Safety and Security
Our customer brokerage accounts are carried by National Financial Services LLC, Member NYSE/SIPC, a Fidelity® Investments company. A recognized global leader, Fidelity Clearing Custody Solutions has over $2.1 Trillion in assets under administration and services more than 7 million accounts.
All accounts held with National Financial Services LLC (NFS) are protected in accordance with the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”) up to $500,000. In addition to SIPC protection, Fidelity provides for brokerage accounts additional “excess of SIPC” coverage from Lloyd’s of London together with other insurers in the amount of $1 Billion. This is the maximum “excess of SIPC” protection currently available in the US brokerage industry.
Our Independent Broker Dealer, Securities America, is ranked in the top 10 in the nation with over 2,600 advisors, $800 Million in annual revenue, and over $90 Billion in client assets.
As your fiduciary, your best interest is our only interest.
At the Wealth Strategies Group,
we value your safety above all else.
Brokerage accounts maintained by Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and carried by National Financial Services LLC (NFS), both Fidelity Investments companies (FBS and NFS together, “Fidelity”), are protected in accordance with the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”) up to $500,000. The $500,000 total amount of SIPC protection is inclusive of up to $250,000 protection for claims for cash, subject to periodic adjustments for inflation in accordance with terms of the SIPC statute and approval by SIPC’s Board of Directors. Fidelity also has arranged for coverage above these limits. Neither coverage protects against a decline in the market value of securities, nor does either coverage extend to certain securities that are considered ineligible for coverage. For more details on SIPC, or to request an SIPC brochure, visit www.sipc.org or call 202.371.8300.
“Excess of SIPC” Coverage: In addition to SIPC protection, Fidelity provides for brokerage accounts additional “excess of SIPC” coverage from Lloyd’s of London together with other insurers. The “excess of SIPC” coverage would only be used when SIPC coverage is exhausted. Like SIPC protection, “excess of SIPC” protection does not cover investment losses in customer accounts due to market fluctuation. It also does not cover other claims for losses incurred while broker-dealers remain in business. Total aggregate “excess of SIPC” coverage available through NFS’s “excess of SIPC” policy is $1 billion. Within NFS’s “excess of SIPC” coverage, there is no per account dollar limit on coverage of securities, but there is a per account limit of $1.9 million on coverage of cash. Lloyd’s of London currently has an A (Excellent) rating with “Stable Outlook” from ratings firm A.M. Best and an A+ (Strong) with “Stable Outlook” from Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor’s.