What You Can Expect as a New Client at Fisher Investments

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When a new client hires Fisher Investments and joins our private client group, they can expect a very in-depth process of learning about their full financial situation. They'll meet their investment counselor, who typically has anywhere from 5 to 30 years of industry experience, and their investment counselor will work closely with them to understand the full scope of their financial situation, as well as what they need these assets to achieve over what period of time. We're going to start off by helping them set up an account at one of our custodians. These are big, well-known firms such as Charles Schwab or Fidelity or UBS. And in fact, one of the key elements that a potential client should look for when they're looking for an investment advisor is the separation of money management and custody. We don't ever take custody of assets. So we're going to help the client set up that account. And we're going to go through an extensive process learning and understanding a client's full personal and financial situation in order to make an asset allocation recommendation for them. We're going to go through that recommendation with them in detail, explaining exactly what we're going to do and how we think that gives them the highest likelihood of achieving their goals, and only when the client is comfortable with that recommended approach will we actually move forward with the implementation of their new portfolio.

Fisher Investments Australasia Pty Ltd, an Australian company (ABN 86 159 670 667) licensed in Australia (AFSL 433312) to provide services to wholesale clients only, uses the trade mark Fisher Investments® and, in New Zealand, operates as an overseas company (NZBN 9429052507656) using the trading name Fisher Investments New Zealand to provide services to wholesale investors only. Fisher Investments Australasia Pty Ltd outsources portfolio management to its parent company, Fisher Asset Management, LLC (AR 001292046), which is established in the US and regulated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Investing in equities and other financial products involves the risk of loss. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.

This information constitutes the general views of Fisher Investments Australasia Pty Ltd as of the date of this document and does not relate to a particular financial product. These views do not take into account individual financial situations, needs or objectives and should not be regarded as personal investment advice. No assurances are made we will continue to hold these views, which may change at any time based on new information, analysis or reconsideration. In addition, no assurances are made regarding the accuracy of any forecast or other forward looking statement made herein. Forecasts are based on current expectations and beliefs involving risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and judgments that are difficult to accurately predict and may prove inaccurate. Forecasts and any past performance information are not an indicator of future performance and should not be relied upon. Actual outcomes may be materially different. There can be no assurances that investment returns from a particular strategy or allocation will exceed returns from another strategy or allocation. Individual financial products, including fixed interest products and derivatives, and investing in different markets, carry unique risks. Any references to a particular tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject to change in the future.