Jeff Strong

Nicholas Co., Inc. is a privately-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded by Albert Nicholas in 1967 and they provide investment advice to individuals, institutions, trusts, estates and charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities, pensions and profit sharing plans, and investment companies.

Founded in 1973, M&I Investment Management Corp. is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm is a subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsey Corp. Their ultimate parent in Bank of Montreal. M&I Investment Corp. provides financial planning and portfolio management and is the investment advisor for the M&I family of mutual funds. Their clients include corporations, endowments, foundations, governmental entities, Taft-Hartley plans and high-net-worth individuals.

Founded in 1973, BMO Asset Management Corp. is a registered investment advisor located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp. and their ultimate parent is Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO). They were formerly known as Harris Investment Management, Inc. BMO Asset Management provides investment management services to pension, profit sharing, institutional and personal portfolios.