The following are some very kind words from R.J. Shook, the author of the Research Magazine article:

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1 OUR QUALIFICATIONS RONALD D. WEINER, CFP President & CEO Ron Weiner has been in the investment industry for over 35 years. Among the various senior level positions held prior to founding RDM, Ron served as the Senior Vice President of the Retirement Group at Cowen and Company. He was the Creator and Director of the Financial Planning Department of Oppenheimer & Company. Upon leaving Wall Street, Ron established a branch office of Raymond James Financial Services (RJFS) in His branch had the distinction of being the fastest growing branch in Raymond James history. He was a member of the RJFS Chairman s Council each year from 1994 until his leaving RJFS in 2001 to create RDM Investment Services, Inc., an independent broker dealer. Barron s Magazine has named Ron one of America s top brokers or independent financial advisors seven times. In 2004 RDM Financial Group, Inc. was named among the top 15 advisor teams in America in Research Magazine s article The Winner s Circle, and in September 2003, was named one of the top 70 advisory teams in America. Ron was also ranked as one of The Top 100 Independent Advisors in America by Registered Rep magazine. Ron has been a frequent speaker and presenter at both the Barron s Top 100 Brokers in America and the Barron s Top 100 Independent Advisors conferences. In 2011 and 2012, the Connecticut Law Tribune voted RDM the Best Financial Planning firm in CT. In 2014, RDM was ranked among the top RIA firms by Financial Advisor magazine. Ron has taught continuing education for the NYS Bar Trust & Estate Law Section. In addition, Ron has been a speaker numerous times at the NYS Bar Elder Law Section meetings. Ron was honored at the 2014 New York State Bar Association Elder Lawyers Section Annual Meeting as a Friend of the Elder Law Section. This was the first time that a non-attorney received this honor. Ron appears often on CNBC and Fox Business News as well as being quoted in the financial press including The Wall Street Journal, CNBC.com, Market Watch, Reuters, Forbes and many others. Ron s professional designations include Registered Principal, General Securities Representative, Direct Participation Programs Representative, General Securities Principal, Municipal Securities Principal, and Uniform Securities Agent and Operations Professional (Series 7, 22, 24, 53, 63 and 99). Ron is the chairman of his firm s investment committee. He is also a Certified Financial Planner TM practitioner and has been a member of the International Association for Financial Planning (now known as the FPA) since 1976, having served six terms as an FPA chapter officer and seven years as a board member. He has also been a member of the Institute of Investment Management Consultants since The following are some very kind words from R.J. Shook, the author of the Research Magazine article: Ron has assembled a team that provides an extraordinary platform for firstclass advice and service for his high net-worth clients; this is the direct result of a dedication to clients, uncompromised integrity, and the highest levels of professionalism. It s no wonder he s ranked as one of the best advisors in the country. [Released in 2004]

2 THOMAS MAYPER, MBA, CIMC Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Financial Planning Tom is Executive Vice President at RDM Financial Group, which he joined in His responsibilities include management of the financial planning, financial reporting and information technology functions for the firm. He is also a member of the investment committee. Tom has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining RDM Financial Group, Tom held a number of positions in both financial services and manufacturing, including as a Financial Planner at IDS Financial Services (now American Express Financial Advisors), a Group Leader in the Corporate Analysis department at Wright Investors Service, an institutional money management firm, and Accountant for Perkin Elmer Employees Federal Credit Union, a national, federally chartered credit union. Tom attended college at Case Western Reserve University and the University of Bridgeport. He received a B.S. in Accounting, with a minor in Management in 1980, and an MBA in Finance in He is a member of the Investment Management Consultant Association through which he holds Certified Investment Management Consultant (CIMC) designation. He also received the Certified Divorce Planner designation from the Institute from Certified Divorce Planners. His professional licenses include Series 4 (Registered Options Principal), Series 7 (General Securities Representative), Series 24 (General Securities Principal), Series 63 (Uniform Securities Agent), Series 65 (Registered Investment Advisor) and the Series 99 (Operations Professional). JEFFREY L. CORLISS, MBA, CLU, ChFC, CASL, CFP Senior Vice President Jeff brings over 25 years of significant financial service experience in both management and direct client services. Jeff s responsibilities include coordinating the entire financial planning process within the various RDM departments. Jeff works closely with RDM s President on company initiatives. Additionally, Jeff has direct client contact daily. Whether it is in the initial planning stages or the client review process Jeff s significant strengths are certainly accretive to the firm and our clients. Prior to joining RDM Financial Group, Jeff spent five years as the Financial Planning Director at Barnum Financial Group, one of the largest financial services companies in Connecticut. He built the organization s Wealth Strategies Division, providing the financial plans for the clients of over 150 financial representatives. He served two terms on MetLife s National Quality of Advice Committee, which monitors and reviews the quality of financial plans delivered to MetLife s clients nationwide. Jeff has significant experience in direct client contact. Prior to BFG, Jeff was a Financial Planner at Robert J. Reby & Co., Inc., and a Vice President for Chase Investment Services, Corp., a division of JP Morgan Investments. In both cases he worked directly with clients developing financial plans and implementing investment strategies. For over ten years Jeff also served as a Financial Advisor and Agency Director for Mutual of New York. Jeff s professional licenses include General Securities Representative, General Securities Principal, Municipal Securities Principal, Uniform Securities Agent and Registered Investment Advisor Agent (Series 7, 24, 53, 63 and 65).

3 His professional designations include Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Life Underwriter, Chartered Financial Consultant, and Chartered Advisor for Senior Living. In 2010, Jeff was named Five Star Wealth Manager by Connecticut Magazine. In 2011, Jeff was elected to the board of the Financial Planning Association of Connecticut, Fairfield County Chapter where he has been a member since Jeff received his bachelor s degree in Interdisciplinary Engineering and Management from Clarkson University and his MBA at Adelphi University. He lives in Westport with his wife and enjoys time off playing golf, kayaking and spending time with his 3 children. MICHAEL SHELDON, CFA Senior Vice President & Chief Market Strategist Michael Sheldon joined RDM Financial Group in May, 2008 and currently serves as Senior V.P. and Chief Market Strategist at the firm. He has worked in financial markets since 1988 and has a broad range of experience regarding U.S. equity and global capital markets. Mr. Sheldon started his career at The Bank of Tokyo Ltd in New York (now called Mitsubushi UJF Financial Group). He spent eight years working in asset-liability and global trading, institutional client management and the firm s pension department, which managed U.S. equities for Japanese companies that had business operations in the United States. Next, he spent two years at The Williams Capital Group in New York, where he sold fixed income investments to a wide range of institutional clients and performed investment research on U.S. financial market investments. From January 2000 through early 2008, Michael worked as the Chief Market Strategist and Director of Equity Research at New York City based research and money management firm Spencer Clarke LLC. His work included asset allocation and specific investment recommendations, financial market and economic commentary as well as sector specific research reports. Michael also provided portfolio analysis and asset allocation services for the firm s high net worth clients. In addition to his other responsibilities, Michael provides timely and insightful market news commentary to both domestic and international business news organizations. He has been a frequent guest on Bloomberg TV and radio and provided news commentary for a wide range of global news organizations including Nikkei News, CNBC, The International Herald Tribune, The New York Times, AP Newswire, Dow Jones Newswire, CNN Money and The Wall Street Journal. He has also provided commentary to Reuters, The Financial Times, Barrons, The Washington Post, Investor s Business Daily, Yahoo Finance, Chosun Daily (Korea), CBS Marketwatch, Agence Option Finance (France), Sueddeutsche Aeitung (Germany), BNN (India) and CNN (Canada s leading business news network). Mr. Sheldon graduated from Vassar College in 1988 and received honors in the field of economics. He followed that with advanced curriculum courses at NYU, The New York Institute of Finance and The New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA). Michael possesses series 7, 63 and 24 licenses, is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA ). ELENA DIMICELI Managing Director, Trading Elena DiMiceli, Managing Director of Trading, has been with RDM Financial since Elena s group represents the core of the seven person Investment Committee and is responsible for trading

4 and asset allocation execution on behalf of RDM Financial s clients. Elena has direct contact with various analysts and portfolio managers and interacts on a daily basis with the Head of Research and Fixed Income, Jonathan Bartlett. Prior to joining RDM, Elena worked at Bear Stearns, NatWest Bank USA, and Morgan Stanley & Co. She was the trader for an all cap mutual fund while employed at Bear Stearns for five years and reported directly to the President. As an institutional trader at NatWest Bank she covered mutual funds and pension funds in Colorado, California, and New York for four years. She was one of the initial members of a team who helped develop and build the US trading arm of NatWest PLC. At Morgan Stanley, Elena reported to two managing directors and was responsible for the trading for their client s portfolios. Elena studied psychology and liberal arts at Randolph Macon Women s College in Virginia and Columbia University in New York. She holds the Series 7, 63 and 65 licenses. Elena lives in Westport, CT with her husband Bryan, a financial analyst. JONATHAN BARTLETT Managing Director, Research and Fixed Income Jonathan has over 29 years of experience in the financial markets starting at Shearson Lehman Brothers in London, England where he traded options on the floor of the exchange. He then joined Bank of Tokyo Asset Management as a junior investment manager responsible for all of Asia Ex Japan assets and was part of the investment committee before making the move to New York City with Swiss Bank Corporation as head of the trading department for their Private Banking Division. After a 5-year tenure, he was hired by Fidelity Capital Markets as a NASDAQ principal trader. Jonathan is a member of our Investment Committee evaluating the various investment alternatives and allocations for client portfolios. Jonathan s professional licenses include Series 7, 55 & 63 and he holds a BTEC National Diploma in Business. Jonathan lives in Jersey City, NJ and is an avid soccer fan. STACIE MOOKAS Managing Director, Operations & Administration Stacie Mookas, Managing Director of Operations and Administration, has been with RDM Financial Group, Inc. since She came to our firm from Raymond James & Associates home office in St. Petersburg, Florida where she worked for six years in the operations area providing support and training for all of the Raymond James branches throughout the country. Stacie heads up our operations and administrative departments, to include client services, and is responsible for setting up accounts and tracking fund transfers and disbursements etc. Stacie s professional licenses include the Series 7 (General Securities Representative), the Series 63 (Uniform Securities Agent State Law Exam) and the Series 99 (Operations Professional). Stacie has a wonderful daughter, Kristina. She enjoys traveling, music, the beach and almost anything outdoors!

5 JILL C. BODOSSIAN Chief Compliance Officer Jill Bodossian joined RDM Financial Group in 2003 and serves as the Chief Compliance Officer for RDM Investment Services, Inc., the broker/dealer and Retirement Design & Management, Inc., the SEC registered investment advisory firm. She has worked in financial markets since 1991 and has a broad range of compliance experience. Jill Bodossian started her career at M. J. Whitman, L.P. in New York. She spent two years working as the Assistant Director of Compliance and Operations. Next, she spent two years at Smith Barney, Inc. in New York, where she was a Senior Branch Examiner. Her work included visiting Smith Barney branch offices nationally where she performed compliance examinations. Next, she worked at Citicorp Investment Services, Inc. as a Compliance Officer for one year. In January 1999 she became the Chief Compliance Officer for Westport Resources Investment Services, Inc. a Connecticut based broker/dealer and Westport Resources Management, Inc., a SEC registered investment advisory firm. Jill was responsible for all compliance requirements mandated by the SEC and by FINRA. In addition, Jill was the General Securities Principal as well as the Municipal Securities Principal for the firm. Jill Bodossian graduated from The University of Vermont in 1989 where she majored in International Business. Jill s professional licenses include the Series 24 (General Securities Principal), Series 53 (Municipal Securities Principal), Series 7 (General Securities Representative), Series 63 (Uniform Securities Agent State Law Exam) and the Series 99 (Operations Professional). She is also a member of the National Society of Compliance Professionals. CATHY LUBNER Vice President, Operations & Administration Cathy Lubner relocated to the United States from Cape Town, South Africa and joined RDM in late Her financial services experience began in 1982 in New York City with Merrill Lynch; from there she was in operations at Morgan Stanley. Cathy works closely with the trading department, insurance services (including insurance trust accounts), compliance and the investment committee in her capacity as senior client support manager. Her primary responsibilities are to oversee the movement and tracking of incoming and outgoing funds, as well as being involved in the setting up of and maintenance of client accounts. Cathy is also the primary client contact for online internet access. Cathy received her Bachelor of Science degree, with Honors, from the City College of New York. Cathy is an avid reader and art enthusiast, and enjoys traveling, scuba diving and spinning classes. LYNN E. GOOGE Vice President, Florida Operations Lynn joined RDM as our head of Florida Operations in Lynn has held a variety of important positions in the financial arena since She has functioned as a margin clerk, sales assistant, cashier, wire operator, operations manager, complex administrator and ultimately branch manager. Her heart lies in client support. She believes that nothing is more important then keeping our clients advised and comfortable in all aspects of our operations. Because of her extensive and varied background, she is uniquely qualified to keep our Florida operations running smoothly.

6 Lynn has worked for large firms such as Prudential, Oppenheimer and Merrill Lynch, as well as smaller firms such as Gruntal and Advest. Although she has been in Florida since 1979, she still considers herself a New Yorker and loves the fast pace and intricate world of financial services. She is a CCNY graduate and holds the Series 7, 8, 63 and 99 licenses. HARRY BURTON, MBA Vice President, Financial Planning & Reporting Harry Burton has been with the Financial Planning and Reporting Department since May of He is part of the team that is responsible for building and generating financial plans, quantitative financial modeling, and performance analysis for the firm. He also is a member of the Investment Committee. Prior to joining RDM he was a financial analyst for ten years at GE Capital and Guinness Imports in Stamford, CT. Harry also spent five years as a planner and analyst for Chrono Service in Greenwich, CT. Harry has a BA in Chemistry from the University of Vermont and an MBA (Beta Gamma Sigma) from the University of Connecticut. CORAL MITCHELL Vice President, Accounting Coral Mitchell has been with RDM since 2006 and is the Vice President of Accounting for RDM Financial Group. She is responsible for all budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, reporting and general accounting needs for all of the RDM companies. With more than 20 years of extensive experience in both financial reporting and general accounting within the financial service and insurance industries, Coral is able to provide the RDM companies with the information they need to make knowledgeable business decisions. Her past employers include General Reinsurance, Life Reassurance Corporation of America, Skandia and John Hancock Financial Services (formerly Wood Logan and Manulife). Coral graduated from the University of Connecticut with a BS in Economics and enjoys volunteering at a local animal shelter, sewing, and reading. GRACE G. BAPTIST Vice President, Financial Planning & Reporting Grace joined RDM in August 2005 and is responsible for supporting the senior financial planners and investment team. She maintains the PortfolioCenter client database for performance reporting, transaction processing and quarterly billing.

7 Grace is an integral part of the RDM financial planning department since it is often necessary to have sophisticated, customized reports for the planning team who create real life financial scenarios for our clients. Prior to joining RDM, Grace performed account analysis and reconciliation for family offices and private foundations for nine years. She also worked as a computer services consultant. Grace graduated from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. In her spare time, Grace enjoys spending time with her family. She is a nature enthusiast, enjoys hiking, and also volunteers for Family Services Woodfield in Bridgeport. CFP and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER TM are certification marks owned by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. These marks are awarded to individuals who successfully complete the CFP Board s initial and ongoing certification requirements.