Note 2. Pledged Cash and Restricted Cash

Under the terms of its debt agreements, the Company can pledge cash as collateral for its borrowings. At December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company did not pledge cash for its term-debt or lines of credit. At December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $6 thousand in cash pledged as collateral for its secured borrowings. See Note 3: Related Party Transactions for additional details. This amount is included in restricted cash in the table below.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the statement of financial position to the amounts reported in the statements of cash flows (dollars in thousands):

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Restricted cash includes $1.7 million donated to MPC as permanently restricted funds under a designated fund agreement. The agreement allows for limited annual distributions of the funds. Other amounts included in restricted cash represent those required to be set aside in the CRD

account with Financial Industry Regulation Authority (“FINRA”), funds the Company has deposited with RBC Dain as clearing deposits, and the $6 thousand in cash maintained in an account with ACCU as collateral for the Company’s secured borrowings as described above. The Company may only use the CRD funds for certain fees charged by FINRA. These fees are to maintain the membership status of the Company or are related to the licensing of registered and associated persons of the Company.