Jeff Simpson

Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. (AFP) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Davenport, Iowa. The firm was founded by Robert B. Ausdal, Sr. as a securities broker-dealer in 1979 and began offering investment advisory services in 1991. AFP offers a broad range of investment advisory programs and services to individuals, high net-worth individuals and their families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and other business organizations.

First Trust Advisors LP (FTA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1991 and is a direct subsidiary of Grace Partners of Dupage LP. Their general partner is The Charger Corp. FTA provides discretionary investment management services to institutional and individual clients who principally include open and closed-end mutual funds, collective investment funds (CIFs), exchange-traded funds, variable annuity sub-accounts and funds in countries other than the US. Investment management services are offered to individual clients through separate managed accounts (SMAs), either directly or through wrap fee programs sponsored by unaffiliated investment advisors.