Shawn M. Mihal

Waddell & Reed LLC operates as an asset management and financial planning company. It serves the financial needs of families, individuals and businesses. The company was founded by Chauncey Waddell and Cameron Reed in 1937 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. provides investment advisory, investment management, investment product underwriting, distribution and administrative services. It operates through distinct distribution business channels: Unaffiliated channel, Wealth Management channel and Institutional channel. The company was founded by Chauncey Waddell and Cameron Reed in 1937 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Part of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., MM Ascend Life Investor Services LLC is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Cincinnati, OH. MM Ascend Life Investor Services was acquired by Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. from American Financial Group Ltd. on September 01, 2010.

Part of Macquarie Group Ltd., Ivy Distributor, Inc. is a company based in Overland Park, KS.

Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. (TFA) is a dually registered investment advisor and broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1991 and is directly owned by AUSA Holding LLC, ultimately held by AEGON NV (NYSE: AEG, AMS: AGN), an international life insurance, pensions and asset management company based in The Netherlands. TFA provides investment advisory services to individuals, employer retirement plans, corporations or other businesses, trusts, estates and charitable organizations.