Rich Linton

Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America engages in the provision of life insurance services. The firm offers annuities, life insurance, investment, and executive benefits. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

Empower Retirement LLC engages in the provision of retirement plans. It offers advisory services, financial wellness, enhanced benefit services, and retirement solutions. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

Empower Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of insurance brokerage services. It offers term life, major medical, annuities, disability, long term care, health, and consultancy services to trades unions, individuals, and business marketplace. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

Empower Ltd. owns and operates power generation plants. It provides solutions for interim power generation. The company is headquartered in Baldock, the United Kingdom.

Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. (VFA) is a dually registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut. Formerly known as ING Financial Partners, Inc., the firm was founded in 1994 as Washington Square Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Voya Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA). VFA provides investment advisory services to individuals (including high net-worth individuals), pension and profit-sharing plans (and plan participants), charitable organizations, corporations and other businesses.

FIAM LLC (do-business-as Fidelity Institutional Asset Management) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The firm was founded in 2006 and formerly known as Pyramis Global Advisors LLC. They are wholly-owned by FIAM Holdings LLC, which in turn is owned by FMR LLC, aka Fidelity Investments. FIAM provides discretionary investment management services to institutional accounts. The firm also sub-advices funds or accounts for affiliated advisers and unaffiliated advisers.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).