Jeff Margolin

First Trust Advisors LP (FTA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1991 and is a direct subsidiary of Grace Partners of Dupage LP. Their general partner is The Charger Corp. FTA provides discretionary investment management services to institutional and individual clients who principally include open and closed-end mutual funds, collective investment funds (CIFs), exchange-traded funds, variable annuity sub-accounts and funds in countries other than the US. Investment management services are offered to individual clients through separate managed accounts (SMAs), either directly or through wrap fee programs sponsored by unaffiliated investment advisors.

Part of AJM Ventures LLC, First Trust Portfolios LP is a financial services company based in Wheaton, IL. The company offers a range of investment products, including unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, and closed-end funds. The company's website provides research and commentary on available portfolios, asset allocation, and advanced portfolio searches. The company also offers target outcome investments, variable annuities, and structured investments. First Trust Portfolios is not ranked in any publication lists like the INC 5000.

Ryan, Beck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1946. They are headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey with additional offices in Atlanta, Georgia, Boca Raton, Florida, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, New York City, and Richmond, Virginia.

Smith Barney, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Citigroup, Inc. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.