Privacy Policy & Disclosures

Privacy Notice

GuideStream Financial, Inc. (referred to as “GSF”) maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to protect its clients’ nonpublic personal information (“information”).  Through this policy and its underlying procedures, GSF attempts to secure the confidentiality of customer records and information and protect against anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of customer records and information. 

It is the policy of GSF to restrict access to all current and former clients’ information (i.e., information and records pertaining to personal background, investment objectives, financial situation, tax information/returns, investment holdings, account numbers, account balances, etc.) to those employees and affiliated/nonaffiliated entities who need to know that information in order to provide products or services to the client.  GSF may disclose the client’s information if GSF is: (1) previously authorized to disclose the information to individuals and/or entities not affiliated with GSF, including, but not limited to the client’s other professional advisors and/or service providers (i.e., attorney, accountant, insurance agent, broker-dealer, investment adviser, account custodian, etc.); (2) required to do so by judicial or regulatory process; or (3) otherwise permitted to do so in accordance with the parameters of applicable federal and/or state privacy regulations.  The disclosure of information contained in any document completed by the client for processing and/or transmittal by GSF in order to facilitate the commencement/continuation/termination of a business relationship between the client and a nonaffiliated third party service provider (i.e., broker-dealer, investment adviser, account custodian, insurance company, etc.), including information contained in any document completed and/or executed by the client for GSF (i.e., advisory agreement, client information form, etc.), shall be deemed as having been automatically authorized by the client with respect to the corresponding nonaffiliated third party service provider.

GSF permits only authorized employees and affiliates who have signed a copy of GSF’s Privacy Policy to have access to client information.  Employees violating GSF’s Privacy Policy will be subject to GSF’s disciplinary process.  Additionally, whenever GSF hires other organizations to provide services to GSF’s clients, GSF will require them to sign confidentiality agreements and/or the Privacy Policy.
Should you have any questions regarding the above, please contact Daniel A. Kurtz, Chief Compliance Officer.

 

Important Disclosure Information

GuideStream Financial, Inc. (“GSF”) is an SEC registered investment adviser located in Spring Arbor, Michigan.  GSF and its representatives are in compliance with the current filing requirements imposed upon SEC registered investment advisers by those states in which GSF maintains clients. GSF may only transact business in those states in which it is registered, or qualifies for an exemption or exclusion from registration requirements. GSF’s web site is limited to the dissemination of general information pertaining to its advisory services, together with access to additional investment-related information, publications, and links.  Accordingly, the publication of GSF’s web site on the Internet should not be construed by any consumer and/or prospective client as GSF’s solicitation to effect, or attempt to effect transactions in securities, or the rendering of personalized investment advice for compensation, over the Internet.  Any subsequent, direct communication by GSF with a prospective client shall be conducted by a representative that is either registered or qualifies for an exemption or exclusion from registration in the state where the prospective client resides. For information pertaining to the registration status of GSF, please contact the SEC or the state securities regulators for those states in which GSF maintains a notice filing.  A copy of GSF’s current written disclosure statement discussing GSF’s business operations, services, and fees is available from GSF upon written request. GSF does not make any representations or warranties as to the accuracy, timeliness, suitability, completeness, or relevance of any information prepared by any unaffiliated third party, whether linked to GSF’s web site or incorporated herein, and takes no responsibility therefor.  All such information is provided solely for convenience purposes only and all users thereof should be guided accordingly.

Please remember that different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk, and there can be no assurance that the future performance of any specific investment or investment strategy (including those undertaken or recommended by GSF), will be profitable or equal any historical performance level(s).

Certain portions of GSF’s web site (i.e. newsletters, articles, commentaries, etc.) may contain a discussion of, and/or provide access to, GSF’s (and those of other investment and non-investment professionals) positions and/or recommendations as of a specific prior date.  Due to various factors, including changing market conditions, such discussion may no longer be reflective of current position(s) and/or recommendation(s).  Moreover, no client or prospective client should assume that any such discussion serves as the receipt of, or a substitute for, personalized advice from GSF, or from any other investment professional. GSF is neither an attorney nor an accountant, and no portion of the web site content should be interpreted as legal, accounting or tax advice.

Rankings and/or recognition by unaffiliated rating services and/or publications should not be construed by a client or prospective client as a guarantee that he/she will experience a certain level of results if GSF is engaged, or continues to be engaged, to provide investment advisory services, nor should it be construed as a current or past endorsement of GSF by any of its clients.  Rankings published by magazines, and others, generally base their selections exclusively on information prepared and/or submitted by the recognized adviser.

Each client and prospective client agrees, as a condition precedent to his/her/its access to GSF’s web site, to release and hold harmless GSF, its officers, directors, owners, employees and agents from any and all adverse consequences resulting from any of his/her/its actions and/or omissions which are independent of his/her/its receipt of personalized individual advice from GSF.

E-mail: info@guidestreamfinancial.com