Important Disclosure

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

Grimes & Company, Inc. (“Grimes”) is an SEC registered investment advisor located in Westborough, Massachusetts.  Grimes and its representatives are in compliance with the current filing requirements imposed upon SEC registered investment advisors by those states in which Grimes maintains clients.  Grimes may only transact business in those states in which it is registered, or qualifies for an exemption or exclusion from registration requirements.  Grimes’ 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 Grimes’ web site on the Internet should not be construed by any consumer and/or prospective client as Grimes’ 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 Grimes 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 Grimes, please contact the SEC or the state securities regulators for those states in which Grimes maintains a filing.  A copy of Grimes’ current written disclosure statement/ADV discussing Grimes’ business operations, services, and fees is available from Grimes upon written request.  In addition, certain of Grimes’ investment adviser representatives are also, in their individual capacities, registered representatives of Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation ("MACC") Inc., a broker-dealer registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and a member of both the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. ("FINRA") and Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC"). Accordingly, those investment adviser representatives of Grimes who are also registered representatives of MACC, may, in their individual capacities, effect securities transactions for public customers on a fully disclosed commission basis in those states in which both MACC and the specific representative is registered (currently in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine,  Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, and Wisconsin), or qualify (ies) for an exemption or exclusion from registration requirements. For information pertaining to the registration status and/or disciplinary history of MACC or any Grimes investment adviser representative that also serves as a representative of MACC, please contact the SEC, FINRA and/or state securities law administrators for those states in which MACC and/or the specific representative maintain a registration filing.  Grimes 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 Grimes’ 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 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 Grimes) made reference to directly or indirectly by Grimes 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.

Certain portions of Grimes’ web site (i.e. newsletters, articles, commentaries, etc.) may contain a discussion of, and/or provide access to, Grimes’ (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 Grimes, or from any other investment professional. Grimes 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 Grimes’ 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 Grimes, or from any other investment professional.

Each client and prospective client agrees, as a condition precedent to his/her/its access to Grimes’ web site, to release and hold harmless Grimes, 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 Grimes.

Please note that Grimes & Company cannot accept trade orders via voicemail, email or fax.