At Vista Wealth Management, LLC, VWM Insurance Services, LLC and our affiliated companies, customers, and their privacy are our highest priority. During our work with you regarding investments, estate/personal financial planning and
insurance needs you share personal information with the employees of Vista Wealth Management, LLC and VWM
Insurance Services, LLC. This might include information on applications, worksheets or other documents we use in
preparing your insurance analysis & investment strategy. It also may include information we receive directly from third
parties regarding your accounts with them and information about your transactions with us or our affiliates. We value your
trust and make every effort to continue to deserve your confidence.
Protecting your privacy is important to us and we restrict access to your personal and financial information to those
employees with whom it is necessary to perform the services you have hired us to do; to other financial services entities
such as broker dealers, insurance companies, money managers and mutual fund companies in order to effect transactions
which you have requested or authorized. We may also share certain information with third party administrators or vendors
we use to complete a transaction you have requested. For example, if you purchase a variable insurance product or annuity
VWM Insurance Services places those through Valmark Securities, Inc. and certain information would be shared with
Valmark. Additionally where we are required or otherwise permitted by law or regulation VWM may be required to
disclose personal and/or financial information to a third party.
Many clients have engaged our affiliated firm, Burr, Pilger, & Mayer, to assist with their tax needs. In such circumstances,
and subject to your prior approval, it is our practice to share information with this firm.
Your personal information is stored in a secure space or on a secure computer. We take our obligation to you seriously and
value your trust. If you ever discontinue your client relationship with Vista Wealth Management and/or VWM Insurance
Services, LLC, we will be happy to return your documents. We will continue to protect and treat as confidential the
information that you provided.
Vista Wealth Management, LLC and VWM Insurance Services LLC have developed and maintain important disaster
recovery and business continuity plans that may be activated in the event of a significant business disruption. If you are
unable to contact us at our office (415-477-8600) and need assistance for insurance policies you should contact Valmark
Securities, Inc.; 800-765-5201. For instructions on how you may execute orders and access customer funds held by 3rd
party money managers please contact; Charles Schwab & Co. Institutional Services (800-626-0026); Coast Asset
Management (310-576-3555); Private Capital Management (239-254-2500); American Funds Service Company (800-421-
0180) or Neuberger Berman (415-249-8011)
Our plan is to resume business operations as quickly as possible after taking all appropriate steps to safeguard our
employees and property, our financial books and records and all customer files. The plan addresses the following elements:
Customers’ Access to Funds and Securities; Data Back-Up and Recovery (Hard Copy and Electronic); Financial and
Operational Assessments; Mission Critical Systems; Alternate Communications Between the Firm and Customers,
Employees, and Regulators; Critical Business Constituents, Banks, and Counter-Parties and Regulatory Reporting.
The Notice applies to the following affiliated entities:
Vista Wealth Management, LLC
SEC Registered Investment Adviser
VWM Insurance Services, LLC
Broker Dealer and member, FINRA, SIPC
