Jeff Semrad

A.G. Edwards, Inc. operate as a securities broker-dealer in the United States. It provides investment products and financial services including annuities, bonds, futures & commodities, mutual funds, banking and business services, education funding, and retirement planning. The company was founded by Albert Gallatin Edwards in 1887 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Lincoln, Nebraska-based Union Bank & Trust Co. (UBT) was founded in 1917 as the Farmer's State Bank. In 1935, the name was changed to Union Bank and in 1959, with the addition of trust powers, the company became Union Bank & Trust Company. In 1965, Union Bank & Trust was purchased by the Dunlaps, a Nebraska banking family. Union Bank & Trust is now a subsidiary of Farmers & Merchants Investments, Inc. Along with their affiliated companies, Union Bank & Trust offers the following services: business cash management, lending and depository services, retail deposit, transaction and lending services, trust services for individuals, families and employer-sponsored benefit programs, investment services, including the Stratus family of mutual funds, insurance services and student loans and student loan servicing.