Charles W. Kadlec


Managing Director of J. & W. Seligman & Co Incorporated

President, Seligman Advisors, Inc. and Seligman Services, Inc.

Joined Seligman: 1985
Industry Experience: 30 Years

Mr. Kadlec serves as Portfolio Manager for the following:

Prior Experience:
Prior to joining Seligman, Mr. Kadlec was Executive Vice President and Director of Research at A.B. Laffer Associates from November 1979 until December 1985. Before then, he was a partner in H.C. Wainwright & Co., Economics, in Boston.

Education:

BA (Political Science and English) - University of Illinois
MBA (International Finance and Economics) - University of Chicago

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Effective November 7, 2008, J. & W. Seligman Co. Incorporated ("Seligman") was acquired by and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of RiverSource Investments, LLC, which is a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. As a result of the acquisition, Seligman's investment advisory contracts were transferred to RiverSource Investments and Seligman Advisors, Inc., a subsidiary of Seligman, was added as a principal underwriter and distributor of the RiverSource mutual funds.

Seligman mutual funds are distributed by Seligman Advisors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by RiverSource Investments, LLC. Seligman Services, Inc. provides services to fund shareholders. Seligman Advisors, Inc. and Seligman Services, Inc. are wholly-owned subsidiaries of RiverSource Investments, LLC. These companies are part of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.