FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS | NOTE 4 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Level 3 valuation information The following table presents the fair value measurements of our portfolio investments by major class, as of June 30, 2023, according to the fair value hierarchy: As of June 30, 2023 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Short-term Non-banking Loans $ — $ — $ 15,240,303 $ 15,240,303 Preferred Stock 1,200,000 1,200,000 Common Stock * 78,122 — 78,122 Warrants — — — — Other Equity — — 10,000 10,000 Total $ — $ 78,122 $ 16,450,303 $ 16,528,425 * Common shares are subject to a lock up holding period and not freely tradeable until August 15, 2023. The following table presents the fair value measurements of our investment portfolio by major class, as of December 31, 2022, according to the fair value hierarchy: As of December 31, 2022 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Short-term Non-banking Loans $ — $ — $ 15,285,932 $ 15,285,932 Preferred Stock — — 1,200,000 1,200,000 Common Stock — — — — Other Equity — — 222,500 222,500 Total $ — $ — $ 16,708,432 $ 16,708,432 The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending fair value balances for our Level 3 portfolio investment assets for the six months ended June 30, 2023: For the six months ended June 30, 2023 ST Non-banking Loans Preferred Stock Common Stock Warrants Other Equity Balance as of January 1, 2023 $ 15,285,932 $ 1,200,000 $ — $ — $ 222,500 Net change in unrealized appreciation 108,496 — — — 600,000 Purchases and other adjustments to cost 8,900,500 — — — — Sales and redemptions (9,054,625 ) — — — Net realized loss — — — — (600,000 ) Transfers out of level 3 — — — — (212,500 ) Balance as of June 30, 2023 $ 15,240,303 $ 1,200,000 $ — $ — $ 10,000 The net change in unrealized appreciation for the six months ended June 30, 2023 attributable to Level 3 portfolio investments still held as of June 30, 2023 is $634,081. The following table lists our Level 3 investments held as of June 30, 2023 and the unobservable inputs used to determine their valuation: Security Type 6/30/23 FMV Valuation Technique Unobservable Inputs Range ST Non-banking Loans $ 15,240,303 discounted cash flow determining private company interest rate based on changes in market rates of instruments with comparable creditworthiness 12-34 % Other Equity 10,000 last secured funding known by company economic changes since last funding Preferred Stock 1,200,000 last funding secured by company economic changes since last funding $ 16,450,303 The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending fair value balances for our Level 3 portfolio investment assets for the year ended December 31, 2022: For the year ended December 31, 2022 ST Non-banking Loans Preferred Stock Common Stock Warrants Other Equity Balance as of January 1, 2022 $ 11,650,000 $ 1,200,000 $ — $ — $ 812,500 Net change in unrealized depreciation (200,693 ) — — — (600,000 ) Purchases and other adjustments to cost 23,548,458 — — — 10,000 Sales and redemptions (19,711,833 ) — — — — Balance as of December 31, 2022 $ 15,285,932 $ 1,200,000 $ — $ — $ 222,500 The net change in unrealized depreciation for the year ended December 31, 2022 attributable to Level 3 portfolio investments still held as of December 31, 2022 was $651,371. The following table lists our Level 3 investments held as of December 31, 2022 and the unobservable inputs used to determine their valuation: Security Type 12/31/22 FMV Valuation Technique Unobservable Inputs Range ST Non-banking Loans $ 15,285,932 discounted cash flow determining private company interest rate based on changes in market rates of instruments with comparable creditworthiness 12-33% Other Equity 222,500 last secured funding known by company Preferred Stock 1,200,000 last funding secured by company economic changes since last funding $ 16,708,432 |