Getting Started

The process of working with Mitchell, Vaught & Taylor, Inc. may include the steps below:

• Introductory meeting –

 We will introduce our firm, our staff, our client services and our investment philosophy. During this initial session we will also ask you to explain your unique individual circumstances, your investment goals and objectives, and your risk tolerances. We will provide you with our current ADV filing, Privacy Policy and our contract. We prefer this introductory meeting to take place in-person, however sometimes the client can only arrange to communicate remotely.

• Presentation of investment plan –

In a follow up discussion, we will present our detailed plan for your investments. This will include the allocation of assets to fixed income securities, stocks, mutual funds and ETFs. The plan will address your current cash and liquidity needs, saving for capital expenses, and your retirement income needs. In this session we will be prepared to discuss each product that we recommend for you and to answer your questions about how each product will fit into your portfolio.

• Advisory Agreement –

When you decide to hire MVT, Inc. all parties will sign the Investment Management Agreement. New account application and transfer forms will be completed. We use independent custodians Charles Schwab, Inc. or TD Ameritrade to safeguard your assets, provide pricing on your securities and send monthly statements to you.

• Quarterly reports and newsletter –

In addition to the statements from custodians, we will send you quarterly reports to detail the performance of your investments and to measure that performance versus appropriate benchmarks. We also send a newsletter with our views on the U.S. and global economies and markets.

• Account review –

We are discretionary advisors and will provide ongoing review of your investments, re-balancing or replacing your existing holdings as necessary. We are available to meet with you in our office, in your community, by phone or by email to discuss your investment account and to address any questions or concerns that may arise.