Howard R. Fricke

First Security Benefit Life Insurance & Annuity Co. of New York is engaged in the provision of life and health insurance products and services. It offers life insurance, annuities, and accident and health insurance. The firm also provides reinsurance services. The company was founded on November 8, 1994 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.

Security Benefit Corp. develops customized retirement solutions for employers and individual investors. It serves to the retirement savings market. The firm products for individuals include fixed annuities, mutual fund custodial and variable annuities. It offers 401(k) and 403(b) plan solutions, plan comparison and various administrative services for the insurance and financial services industry. The company also provides business processing and broker/dealer solutions tailored to the financial services marketplace. Security Benefit was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Topeka, KS.

Payless Holdings LLC engages in the operation of retail shoe stores. It provides lifestyle, fashion and performance brands for footwear and related accessories. The firm's portfolio brands include Airwalk, Dexter, Champion and American Eagle. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Topeka, KS.

Payless ShoeSource, Inc. (Delaware) owns and operates footwear specialty retailer stores in the Western Hemisphere with 4,605 retail stores. The stores offer fashionable, private and branded label footwear and accessories for women, men and children in a self-selection shopping format. Their stores sell a broad assortment of footwear, including athletic, casual and dress shoes, sandals, work and fashion boots, slippers and accessories, such as handbags and hosiery. The company's retail stores in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Central America, South America and Japan sold over 182 million pairs of footwear. The company is headquartered in Topeka, KS

Guggenheim Partners LLC provides financial services. It offers investments, securities, and insurance services. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. engages retirement savings and income products. It provides merit-based distribution strategy that helps advisors meet their client’s retirement needs. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Topeka, KS.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. engages in the provision of securities regulation, complementary compliance, and technology-based services. Its services include writing and enforcing rules governing the activities of securities firms with brokers, examining firms for compliance with those rules, fostering market transparency, and educating investors. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.