OVERALL RISK TOLERANCE DEFINITIONS
Low: A low investor is conservative and sensitive to short term losses, but is seeking to outperform inflation over the long term. Moderate: A moderate investor is one who is willing to accept more risk than the conservative investor in order to achieve long-term returns that significantly outperform inflation over the long-term. Moderate/High: An investor who accepts general market risk and may seek to significantly outperform inflation over the medium-term. High: An investor with a high tolerance for risk may seek to significantly outperform inflation in the short-term and accepts the possibility of losses of principal.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
Preservation of Capital: These types of investments generally run at the pace of inflation such as a money market or the equivalent. Income: The primary characteristic of income oriented investments is that they generate periodic income for the client. An income oriented investor seeks regular and consistent returns on investments in the form of dividends and interest payments with little consideration given to capital appreciation. Types of investments in this category include, but are not limited to, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, U.S. Treasury bonds/bills/notes, government agency bonds and collateralized mortgage obligations. Growth & Income: These types of investments include, but are not limited to, preferred stocks, utility stocks, real estate investment trust stocks, fixed income unit investment trusts and bond mutual funds. If the investment is in high yield bonds, the account should indicate that speculation is allowed. Total Return: Total return investments, also referred to as growth and income, seek to combine both growth (capital appreciation) and income by investing in various types of securities and using various types of investment strategies. The structure of a growth and income portfolio is based on an investor’s individual needs and risk tolerances as well as a consideration of market conditions and trends. Growth: Growth refers to an increase in an investment’s value over time. This objective provides the potential for higher returns in exchange for volatility and an increased risk of loss of capital. Dividends and interest returns may be desirable but are not primary considerations. Investments in this category include, but are not limited to, equities, equity mutual funds, equity sub-accounts of variable annuities and variable life contracts, real estate investment trusts and limited partnerships. Speculation: These types of investments carry the most risk and generally provide the largest potential for price appreciation with the highest likelihood of volatility and total loss of investment capital. Securities in this category include, but are not limited to, ordinary shares (i.e. shares of foreign corporations trading on their local exchange but not on any U.S. exchange), stocks trading on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board or the Pink Sheets, Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), high yield or “junk” bonds, (bonds below investment grade) and oil and gas drilling programs. Trading: High volume transactions using speculative instruments.
BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN DISCLOSURE
Overview Vanclef Financial Group (VFG) has developed a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) as a contingency to mitigate any impact of possible future business interruptions. Please read through this document carefully and become familiar with the alternatives we have in place to conduct business in the event of a Significant Business Disruption (SBD). VFG plans to quickly recover and resume business operations in the event of a SBD and respond by safeguarding employees’ lives and firm property, making a financial and operational assessment, protecting the firm’s books and records and allowing our clients to transact business.
Contact Us: Our Headquarters are located at Vanclef Financial Group., 8107 Loyola Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90045. Our main telephone number is (310) 410-8341.
If after a SBD you cannot contact us as you usually would, please visit our website at www.vfgroup.net. A notice will be posted to our website with further instructions. If you cannot reach us in any of these ways you should contact our clearing firm, COR Clearing for the following transactions ONLY:
- Emergency Orders to liquidate (close) existing positions.
- Emergency Instructions to issue a check or wire available funds.
- Requests to ACAT (transfer) the holdings of your account to another broker-dealer.
