Scharar is a president and director of FCA Corporation, the firm he established in 1983. He co-founded its predecessor, First Commonwealth Associates in 1975. Previously, Scharar was an accounting professor at Bentley and Nichols Colleges, an officer of the United States Trust Company, and a tax specialist at Coopers & Lybrand. He is a member of the Florida and Massachusetts Bars. Scharar holds the Certified Public Accountant designation. Mr. Scharar is a director and past president of the American Association of Attorney-CPAs. He is a director, manager, and/or officer of the following entities: Blantyre Hotels, Ltd. (Malawi), Africap, LLC, NICO Holdings, Ltd. (Malawi), First Commonwealth Holdings Corporation, First Commonwealth Mortgage Trust, Holly Mortgage Trust, Ivy Realty Trust, Nashville Properties, Inc., subsidiary companies at some of the above, and other closely held FCA advised entities and non-FCA related entities. He received his AA degree from Polk Community College in 1968 and his BS in Accounting from the University of Florida in 1970. He received his MBA and JD from Northeastern University in 1971 and 1974, respectively; and an LLM in Taxation from Boston University Law School in 1979.

Yuhnke currently is an assistant portfolio manager and investment operations manager with FCA Corp, which he joined in May 2002. He was appointed assistant portfolio manager in August 2002. Prior to joining FCA Corp, he attended Stephen F. Austin State University where he received his BBA in Finance. While there he was the recipient of the A.G. Edwards Portfolio Management Award. Mr. Yuhnke earned his MBA with emphasis in Finance from Texas Tech University. He currently serves in a dual role as an Assistant Portfolio Manager to the Funds and Chief Investment Officer of FCA Corp.