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Shareholder Service Group The
Shareholder Service Group is a brokerage company that is dedicated to providing services to
financial advisory firms. There are many advantages for utilizing
the Shareholder Service Group, including reasonable trading costs,
software interface that tracks all transactions, excellent support
services for advisors, and a contract with Pershing to provide clearing
and custody services. Accounts are set up in
the client's name at Shareholders Service Group.
WFS is granted discretion to make trades on behalf of the client.
Pershing Pershing
is one of the largest clearing and custody providers in the world with
over $450 billion in client assets. Pershing provides many benefits
including support for over 1100 financial organizations worldwide,
periodic client statements, and private insurance for assets in excess of
SIPC limits.
SIPC
Insurance SIPC is the
Security
Investors Protection Corporation
that provides protection for up to $500,000 in assets, including up to $100,000 in cash
per customer from financially troubled brokerage firms. SIPC also covers missing securities or cash from accounts, but does not
cover losses incurred from stock price declines.
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