John Joseph Brett

A subsidiary of MetLife, Inc., Walnut Street Securities, Inc. is an investment advisor headquartered in New York City with additional offices nationwide. The firm was founded in1985.

Lord Abbett & Co. LLC (Lord Abbett) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded in 1929, Lord Abbett provides advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, the Lord Abbett Funds and other registered investment companies sponsored by third parties, the Lord Abbett UCITS Funds, the Lord Abbett Luxembourg Fund, other foreign funds, privately offered commingled funds and various separately managed accounts.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Money Management Institute provides advice and professionally-managed investment solutions to individual and institutional investors. It provides advisory solutions through advocacy, educational initiatives, regulatory affairs, publications, data reporting and professional networking. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in New York, NY.