John Germain

Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients.

Top 10 Canadian Financial Trust is a closed-end investment trust designed to provide unitholders with a quarterly cash distributions. It invests in securities consisting of common equity securities of Canadian banks and of Canadian life insurance companies, as well as exchange-traded funds, and other Strathbridge funds. The company was founded on February 15, 2000 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Pro-Ams US Trust is an investment trust. Its investment objective is to return at least the original issue price of the units to unit holders upon termination of the fund and to provide unitholders with a stable stream of monthly distributions. The fund initially invests in a diversified portfolio consisting principally of equity securities of companies with a market capitalization in excess of US$5.0 billion selected from the S & P 500 Index. The company was founded on September 27, 2000 and is headquartered in Canada.

World Financial Split Corp. operates as a close-ended mutual fund. Its investment objective is to provide holders of share with regular quarterly cash distributions through investing in a portfolio which includes common equity securities selected from financial services or real estate companies by market capitalization in Canada, the United States, and the rest of the world. The company was founded on December 5, 2003 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Top 10 Split Trust is a closed-end investment trust, which invests in a portfolio of securities consisting of common equity securities of the six Canadian banks and the four Canadian life insurance companies. It also invests in public investment funds including exchange-traded funds and other Strathbridge funds. The company was founded on January 22, 1997 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Core Canadian Dividend Trust is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide unitholders of the fund with monthly cash distributions. The firm invests in a blue-chip portfolio consisting of large capitalization, dividend-paying canadian companies in industry sectors that have an excellent long-term track record of dividend growth and share price appreciation. The company was founded on October 27, 2006 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

S Split Corp. is a closed-end investment fund and investment trust. The company was founded on January 26, 2007 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

US Tactical Allocation Fund is a closed-end investment trust. The fund's investment objectives are to maximize total returns for unitholders including both long-term appreciation in net asset value per unit and distributions; and pay unitholders monthly distributions in an amount targeted to be 6.5 percent per annum on the net asset value of the fund. The company is designed to provide investors with Canadian dollar exposure to the long-term performance of gold bullion and gold equity securities, while providing monthly distributions. It was founded on July 27, 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Canadian Utilities & Telecom Income Fund is a closed-end investment trust, which invests in the utilities and telecommunications sectors. It also utilizes Strathbridge’s proprietary SSO covered call writing strategy to enhance the income generated by the portfolio and to reduce volatility. The company was founded on November 26, 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.