IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

Morton Capital Management (“Morton Capital”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Union Bank, N.A., is an SEC registered investment adviser located in Calabasas, California.  Morton Capital and its representatives are in compliance with the current filing requirements imposed upon SEC registered investment advisers by those states in which Morton Capital maintains clients. Morton Capital may only transact business in those states in which it is registered, or qualifies for an exemption or exclusion from registration requirements. Morton Capital’s web site is limited to the dissemination of general information pertaining to its advisory services, together with access to additional investment-related information, publications, and links.  Accordingly, the publication of Morton Capital’s web site on the Internet should not be construed by any consumer and/or prospective client as Morton 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 Morton 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. For information pertaining to the registration status of Morton Capital, please contact the SEC or the state securities regulators for those states in which Morton Capital maintains a notice filing.  A copy of Morton Capital’s current written disclosure statement discussing Morton Capital’s business operations, services, and fees is available from Morton Capital upon written request. Morton Capital does not make any representations or warranties as to the accuracy, timeliness, suitability, completeness, or relevance of any information prepared by any unaffiliated third party, whether linked to Morton Capital’s web site or incorporated herein, and takes no responsibility therefor.  All such information is provided solely for convenience purposes only and all users thereof should be guided accordingly.

Past performance is 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 Morton Capital) made reference to directly or indirectly by Morton Capital in its web site, or indirectly via a link to an unaffiliated third party web 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 incurrence of which would have the effect of decreasing historical performance results.

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 (including those undertaken or recommended by Morton Capital), will be profitable or equal any historical performance level(s).

Certain portions of Morton Capital’s web site (i.e. newsletters, articles, commentaries, etc.) may contain a discussion of, and/or provide access to, Morton Capital’ (and those of other investment and non-investment professionals) positions and/or recommendations as of a specific prior date.  Due to various factors, including changing market conditions, such discussion 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 serves as the receipt of, or a substitute for, personalized advice from Morton Capital, or from any other investment professional. Morton Capital is neither an attorney nor an accountant, and no portion of the web site content should be interpreted as legal, accounting or tax advice. 

To the extent that any client or prospective client utilizes any economic calculator or similar device contained within or linked to Morton Capital’s web site, the client and/or prospective client acknowledges and understands that the information resulting from the use of any such calculator/device, is not, and should not be construed, in any manner whatsoever, as the receipt of, or a substitute for, personalized individual advice from Morton Capital, or from any other investment professional.

Each client and prospective client agrees, as a condition precedent to his/her/its access to Morton Capital’s web site, to release and hold harmless Morton Capital, its officers, directors, owners, employees and agents from any and all adverse consequences resulting from any of his/her/its actions and/or omissions which are independent of his/her/its receipt of personalized individual advice from Morton Capital.