Fiduciary

At Elevated Private Wealth Advisors, we believe in placing our clients' best interests first.

Therefore, we stand by the Accredited Investment Fiduciary Code of ethics for providing investment advisory service.

"Many forms of conduct permissible in a workaday world for those acting at arm’s length are forbidden to those bound by fiduciary ties. A trustee is held to something stricter than the morals of the marketplace. Not honesty alone, but the punctilio of an honor the most sensitive, is then the standard of behavior.”

----Meinhard v. Salmon, 249 N.Y. 458, 464 (1928) (Cardozo)

I WILL:

1. Employ and provide the client information on the Prudent Practices when serving as an investment fiduciary and/or advising other investment fiduciaries.
2. Act with honesty and integrity.
3. Take all reasonable steps to avoid or manage material conflicts of interest, and properly disclose any material conflicts that cannot be avoided.
4. Ensure the timely disclosure of relevant and/or material information in a manner that is accurate, complete, objective, and easily understandable.
5. Ensure that my fees and compensation are fair and reasonable by being responsible when determining the value of my services and my form of compensation; taking into consideration the time, skill, experience, and special circumstances involved in providing my services.
6. Acknowledge the limits of my expertise, and refer my clients to colleagues and/or other professionals for assistance with matters which require knowledge, skills, or capacity beyond which I possess.
7. Respect the confidentiality of personal and financial information acquired in the course of my work, and not disclose such information to others, except when authorized or otherwise legally obligated to do so. I will not use confidential information acquired in the course of my work for my personal advantage.
8. Not exploit any relationship or responsibility that has been entrusted to me.
9. Proactively promote and be a steward of ethical behavior in my professional and personal life.
10. Ensure that the promotion of my practice and the interactions I have with others is done in a manner that reflects the best interests of my profession.
11. Work toward the continual improvement of the profession and my organization by sharing ideas and information; offering honest, objective, and constructive criticism to my professional colleagues; accepting criticism of my work as a professional; and taking steps to correct deficiencies.
12. Use corporate assets and resources entrusted to me in a responsible manner.

AIF designees have been certified specifically to follow a fiduciary process with their clients' best interests at heart. We will treat you with the honesty and integrity that you would expect from a team that you are entrusting with your retirement. Please click here to print an unsigned copy of the Accredited Investment Fiduciary Code of Ethics that you can take to any other advisors you are interviewing.