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This site is published in the United States for residents of the United States. Investors outside of the United States are subject to securities and tax regulations within their applicable jurisdictions that are not addressed on this site. Nothing on this site should be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell shares of any investment in any jurisdiction where the offer or solicitation would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. U.S. investors are advised that not all investments described on this site are available for sale in all states.

Performance information presented on this web site is historical, and is not indicative of future results. Investment returns and principal may vary, and at the time of sale, your investment may be worth more or less than its original cost. It is possible to lose money by investing in these funds. These investments are not deposits or obligations of or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank, and are not federally insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency. Exchange-Traded funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value.

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Some featured products invest in international securities, which can involve different risks than U.S. investments. These risks include political or economic instability, difficulty in predicting international trade patterns, lack of publicly available information about foreign companies, changes in foreign currency exchange rates and the possibility of adverse changes in investment or exchange control regulations.

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Hypertext links to other Internet sites (links) are included as a convenience for our customers and visitors. BrianHanks.com assumes no liability for the content of any linked sites, including, without limitation, the accuracy, subject matter, quality or timeliness of the content. The fact that such links have been provided does not constitute an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship by or affiliation with BrianHanks.com with respect to any linked site or its sponsor. There are risks in using any information, software or product accessed on the Internet, and we urge you to make sure you understand these risks before doing so. BrianHanks.com is not liable for any harm caused by the transmission, through access of this site, of a computer virus, or other computer code or programming device that might be used to access, delete, damage, disable, disrupt or otherwise impede the operation of the site or of any user’s software, hardware, data or property.

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Within this web site, no account or personal information is obtained for storage on Hanks Capital Management, LLC or our transfer agent’s systems other than information you enter. This information is used only to provide you with the information or materials that you specifically request.

We collect the domain name and other user information of visitors to our Web site, aggregate information on what pages consumers access or visit and user-specific information on what pages consumers access or visit.

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With respect to Ad Servers: We may decide to have relationships with other companies that we allow to place ads on our Web pages. As a result of your visit to our site, these ad server companies my collect information including but not limited to your domain type, your IP address and clickstream information. We are not responsible for maintaining your privacy with respect to these organizations.

We offer advertising to all various investment providers, exchanges, broker dealers, distributor and financial related on-line advertisers.  BrianHanks.com are not influenced in any way by those that choose to advertise. BrianHanks.com creates its own opinions of the investment market place and current trends. BrianHanks.com selects an investment allocation for their management clients based purely on a structured investment discipline.

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