Sean D. Katof

Parsons Capital Management, Inc. (PCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. The firm was founded by Bob Parsons and Ged Parsons in 1993 and is principally owned by PCM Holdings, Inc. PCM provides investment management services to high net-worth individuals, qualified retirement plans, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, endowments, trusts, estates, foundations, and corporations.

Futures Portfolio Fund LP engages in the speculative trading of futures contracts, forward currency contacts, and other financial instruments. It primarily trades within agricultural commodities, currencies, energy products, equity indices, interest rate instruments, metals, and single stock futures. The company was founded on May 11, 1989 and is headquartered in Excelsior, MN.

Steben & Co., Inc. (Steben) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Excelsior, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Ken Steben in 1989 and is a subsidiary of Octavus Group LLC. Steben provides discretionary investment management and advisory services, together with investment management products, to financial advisors and institutions. The firm serves as the general partner of Futures Portfolio Fund LP, a multi-advisor private managed futures fund.

Minnesota Life Insurance Co. engages in provision of health and life insurance services. It offers financial security for individuals and businesses in the form of insurance, pensions and investments. It also offers financial, retirement, group insurance and asset management services. The company is founded in 1880 and is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Octavus Group LLC provides investment services. The company was founded by Kevin Michael Kinziein 2003 and is headquartered in Excelsior, MN.