Steven Ross Nichols

Warnke/Nichols Ltd. is an independent, privately-owned SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Delafield, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1993 by William R. Warnke and Steven R. Nichols, who are equal owners of the firm. Warnke/Nichols manages equity and balanced investment accounts on a fee-only basis for individuals, families, retirement plan sponsors, and non-profit organizations.

Firstar Trust Co. operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank. The company is based in Milwaukee, WI.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. provides annuities, mutual funds, long-term care insurance and disability income insurance through subsidiaries. Among Northwestern Mutual's majority-owned subsidiaries are the Frank Russell Co., Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC (NMIS), the Northwestern Mutual Trust Co. and Mason Street Advisors LLC. NMIS has been a member of the Northwestern Mutual family of companies since 1968. They serve the investment planning and product needs of individuals and businesses. NMIS offers an array of individual planning solutions ranging from college education funding to IRA solutions, retirement planning solutions for corporations, institutions, foundations and endowments. They also offer a variety of investment products, including mutual funds, unit investment trusts, certificates of deposit, money market accounts, treasuries, individual equity and fixed-income investments and variable life and variable annuities. Northwestern Investment Management Co. is a wholly owned subsidiary of NMIS and offers full-time opportunities in private debt and equity and real estate investments at their corporate headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mason Street Advisors provides investment advisory services not only to Northwestern Mutual, but also to the Mason Street Funds and the separate accounts for Northwestern Mutual's variable life and annuity products.

Founded in 1973, M&I Investment Management Corp. is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm is a subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsey Corp. Their ultimate parent in Bank of Montreal. M&I Investment Corp. provides financial planning and portfolio management and is the investment advisor for the M&I family of mutual funds. Their clients include corporations, endowments, foundations, governmental entities, Taft-Hartley plans and high-net-worth individuals.