Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading affiliate, customers can trade equities, options, currencies, futures, and commodities, and view prices and positions in real time. Its services are performed both electronically and by brokers. The company also offers algorithmic trading. GSEC is active in the US, Europe, and Asia. In 2008 parent Goldman Sachs converted from an investment bank to a bank holding company.

Trinity Ventures was founded in 1986. Trinity Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in start up and early stage investments. It seeks to invest both consumer and technology sectors with a focus on digital media; Internet services; mobility solutions; infrastructure; business and consumer services; software; software, services and systems; mobile; Internet; enterprise software; consumer enabling technologies; semiconductor; security; and clean tech. The firm seeks to hold a board position in its portfolio companies.

KKR Financial Holdings LLC is a specialty finance company with focus in a range of asset classes. The Company invests in financial assets consisting primarily of below investment grade corporate debt, including senior secured and unsecured loans, mezzanine loans, high yield corporate bonds, distressed and stressed debt securities, marketable and non-marketable equity securities and credit default and total rate of return swaps. The corporate loans invested in are referred to as syndicated bank loans, or leveraged loans, and are purchased, through assignment or participation in either the primary or secondary market. The Company is externally managed and advised by KKR Financial Advisors LLC (the Manager), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (Fixed Income) LLC. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (Fixed Income) LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR).

RFE Investment Partners was founded in 1979. RFE Investment Partners is a private equity firm specializing in acquisition of smaller middle market companies. The firm typically invests in platform and add-on acquisitions, management led buyouts, and recapitalizations. It does not invest in turnaround situations and businesses whose products or services are subject to a substantial risk of rapid technological obsolescence. The firm prefers to invest in business services, niche manufacturing, and healthcare service sectors. It typically makes equity investments between $5 million and $30 million in companies with at least $5 million of annual cash flow. The firm seeks to hold a majority ownership position in the portfolio companies. It prefers to be a lead investor however the firm can also invest in transactions led by another equity group or as part of a syndicate.

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