Policy Summary
- Do not mention our site name, provider names nor share our numbers without our approval. Contact us first. We would be happy to discuss
- We are not asking for a mere notification. Contact us BEFORE you share our information with anybody.
- Only Regulars can use us as a reference. New clients with little or no history cannot use us as reference.
- Get our approval first.
Policy Details
Contact us first
Imagine if a college acquaintance you haven’t talked to for years, starts name dropping and using you as a job reference without contacting you. We’re sure you would take some issue with the situation. Maintain a good relationship and do not take references for granted. We no longer want our information being blasted out indiscriminately. Contact us first. We would be happy to discuss.
Clients should maintain at least 3 visits within last 6 months. This factors down to about 1 visit every 2 months. We feel this is very reasonable. The 6 month time frame is an industry-wide period of time commonly used to measure a client’s active status. Independent advisors will not provide references if investors have not been in contact within 6 months. As such, we are adopting the same time period. There are reasonable exceptions. Contact us first, we would be happy to discuss.
At our discretion
Providing references is at our discretion. As there are reasonable exceptions for providing references for inactive investors, there are reasonable exceptions for declining to provide references. Again, contact us first, we would be happy to discuss.
Do’s and Don’ts
Do not contact back and forth between us and the other investment agency. We are happy to provide references, but we must prioritize our work days. We have work to do, and references are the lowest priority.
Do be patient. The other agency/independent advisor will appreciate your patience as well for allowing them to finish their onboarding process how they see fit. We will not intervene in the processes of others. We can only verify references.
Do be courteous. It goes a long way. Drop the entitlement. Do not take references for granted. We certainly appreciate our investors, and choose to provide references as an important part of giving back to our investors. We believe in giving back to our clients, and contributing to our community.
Do contact us first, we would be happy to discuss.
How To
- Before sharing our information, contact us first, we would be happy to discuss.
- Provide the full website URL of the other investment agency.
- Provide the full contact information of the other investment agency.
- We will not open links or search contact information. If information isn’t provided plainly and clearly, we may ask for it, but only when we are not busy with other tasks.
- If approved, contact the other investment agency with our information.
- Then simply wait. We will not confirm if we have been contacted for reference. It is not our job to follow up nor provide updates on references.
- We will provide the reference if contacted.
QUESTIONS?
You guessed it. Contact us first, we would be happy to discuss.