Other business activities
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PRESTIGE ECONOMICS, LLC is my primary business, which I founded in May 2009. Prestige Economics is a management consulting and economic commentary firm serving corporate clients. I am the President and Chief Economist of Prestige Economics. The principal address of this entity is 4412 City Park Road #4, Austin, Texas 78730. I spend around 30 hours per week operating this business. We do not make investment recommendations. Our focus is corporate risk management, management consulting, and operational strategy. I own 100% of this entity. I founded the FUTURIST INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, LLC (The Futurist Institute) in October 2016. We help analysts and economists become futurists. I spend 20 hours per week on this activity and am the Chairman. This is not an investment-related activity. It is a strategy, education, training, and consulting firm. I own 100% of this entity. The principal address of this entity is 4412 City Park Road #4, Austin, Texas 78730. We do not make investment recommendations. This entity is a U.S. Department of Defense contractor and an approved continuing education provider by the CFP Planner Board of Standards. PRESTIGE PROFESSIONAL PUBLISHING, LLC, is a boutique publishing company that helps business professionals share their messages with the world. This entity was founded in 2009, and I spend 10 hours per week on PRESTIGE PROFESSIONAL PUBLISHING, LLC. This is not an investment-related activity; I own 100% of this entity. The principal address of this entity is 4412 City Park Road #4, Austin, Texas 78730. We do not make investment recommendations and are not engaged in investment activities. HEDGEFLY, LLC is a property management firm that only manages one property I own. I spend about 1 hour per month on this, which is not an investment-related activity. The entity manages one property, of which I hold 100% ownership. This entity was founded in 2016, and I own 100% of this entity. The principal address of this entity is 4412 City Park Road #4, Austin, Texas 78730. We do not make investment recommendations and are not engaged in investment activities. The Futurist Institute of America owns 50% of NFT Degree, LLC, which is focused on using NFT technology to secure the provenance of intellectual capital assets by using digital markings on education documents to demonstrate authenticity and provenance. This entity was founded in the fall of 2021. I spend less than 1 hour per month on this. This is not an investment-related activity. It is a technology and supply chain firm. The principal address of this entity is 4412 City Park Road #4, Austin, Texas 78730. We do not make investment recommendations and are not engaged in investment activities.