John Weidman

Founded in 1993, Rydex Advisors LLC, formerly PADCO Advisors, Inc., is registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager located in Rockville, Maryland. The firm is a subsidiary of the Security Benefit Group of Companies and their ultimate parent is Guggenheim Capital LLC, which acquired the firm in August 2010. Rydex Advisors is also known as Rydex Investments. The firm manages over 80 mutual funds and ETF products.

Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. operates stock exchange in the United States. It trades more than 7,000 stocks, 16 sector index options, more than 2,300 equity options and multiple currency pairs. The company was founded in 1790 and is located in Philadelphia, PA.

RiverSource Investments LLC, formerly American Express Financial Corp., is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota with offices in New York City, Maryland, Massachusetts and California. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). RiverSource Investments provides investment management services to the RiverSource Investments family of funds (formerly the American Express Funds). The firm also provides investment management services for institutional clients, alternative investments, insurance assets and a managed account program.