Client Disclosure Statement
BESTVEST INVESTMENTS, Ltd., hereafter referred
to as BESTVEST, is a fully-disclosed Broker Dealer with a
history of quality service to the investor. BestVest is a
member of the NASD (National Association of Securities Dealers),
MSRB. (Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board) and SIPC. (Securities
Insurance Protection Corporation).
Anti- Money Laundering Policy
BestVest Investments, Ltd. maintains compliance
with the Anti Money Laundering Law commonly known as the Patriot
Act. The act provides for criminal penalties for anyone who
aids and abets money laundering. To comply with the law, BestVest
and/or it's clearing firm screens all accounts for possible
past violations and known terrorist lists. BestVest may require
additional information from clients to further document your
identity. It is necessary for BestVest to have all new account
forms filled out in their entirety to help fulfill our responsibility
under the act and also to fulfill existing industry regulations
for suitability and to know your customer.
Best Execution and Order Flow Disclosure
All orders are executed at prices equal to,
or better than, the displayed national best bid/offer prices.
Market conditions determine speed and price of transactions.
All transactions where executions are at multiple prices,
due to lack of liquidity or price improvement, and the subsequent
price is averaged may be identified by the abbreviation vwap
which stands for value weighted average price. Any client
can determine the contra side of any transaction by writing
to BestVest Investments Ltd. Our best execution information
is available on line at www.mesirowfinancial.com
and www.rbcdain.com
Our clearing firms create and maintain all information on
the websites. BestVest does not guarantee that any or all
information on the websites is accurate. BestVest does not
receive remuneration in the form of rebates for routing equity
securities orders to designated broker dealers or third Markets
for execution. This may change without notice. Orders are
routed to market centers, including other broker dealers,
where, based on experience, they combine price, speed, and
size to provide you with what we believe are the best executions.
Fee Disclosure
IRA accounts are assessed an annual fee of $35.00. There
is a $75.00 fee for transferring your account to another securities
dealer. Inactive full service accounts (accounts which do
not do any transactions and have positions in the accounts
and are with full service brokers) are subject to a $50.00
inactive fee per year. Securities that are not held in street
name are assessed a $20.00 fee per security biannually. These
fees offset the cost of maintaining the accounts and are subject
to change. Stocks held in street name may be subject to reorganization
fees for name changes, mergers, reverse stock splits and tenders.
The reorganization fees are generally $25.00 per item but
vary according to the transfer agent. Legal fees for changing
account name, converting old stock to new stock and processing
estate death certificates are $25.00 per item. There is a
transaction fee charged by BestVest for purchasing and redeeming
mutual fund transactions that might be negated by dealing
with the fund directly. Each fund has its own policies and
fee schedules. There may be a fee for transferring and shipping
individual securities of $15.00 per position. The fee for
wiring funds or overnight mail is $20.00 per transaction.
Additional fees exist for late payment and late delivery of
stock in good deliverable form. Additional fees exist and
changes to the fee structure may occur without prior notification.
Settlements
Option trades and U.S. Treasuries settle the next day. Stock
transactions settle on the third business day after the trade
date. Mutual fund settlement dates can vary from next day
to the third day after the trade date. Transactions where
payment is made after the settlement date are subject to cancellation
in accordance with free-riding regulations. All trades must
be paid for in full. To buy and sell securities without paying
for them in full or delivering stock is illegal and contrary
to securities regulations.
Withholding
If for any reason you sell a security and a signed Taxpayer
Identification Number form (which is included in the new account
customer agreement or a W-9) is not received by the settlement
day, 31% of the proceeds will be withheld. Our clearing firms
will not reverse the withholding; the withholding is sent
and reported to the IRS as a tax credit for your account and
can not be claimed until you file your taxes.
Privacy Statement
BESTVEST does not sell customer proprietary
information. Customer information may be shared with our clearing
firms and financial institutions such as credit unions and
banks in the ordinary course of settling your transactions.
Customer information may also be shared with legal and regulatory
authorities as required by law or regulation. A separate,
complete Privacy
Policy Statement is available.
Option Trading
Trading options can be a high risk strategy and no trades
will be entered without the client receiving an option disclosure
form and sending in additional option paperwork which must
be signed by the client, the representative, the branch manager,
and an options principal approving the account for options
activity.
Margin Trades
No margin trades may be placed before an account is approved
for margin trading. Margin trading can be speculative and
can result in a client losing more than the original purchase
amount. Margin fees vary but are based on the total amount
of money borrowed in a margin account. Margin calls may subject
clients to buy-ins and sell-outs of their positions without
prior notification from BestVest or the Clearing firm. Only
experienced knowledgeable investors should have margin accounts.
A separate Margin Disclosure Statement is available.
Checks
All checks are to be made payable to Mesirow Financial or
RBC Dain who act as our clearing agents for all money and
securities. Bounced check fees, ach rejects and insufficient
funds fees are $25.00 per item. Checks made payable to "BestVest"
will be returned and an interest charge may be incurred due
to late payment of securities transactions.
NASD HOTLINE
NASD 1735 K Street, NW Washington DC 20006-1500
202-728-8000 Or WWW.NASD.COM
Phone calls may be recorded by BestVest, Mesirow Financial
and RBC Dain. Formal notification is given that any recordings
may be used to help with quality assurance. Accounts are insured
through SIPC and through additional coverage provided by Mesirow
Financial or RBC Dain. The umbrella insurance provides a minimum
of $10,000,000 in aggregate security coverage in addition
to the SIPC coverage.
Please review this disclosure and all written correspondence
from BestVest and Mesirow Financial or RBC Dain carefully.
Written material such as confirmations and statements are
deemed to be correct unless BestVest or Mesirow Financial
or RBC Dain receive notification of a discrepancy within five
days of client's receipt of the material. The Laws of the
State of New York will apply to any and all customer inquiries
and/or complaints regardless of state of origin.
Any client wishing to receive additional information
on policies, fees, and or disclosure statements should contact
us at 800-434-1776 or e-mail compliance@bestvest.net
or write in care of BestVest Investments, Ltd. 600 North
Jackson St., Suite 305
Street, Media, PA 19063.
Thank you for your business!
10/05