As Fiduciaries we put your interests first. We are prepared on how we will respond to events that significantly disrupt our business. Since the timing and impact of disasters and disruptions is unpredictable, we will have to be flexible in responding to actual events as they occur. With that in mind, we are providing you with this information on our business continuity plan. Not all elements of the plan are displayed for privacy and other security considerations.

Contacting Us – If, after a significant business disruption, and you cannot contact Mr. Whitney on  mobile numbers 210-943-3343 and/or 210-641-4064 (temporarily disconnected) , Please email Mr. Whitney kristopher@whitneyfinancialstrategies.com or go to the site map on this website and select contact page and put in the request. I you do not get a timely response for some reason, we apologize in advance and if it is an urgent matter you can also contact Mr. Schmitz, EA who will also be happy to assist you at keith@rattlerfinancial.com and/or call (210) 417-6588 (Keith Schmitz mobile number) for further assistance. If you cannot access us through either of those means, you should contact the Broker Firm you have an account with that WFS manages (TradePMR, Interactive Brokers, Fidelity, Charles Schwab, etc.) for instructions on how they may provide access to funds and securities, or enter orders on your behalf. Links to these institutions WFS has relationships can be found on: http://www.whitneyfinancialstrategies.com/ under “Client Access” will redirect you to the appropriate website.

Our Business Continuity Plan – We plan to quickly recover and resume business operations after a significant business disruption and respond by safeguarding our employees and property, making a financial and operational assessment, protecting the firm’s books and records, and allowing our customers to transact business. In short, our business continuity plan is designed to permit our firm to resume operations as quickly as possible, given the scope and severity of the significant business disruption.

Our business continuity plan addresses: data back-up and recovery; all mission critical systems; financial and operational assessments; alternative communications with customers, employees, and regulators; alternate physical location of employees; critical supplier, contractor, bank and counter-party impact; regulatory reporting; and assuring our customers prompt access to their funds and securities if we are unable to continue our business.

We back up our important records in a geographically separate area. While every emergency situation poses unique problems based on external factors, such as time of day and the severity of the disruption, we have been advised by our clearing firm that it also has systems and procedures in place to restore its own operations and be able to complete existing transactions and accept new transactions and payments within a timely manner.

Varying Disruptions – Significant business disruptions can vary in their scope, such as only our firm, a single building housing our firm, the business district where our firm is located, the city where we are located, or the whole region. Within each of these areas, the severity of the disruption can also vary from minimal to severe. In a disruption to only our firm or a building housing our firm, we will transfer our operations to a local site, or to our broker firm and/or the associated clearing firm if necessary, to recover and resume business. In a disruption affecting our business district, city, or region, we will transfer our operations to our broker or the broker’s clearing firm until we can recover and resume business. We will promptly notify you of any business disruptions through our web site www.whitneyfinancialstrategies.com or provide you a customer emergency number explaining how you can contact us. If the significant business disruption is so severe that it prevents us from remaining in business, we will assure our customer’s prompt access to their funds and securities.

For more information – If you have questions about our business continuity planning, you can contact us at (210) 943-3343 or (210) 641-4064 (temporarily disconnected).  and/or kristopher@whitneyfinancialstrategies.com or Keith Schmitz at keith@rattlerfinancial.com and/or call (210) 417-6588. 

Thank you very much. We look forward to serving your financial needs now, and, assisting your success, in meeting your financial goals & desires, in the future.

Sincerely Yours,

Kristopher C Whitney

Founder & President

  AssistingSuccess™