Lou Ann Sandburg

FBL Investment Management Services, Inc. (FBLIMS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa. The firm is a subsidiary of FBL Financial Services, Inc., which in turn, wholly-owned by FBL Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: FFG). They were formerly known as EquiTrust Investment Management Services, Inc. Founded in 1971, FBLIMS provides investment advisory and management services on a continuous basis to institutional accounts and an entity that is affiliated with the firm through ownership.

FBL Financial Group, Inc. operates as holding company, which engages in the sale of individual life insurance and annuity products. It operates through the Annuity, and Life Insurance segments. The Annuity segment is consists of fixed rate and indexed annuities and supplementary contracts. The Life Insurance segment is the whole life, term life, and universal life policies which provides benefits upon the death of the insured and may allow the client to build cash value on a tax-deferred basis. The company was founded in1939 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, IA.

Founded in 1985, Berthel Fisher & Co. Financial Services, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The firm provides a full range of securities and brokerage services to their clients. They do not provide any internal research. Berthel Fisher is the broker subsidiary of Berthel Fisher & Co.

Part of West Bancorporation, Inc., West Bank is a state chartered commercial bank based in West Des Moines, IA. West Bank operates as a commercial bank under state charter. David D. Nelson has been the CEO of the company since 2010.