Eric Maisel

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.

Vanderbilt Capital Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is a subsidiary of Pioneer Institutional Asset Management, Inc. and their ultimate parent is UniCredit SpA

Cargill, Inc. engages in the provision of food, agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services. It specializes in food service, agriculture, meat and poultry, transportation, pharmaceutical ingredients, and beauty products. The company was founded by William Wallace Cargill in 1865 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

A division of Cargill Financial Services, Black River Asset Management LLC is an independently run global hedge fund manager located in Hopkins, Minnesota. The firm is wholly-owned by Cargill, Inc. and was founded in 2003.