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As a thematic investor, ASBC Global and its related persons uses online activity as part of its investment research process. As a result, ASBC Global and clients as well as its related persons may (but do not necessarily) have financial interests in securities or issuers that we discuss. However, any discussion of securities or issuers by ASBC Global in such conversations is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any particular security.
Investments
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Equities may decline in
value
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Opinions and any
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Where applicable law does not permit the limitation of liability, implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages set forth above, the aggregate liability of ASBC Global shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
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equipment or communication lines, telephone or other interconnect problems,
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components.
[ASBC Global reserves the right to cease operating this website or to terminate
your access
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User Representations
You represent and warrant to ASBC Global that you will not use this Site for any
purpose
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to
attempting or actually: (a) disrupting, impairing or otherwise interfering with
the
operation or integrity of the Site or circumventing any Site security system;
(b)
collecting any information about other users of the Site; (c) systematically, or
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any automated means, extracting Content or other information or data contained
in
the Site to populate databases or other sites; or (d) engaging in any fraudulent
or
manipulative activity with respect to issuers, securities or markets. Asbc
Global may
terminate your access and use of any part of the Site for such violations.
Linked Sites
Certain hyperlinks or referenced websites on the Site may for your convenience
forward you to third parties’ websites, which generally are recognized by their
top
level domain name. Any descriptions of, references to, or links to other
products,
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sponsorship by or affiliation with ASBC Global with respect to any linked site
or its
sponsor, unless expressly stated by ASBC Global. Any such information, products
or sites
have not necessarily been reviewed by ASBC Global and are provided or maintained
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responsibility for the content, the accuracy of the information, and/or quality
of
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time.
Information Submitted By You
ASBC Global’s usage of your personal information is governed by our Privacy
Policy, which
forms part of these Terms of Use. You should not submit any confidential or
proprietary information via the Site. By submitting any information or material
to
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royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify,
transmit and distribute those materials or information. You also agree that Asbc
Global is
free to use for any purpose any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you
submit to us through the Site. ASBC Global shall not be subject to any
obligations of
confidentiality regarding submitted information, except as agreed to by Asbc
Global or as
otherwise specifically agreed or required by law. You agree not to use this Site
to
upload, display or distribute any materials that are defamatory, threatening,
obscene, harassing, or otherwise unlawful, or that incorporate the copyrighted,
confidential or proprietary material of any other person or entity.
Jurisdiction, Severability
Any action arising out of these Terms of Use or the Site shall be litigated in,
and
only in, courts located in New York, and you agree to submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of those courts and further agree that they are a convenient forum
for
you.
In the event that any provision of these terms is held unenforceable, the
validity or
enforceability of the remaining provisions will not be affected, and the
unenforceable provision will be replaced with an enforceable provision that
comes
close to the intention underlying the unenforceable provision.
Social Media Disclosure
ASBC Global’s social media accounts are run by individual analysts or other Asbc
Global team
members. Social media posts are not necessarily the opinion of ASBC Global
Invest as a
whole. As a thematic investor, ASBC Global use conversations via social media as
part of its investment research
process. As a result, ASBC Global and clients may (but do not necessarily) have
financial interests in securities or
issuers that we discuss. However, any discussion of securities or issuers by
ASBC Global or
Cathie D. Wood in such conversations is not a recommendation to buy, sell or
hold
any particular security. For a list of all purchases and sales made by
ASBC Global
for client accounts during the past year that could be considered by the SEC
as
recommendations, please contact ASBC Global at
support@asbcglobal.com. It
should not be assumed that recommendations made in the future will be profitable
or
will equal the performance of the securities in this list.