Brian C. Baker

VC Units Co. LLC provided investment advice. The company was founded in 1984 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Monetta Financial Services, Inc. (MFSI) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois. The firm was founded by Robert S. Bacarella in 1984. MFSI manages two no-load mutual funds. The Monetta Fund is their flagship fund.

Thrivent Investment Management, Inc. (Thrivent) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a faith-based, not-for-profit membership organization and financial services firm. Thrivent provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, corporations and other business entities.

Illinois.com, Inc. provides a crowdfunding portal dedicated to connecting budding Illinois businesses with in-state investors. The company was founded on January 11, 2005 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Nuveen Investments, Inc. provides investment management and related services to retail and institutional investors. It offers investment management capabilities across a diversified set of asset classes and investment strategies through its investment management affiliates, including municipal bond, investment grade, global and high-yield bond, floating-rate bank loan, preferred securities, growth equity, value equity, global and international equity, equity income, core equity, equity index, quantitative and enhanced equity, asset allocation, balanced strategies, real asset and commodity. The company was founded by John Nuveen in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Founded in 1979, Northern Trust Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and government securities broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Northern Trust Corp. (NASDAQ: NTRS). They offer research, account information, market data and online trading services. In addition, Northern Trust offers a variety of banking services including retail banking, trust services, securities brokerage services and investment management services. They operate primarily in the US, continental Europe and Canada. Northern Trust Securities is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

Allstate Insurance Co. provides insurance and financial services. It offers property, liability, life, reinsurance and commercial insurance services. The firm's clients include individuals, institutions and commercial organizations. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Detwiler Fenton & Co., formerly Detwiler, Mitchell, Fenton & Graves, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Boston. The firm traces its origins to 1962 with the founding of Fechtor, Detwiler & Co., which merged with JMC Group in August 1999. Detwiler Fenton & Co. is a subsidiary of Detwiler Fenton Group, Inc. (DMCD.PK). The firm's 2 major divisions are the capital markets group and the private client group. Detwiler Fenton Capital Markets provides insightful, timely and focused research across a variety of technology and consumer industry verticals. All of the firm's research is published by licensed analysts. Their research team seeks to generate value-added investment ideas through in-depth research, using a mosaic approach to identify, analyze and understand changing business and market dynamics that can be translated into investment strategy. The firm's research notes are distributed daily to clients. Detwiler Fenton Capital Markets provides investment and brokerage services to institutional investors. Detwiler Fenton & Co.'s private client group provides wealth management services to high net-worth individuals. Their services include: portfolio management, brokerage services, alternative investments, retirement planning, mutual funds and corporate trustee services through NFS.