James Hamalainen

RiverSource Investments LLC, formerly American Express Financial Corp., is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with offices in New York City, Maryland, Massachusetts and California. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). RiverSource Investments provides investment management services to the RiverSource Investments family of funds (formerly the American Express Funds). The firm also provides investment management services for institutional clients, alternative investments, insurance assets and a managed account program.

Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC (CMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). The firm was formed in 2010 due to Ameriprise Financial Services' (AFS) acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group (CMG) from Bank of America. AFS merged CMG's long-term asset management business with their subsidiary, RiverSource Investments LLC, under the name Columbia Management Investment Advisors. CMIA offers equity and fixed-income retail and institutional investment products for various types of clients.

American National Group, Inc. engages in the development and sale of fixed index and fixed rate annuity products. It focuses on the following portfolios: commercial mortgage loans, agricultural mortgage loans, and residential mortgage loans. The company was founded by David J. Noble on December 15, 1995 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, IA.