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We grant you a limited, non-transferable right to view, store, bookmark, download and print pages of the Site solely for your personal, non-commercial purposes, provided that if you copy any materials from the Site, you must not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices from such copies. You may not make any use of the Site other than as permitted by the preceding sentence. Without limitation, you may not copy, distribute or otherwise use any of the contents of the Site for non-personal or commercial purposes. You may not place a link to the Site on any other web site or frame the Site within another web site without our prior, written permission. Also, you may not interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper operation of the Site, including through the use of any device, software or routine, or access or attempt to gain access to any data, files or passwords related to the Site through hacking, password mining or any other means. We reserve the right, in our sole and unreviewable discretion, to suspend, discontinue, modify or restrict the use and availability of the Site or any portion thereof, at any time without notification to you or any third party.No Advisory Services
Information posted on this site is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Investing carries the risk of loss, including the loss of principal.Links to Third-Party Web Sites
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You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold our firm and any member, manager, principal, officer, director, employee, affiliate, agent, supplier and successor of our firm harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable fees and costs for attorneys and investigations) arising out of, based on, or in connection with your access to or other use of the Site.Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms of Use, and all matters arising, directly or indirectly, from your access to or other use of the Site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Illinois, without regard to conflict of laws rules. You hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Boston, Massachusetts, and waive any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. A printed version of these Terms of Use shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based on or relating to these Terms of Use to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.Severability
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, such illegality, invalidity, or unenforceability shall apply only to such provision and shall not in any manner affect or render illegal, invalid, or unenforceable any other provision of these Terms of Use, and that provision and these Terms of Use generally shall be reformed, construed, and enforced so as to most nearly give lawful effect to the intent of the parties as initially expressed in these Terms of Use.Entire Agreement
These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and us with respect to the Site, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral, written or electronic, between you and us with respect to the Site.Terminology and Other References
Reference to registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) does not imply that the SEC has endorsed or approved the qualifications of the firm or its respective representatives to provide any advisory services described on the Site. Data and/or statistics included on the Site are based upon information reasonably available to us as of the applicable date(s) then-published. Information has been obtained from sources that we believe to be reliable, but these sources cannot be guaranteed as to their accuracy or completeness. No implication shall be created that the information contained on the Site is correct, including as of any time subsequent to the publish date, and the firm does not undertake an obligation to update such information at any time after such date.Awards and Recognition
In 2022, Relative Value Partners received three industry awards:- Top 50 Fastest Growing Firms by FA Magazine
- FA’s RIA Survey & Ranking 2022 by FA Magazine
- Top 50 Fastest-Growing Financial Advisor Firms by SmartAsset
AWARDS DISCLOSURE:
Relative Value Partners is now a division of Kovitz and its registered investment adviser. Relative Value Partners achieved this award while they were Relative Value Partners, prior to the acquisition with Kovitz. The basis of the award did not change due to the acquisition by Kovitz and is still material to Relative Value Partners.Data and Methodology
To define the Top 50 Fastest Growing Firms, FA Magazine ranked firms by the percentage growth in assets between 2020 and 2021, using the firm’s year end 2021 asset total. To rank firms in FA’s RIA Survey & Ranking 2022, FA Magazine ranked firms by their year end 2021 assets. To define the Top 50 Fastest-Growing Firms, SmartAsset began by identifying all firms that are registered with the SEC and headquartered in the United States. Any firms with disclosures, firms that do not offer financial planning services, and firms with less than $500 million in AUM as of their March 2019 SEC filing were removed from consideration. To isolate organic growth, firms were eliminated that took part in merger and acquisition activity during the time frame considered, as indicated by Fidelity’s annual M&A report, and SmartAsset’s own research. This process yielded 728 financial advisory firms, which were then graded across four metrics:- One-year percentage change in number of client accounts
- Three-year percentage change in number of client accounts
- One-year percentage change in assets under management
- Three-year percentage change in assets under management