Our fiduciary oath
As an Illinois registered investment advisory firm, Mentor Capital Management Inc. and its advisors act as fiduciaries to their clients. Mentor Capital Management Inc. and its advisors embrace this fiduciary role on behalf of each and every client, and to that end:
- Mentor Capital Management Inc. and its advisors shall exercise their best efforts to act in good faith and in the best interests of the client. They shall undertake to avoid all conflicts of interest.
- In the rare instances where conflicts of interest may exist, Mentor Capital Management Inc. and its advisors shall provide written disclosure to the client prior to the commencement of any engagement, and thereafter throughout the term of the engagement, of any conflicts of interest that will or reasonably may compromise the impartiality or independence of the advisor.
- In any event, neither Mentor Capital Management Inc. nor its advisors shall receive any commission or other remuneration that is contingent on any client’s purchase or sale of a financial product. Furthermore, neither Mentor Capital Management Inc. nor its advisors shall receive any fee or other material compensation from another party based on the referral of a client or the client’s business.
