Brian McGrane

Ameriprise Certificate Co. operates as an investment company. It engages in the business of issuing face-amount investment certificates in the United States. The firm’s products include Ameriprise Cash Reserve Certificate, Ameriprise Flexible Savings Certificate, Ameriprise Installment Certificate, Ameriprise Stock Market Certificate, and Ameriprise Step-Up Rate Certificate. The company was founded on October 28, 1977 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

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.

RiverSource Life Insurance Co. offers annuity and insurance solutions. Its principal products are variable deferred annuities and variable and fixed universal life insurance. The firm offers immediate annuities, fixed deferred annuities and traditional life and disability income insurance. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Tri-Continental Corp. is a diversified, closed-end management investment company, which invests primarily for the longer term. Its objective is to produce future growth of both capital and income while providing reasonable current income. The company was founded on January 14, 1929 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.