Legal Disclaimer
Greenwood Capital Associates, LLC (“Greenwood Capital”) is an SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Greenwood, SC. Greenwood Capital may only transact business in those states in which it is registered, or qualifies for an exemption or exclusion from registration requirements.
For information pertaining to the registration status of Greenwood Capital, please contact the state securities regulators for those states in which Greenwood Capital maintains a registration filing, as indicated by its ADV1A filing available at the SEC’s investment adviser public information website https//www.adviserinfo.com. A copy of Greenwood Capital’s current written disclosure statement discussing Greenwood Capital’s business operations, services, and fees is also available www.adviserinfo.sec.gov or from Greenwood Capital upon request and prior to opening any account.
This Legal Disclaimer is in reference to Websites and Social Media hosted by Greenwood Capital (collectively “sites”):
- https://greenwoodcapital.com
- https://portal.greenwoodcapital.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenwoodCapitalSC, (@GreenwoodCapitalSC)
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenwood-capital
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/greenwoodcapital_SC (@greenwoodcapital_sc)
The content on these sites are provided for guidance and information purposes only.
1. Social Media
Greenwood Capital has established social media programs to share educational and informational materials. In doing so, Greenwood Capital may post content, share or provide hyperlinks to third-party content, like, favorite, and/or follow third-party content and/or users. These activities are not be perceived as an endorsement of any services, products, guidance, individuals, or points of view.
Posts and/or comments to Greenwood Capital’s social media activities by others, which may include their opinions, views, or experiences may not be representative or indicative of another’s personal experience. Any such activity does not implicitly or explicitly represent the view of Greenwood Capital.
At its sole discretion, Greenwood Capital reserves the right to remove comments received from any third-party for being:
- Irrelevant to the Greenwood Capital posted content
- Inappropriate (such as foul language or links to certain sites)
- Potentially construed as investment advice
- Potentially perceived as spam
Please note that Greenwood Capital is in a highly regulated industry. Therefore, any comment or post perceived as being in violation of any regulation to which Greenwood Capital is subject to will be removed immediately. Greenwood Capital, as required by its regulator, will also maintain an archive of all sites and social media content, comments, and posts.
2. No Offer
The sites are limited to the dissemination of general information pertaining to advisory services, together with access to additional investment-related information, publications, and links. Accordingly, the publication of the sites on the Internet should not be construed by any consumer and/or prospective client as Greenwood Capital’s solicitation to effect, or attempt to effect transactions in securities, or the rendering of personalized investment advice for compensation, over the Internet. Any subsequent, direct communication by Greenwood Capital with a prospective client shall be conducted by a representative that is either registered or qualifies for an exemption or exclusion from registration in the state where the prospective client resides.
3. No Guarantee or Accuracy of Information
Although the information on the sites is believed to be reliable, Greenwood Capital cannot guarantee the accuracy of such information, either expressly or implied. Accordingly, Greenwood Capital urges you to use the content cautiously, and Greenwood Capital will be glad to verify any information Greenwood Capital is able to verify.
Telecommunications delivery systems, such as the Internet, can perform unpredictably and may, for example, affect access to, or the performance of, the sites. You acknowledge that Greenwood Capital is not in any way responsible for any such interference with your use of or access to the service. In this regard, you are responsible for providing, at your expense, any access to the Internet and any required equipment.
4. No Warranty; Limitation on Liability
All Content on the sites are subject to applicable statutes and regulations, furnished “as is,” without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. Greenwood Capital makes no warranty as to the operation, functionality or availability of the sites, that the sites will be error-free or that defects will be corrected. Neither Greenwood Capital, any of its directors, officers, or employees, nor any third-party vendor, will be liable or have any responsibility for any loss or damage that you incur in the event of any failure or interruption of the sites, or resulting from the act or omission of any other party involved in making these sites or the data contained therein available to you, or from any other cause relating to your access to, your inability to access, or your use of the sites or these materials, whether or not the circumstances giving rise to such cause may have been within the control of Greenwood Capital or of any vendor providing software or services support.
The information contained herein has been compiled from sources deemed reliable and it is accurate to the best of our knowledge and belief. However, Greenwood Capital cannot guarantee its accuracy, completeness, and validity and cannot be held liable for any errors or omissions. Changes are periodically made to the sites and may be made at any time.
5. Third Party Materials
Greenwood Capital makes no representations or warranties of any kind whatsoever regarding (without limitation) any information provided by third parties and accessible on or through the sites (including, without limitation, magazine and news articles, research and other analyses, opinions and commentaries, quotes and other market information, and information regarding unaffiliated underlying funds and managers). Except to the extent required by applicable law, Greenwood Capital disclaims any express or implied warranties and conditions, including, without limitation, as to non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Any such information is intended for information purposes only, and any views or opinions expressed therein are the views or opinions of that third party. Greenwood Capital has relied upon and assumed (without independent verification) the accuracy and completeness of such information and consequently does not guarantee, among other things, its accuracy, completeness or fairness.
6. Investment Performance/Investment Risk
Past performance may not be indicative of future results. Therefore, no current or prospective client should assume that future performance of any specific investment or investment strategy (including the investments and/or investment strategies recommended or undertaken by Greenwood Capital) referred to directly or indirectly by Greenwood Capital in the sites, or indirectly via a link to an unaffiliated third-party site will be profitable or equal the corresponding indicated performance level(s).
Different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk, and there can be no assurance that any specific investment will either be suitable or profitable for a client or prospective client’s investment portfolio. Historical performance results for investment indices and/or categories generally do not reflect the deduction of transaction and/or custodial charges, the deduction of an investment management fee, nor the impact of taxes, the payment of which would have the effect of decreasing historical performance results.
7. Investment Decisions
Please remember that different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk, and there can be no assurance that the future performance of any specific investment or investment strategy will be profitable. Certain portions of the sites (i.e. newsletters, articles, commentaries, social media posits, etc.) may contain a discussion of, and/or provide access to, various positions and/or recommendations made by Greenwood Capital and/or those of other investment and non-investment professionals as of a specific prior date. Due to various factors, including changing market conditions, such discussions and/or positions may no longer be reflective of current position(s) and/ or recommendation(s). Moreover, no client or prospective client should assume that any such discussion or information presented serves as the receipt of, or a substitute for, personalized advice from Greenwood Capital, or from any other investment professional. Greenwood Capital is not a law firm or accounting firm, and no portion of site content should be interpreted as legal, accounting or tax advice.
8. Assignment; Delegation
This Legal Notice shall be for the benefit of Greenwood Capital, and shall inure to the benefit of its successors and assigns. Greenwood Capital (i) may delegate the performance of any obligation or function in connection with the sites and (ii) reserves the right to use any agents on such terms, as Greenwood Capital deems appropriate.
9. Changes to the Websites
Greenwood Capital may in its sole discretion change, suspend, terminate or discontinue any aspect of the sites at any time, including the availability of any services, information, features or functions accessible by means of the sites. Greenwood Capital may also impose limits on certain features, functions or services or restrict access to some, or all, of the sites without notice or liability.
10. Amendments
Greenwood Capital reserves the right to vary or amend this Legal Disclaimer in any manner. Any amendments to this Disclaimer will be displayed on the sites or otherwise communicated to you and will be effective upon display or communication or at such date following the date of display or communication as may be required by the laws of South Carolina or by regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission. You will be deemed to have accepted any change if you continue to access the sites after that time. You agree that (i) this Disclaimer and any of Greenwood Capital’s logs or records of information placed on the sites may be admitted in evidence in any proceedings arising out of use of the sites, (ii) you will not challenge the admissibility thereof and (iii) save in the case of manifest error, Greenwood Capital’s record of the sites are conclusive evidence of its contents. It is your responsibility to be familiar with this Legal Disclaimer and any Specific Terms and any amendments thereto on accessing the Websites or any part of the Websites.
11. Contact Greenwood Capital Associates, LLC
Please contact Greenwood Capital if you have any questions about this Disclaimer. You may send an e-mail to [email protected] or call us directly at 864-941-4049.
