Rick Jude Ertel

American Select Portfolio, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment fund. Its objective is to seek capital appreciation. The company was founded on March 25, 1993 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

American Strategic Income Portfolio Inc. operates as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. It invests in asset-backed securities, U.S. government securities, corporate-debt securities, municipal obligations, unregistered securities, and mortgage-servicing rights. The fund borrows through the use of reverse repurchase agreements. Its investment objectives are high level of current income and to seek capital appreciation. American Strategic Income Portfolio was founded on December 27, 1991 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

American Strategic Income Portfolio, Inc. II operates as a closed-end investment fund. Its objective is to seek capital appreciation. The company was founded on March 25, 1993 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

American Strategic Income Portfolio, Inc. III is a closed end investment trust company. Its objective is to seek capital appreciation. The company was founded on March 25, 1993 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to achieve monthly income. The Fund's dividend objective is to distribute monthly income in excess of that attainable from investments in the United States Treasury securities having the same maturity as the expected average life of the Funds investments. It invests in fixed-income securities, primarily in mortgage-backed securities. The company was founded on December 30, 1988 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Minnesota Municipal Income Portfolio, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust headquartered in Minneapolis, MN

First American Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund's investment objective is to provide current income exempt from both regular federal income tax and regular Minnesota personal income tax. The company's investments may include municipal derivative securities, such as inverse floating-rate and inverse interest-only municipal securities, which may be more volatile than traditional municipal securities in certain market conditions. The fund's investments also may include repurchase agreements, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, options, and interest-rate swaps, caps, and floors. It was founded on October 31, 2002 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Ameriprise Financial Services LLC (AFS) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of AMPF Holding Corp., which is owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). AFS offers brokerage services that enable clients to invest in many different types of investments including mutual funds, stocks, bonds, exchange traded products, unit investment trusts, annuities and alternative investments.

Smyth Cos. LLC engages in the provision of consumer goods products. It includes pressure sensitive, cut and stack, shrink sleeve, in-mold labels, commercial, promotional, flexible packaging, and automation equipment. It also offers automation services, label management, design and prepress, and tube labeling. It caters the following markets: food, beverages, health and beauty, personal care, household, automotive, and craft beer. The company was founded by Henry Martin Smyth in 1877 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.