−Removed: RISK FACTORS.
+Added: RISK FACTORS AND UNCERTAINTIES.
No changes from September 30, 2019 10-K annual report other
−Removed: In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, referred to
−Removed: as COVID-19, was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China.
−Removed: Since then, COVID-19 has spread to other countries, including the United
+Added: In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus,
+Added: referred to as COVID-19, was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China.
+Added: Since then, COVID-19 has spread to other countries, including
+Added: the United States.
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic.
−Removed: Further, the President of the United
−Removed: States declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency.
−Removed: States in which we operate declared states of emergency related to
−Removed: the spread of COVID-19 and issued executive orders directing individuals to stay at their place of residence for an indefinite
−Removed: period of time.
−Removed: The financial markets demonstrated significant volatility in
−Removed: reaction to the virus outbreak.
+Added: Further, the President
+Added: of the United States declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency.
+Added: States in which we operate declared states of emergency
+Added: related to the spread of COVID-19 and issued executive orders directing individuals to stay at their place of residence for an
+Added: indefinite period of time.
+Added: The financial markets demonstrated significant
+Added: volatility in reaction to the virus outbreak.
There has been considerable strain on companies in many sectors of the economy.
−Removed: Investors suffered
−Removed: significant decreases in the value of their investment portfolios, and the economy has significantly shut down.
−Removed: It is unclear when
−Removed: the economy will start up again, and the lingering effects are not known.
−Removed: During periods of high volatility and uncertainty many
−Removed: investors choose to stop ongoing investment activity and sit on the sidelines until the markets become more stable.
−Removed: The Company’s revenues are adversely affected when investors
−Removed: reduce their investment activities.
−Removed: In addition, part of Company’s revenues is based upon the value of assets under management.
−Removed: If the investment portfolios of clients decrease in value, the fees charged for investment advice also decreases.
−Removed: The Company could be affected by lack of access to its offices,
−Removed: although that seems to have had little short term impact as employees have succeeded in maintaining productivity while working
+Added: suffered significant decreases in the value of their investment portfolios, and the economy has significantly shut down.
+Added: unclear when the economy will start up again, and the lingering effects are not known.
+Added: During periods of high volatility and uncertainty
+Added: many investors choose to stop ongoing investment activity and sit on the sidelines until the markets become more stable.
+Added: The Company’s revenues are adversely
+Added: affected when investors reduce their investment activities.
+Added: In addition, part of Company’s revenues is based upon the value
+Added: of assets under management.
+Added: If the investment portfolios of clients decrease in value, the fees charged for investment advice also
+Added: The Company could be affected by lack of
+Added: access to its offices, although that seems to have had little short-term impact as employees have succeeded in maintaining productivity
+Added: while working remotely.
The long-term effects, however, may present significant issues.
−Removed: Any significant shutdown of the economy for a sustained period
−Removed: will affect the Company’s revenue which could lead to losses.
+Added: Any significant shutdown of the economy
+Added: for a sustained period will affect the Company’s revenue which could lead to losses.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
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