Disclosures

Hanson & Doremus may only transact business in those states in which it is registered, or qualifies for an exemption or exclusion from registration requirements. Hanson & Doremus’s web site is limited to the dissemination of general information pertaining to its advisory services, together with access to additional investment-related information, publications, and links. Accordingly, the publication of Hanson & Doremus’s web site on the Internet should not be construed by any consumer and/or prospective client as Hanson & Doremus’s solicitation to effect, or attempt to effect transactions in securities, or the rendering of personalized investment advice for compensation, over the Internet. Any subsequent, direct communication by Hanson & Doremus with a prospective client shall be conducted by a representative that is either registered or qualifies for an exemption or exclusion from registration in the state where the prospective client resides. A copy of Hanson & Doremus’s current written disclosure Brochure and Form CRS discussing Hanson & Doremus’s business operations, services, and fees is available on this web site and/or from Hanson & Doremus upon written request. Hanson & Doremus does not make any representations or warranties as to the accuracy, timeliness, suitability, completeness, or relevance of any information prepared by any unaffiliated third party, whether linked to Hanson & Doremus’s web site or incorporated herein, and takes no responsibility therefor. All such information is provided solely for convenience purposes only and all users thereof should be guided accordingly.

Please remember that different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk, and there can be no assurance that the future performance of any specific investment or investment strategy (including those undertaken or recommended by Hanson & Doremus), will be profitable or equal any historical performance level(s). Neither Hanson & Doremus’s investment adviser registration status, nor any amount of prior experience or success, should be construed that a certain level of results or satisfaction will be achieved if Hanson & Doremus is engaged, or continues to be engaged, to provide investment advisory services. Hanson & Doremus’s registration status does not imply a specific level of skill or training.

Certain portions of Hanson & Doremus’s web site (i.e., newsletters, articles, commentaries, etc.) may contain a discussion of, and/or provide access to, Hanson & Doremus’s (and those of other investment and non-investment professionals) positions and/or recommendations as of a specific prior date. Due to various factors, including changing market conditions, such discussion may no longer be reflective of current position(s) and/or recommendation(s). Moreover, no client or prospective client should assume that any such discussion serves as the receipt of, or a substitute for, personalized advice from Hanson & Doremus, or from any other investment professional. Hanson & Doremus is neither an attorney nor an accountant, and no portion of the web site content should be interpreted as legal, accounting or tax advice.

Please Note: Limitations: Neither rankings nor recognitions by unaffiliated rating services, publications, media, or other organizations, nor the achievement of any professional designation, certification, degree, or license, membership in any professional organization, or any amount of prior experience or success, should be construed by a client or prospective client as a guarantee that the client will experience a certain level of results if the investment professional or the investment professional’s firm is engaged, or continues to be engaged, to provide investment advisory services.

To the extent that any client or prospective client utilizes any economic calculator or similar interactive device contained within or linked to Hanson & Doremus’s web site, the client and/or prospective client acknowledges and understands that the information resulting from the use of any such calculator/device, is not, and should not be construed, in any manner whatsoever, as the receipt of, or a substitute for, personalized individual advice from Hanson & Doremus, or from any other investment professional.

Each client and prospective client agrees as a condition precedent to his/her/its access to Hanson & Doremus’s web site, to release and hold harmless Hanson & Doremus, its officers, directors, owners, employees and agents from any and all adverse consequences resulting from any of his/her/its actions and/or omissions which are independent of his/her/its receipt of personalized individual advice from Hanson & Doremus.

ITEM 2 – RELATIONSHIPS AND SERVICES
What investment services and advice can you provide me?
We provide investment advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts and estates (our “retail investors”). When a retail investor engages us to provide investment management services we shall monitor, on a continuous basis (no less than quarterly), the investments in the accounts over which we have authority as part of our investment management service. Furthermore, when engaged on a discretionary basis, we shall have the authority, without prior consultation with you (unless you impose restrictions on our discretionary authority), to buy, sell, trade and allocate the investments within your account(s) consistent with your investment objectives. If you engage us on a non-discretionary basis, we cannot effect any transactions in your account without obtaining prior consent. Our authority over your account(s) shall continue until our engagement is terminated. We offer investment management and financial planning services as part of our standard investment advisory engagement. However, we may also be engaged to provide financial services on a separate fee basis. When we provide financial planning, we rely upon the information provided by the client for our financial analysis and do not verify any such information while providing this service. We also offer an automated investment program (the “Program”) through which clients are invested in a range of investment strategies we have constructed and manage, each consisting of a portfolio of exchange-traded funds and a cash allocation. Our representatives are also available to assist Program participants. We do not limit the scope of our investment advisor services to proprietary products or a limited group or type of investment.

Additional Information: For more detailed information about our Advisory Business and the Types of Clients we generally service, please See Items 4 and 7, respectively in our ADV Part 2A.  

Conversation Starters: Given my financial situation, should I choose an investment advisory service? Why or why not? How will you choose investments to recommend to me? What is your relevant experience, including your licenses, education and other qualifications? What do these qualifications mean?

ITEM 3 – FEES, COSTS, CONFLICTS, AND STANDARD OF CONDUCT
What Fees will I pay?
We provide our investment advisory services on a fee basis. When engaged to provide investment management services, we shall charge a fee calculated as a percentage of your assets under our management (our “AUM Fee”). Our annual AUM Fee is negotiable, but will generally range from 0.65% to 1.00% of assets under management for equity portfolios and 0.65% for fixed income, mutual fund and exchange traded fund portfolios. Our annual fee for Program participation shall not exceed 1.00%, inclusive of sponsor fees. We, in our sole discretion, may reduce our investment management fee, charge a flat fee, or reach some other mutually agreeable fee arrangement based upon certain criteria as described in our disclosure brochure. We typically deduct our AUM Fee from one or more of your accounts on a quarterly basis, in advance, based upon the market value of the assets on the last day of the previous business quarter. Because our AUM Fee is generally calculated as a percentage of your assets under management, the more assets you have in your advisory account, the more you will pay us for our investment management services. Therefore, we have an incentive to encourage you to increase the assets maintained in accounts we manage. Fees for limited consulting services shall be negotiated with the client based upon the scope and complexity of the engagement, although we typically charge $250 on an hourly rate basis. We generally require a minimum account size of $500,000 for investment advisory services. We do not have a minimum fee amount. 

Other Fees and Costs: Your investment assets will be held with a qualified custodian. Custodians generally charge brokerage commissions and/or transaction fees for effecting certain securities transactions. In addition, relative to all mutual fund and fixed income security transaction fees, certain charges will be imposed at the fund level (e.g., management fees and other fund expenses). Custodians may also charge additional administrative or service fees in accordance with their posted fee schedules. You will pay fees and costs whether you make or lose money on your investments. Fees and costs will reduce any amount of money you make on your investments over time. Please make sure you understand what fees and costs you are paying. 

Additional Information: For more detailed information about our fees and costs related to our management of your account, please See Item 5 in our ADV Part 2A.

Conversation Starters: Help me understand how these fees and costs might affect my investments. If I give you $10,000 to invest, how much will go to fees and costs, and how much will be invested for me?

What are your legal obligations to me when acting as my investment adviser?
When we act as your investment adviser, we have to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours. At the same time, the way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests. You should understand and ask us about these conflicts because they can affect the investment advice we provide you. As an example, we may recommend a particular custodian to custody your assets, and we may receive support services and/or products from that same custodian, certain of which assist us to better monitor and service your account while a portion may be for the benefit of our firm. We may also recommend that you roll over your retirement plan assets into an account managed by us and in which we may earn new or, an increase in, current compensation as a result of the rollover.

How do your financial professionals make money? How else does your firm make money and what conflicts of interest do you have?
Our financial professionals are compensated on a salary basis. Our financial professionals also receive a profit-sharing retirement account contribution. You should discuss your financial professional’s compensation directly with your financial professional.

ITEM 4 – DISCIPLINARY HISTORY
Do you or your financial professionals have legal or disciplinary history?
No. We encourage you to visit www.Investor.gov/CRS to research our firm and our financial professionals. Furthermore, we encourage you to ask your financial professional to inquire about us.

Conversation Starters: As a financial professional, do you have any disciplinary history? If so, for what type of conduct?

ITEM 5 – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional information about our firm is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. You may contact our Chief Compliance Officer, Eric Sven Eklof, Jr., at any time to request a current copy of your ADV Part 2A or our Relationship Summary. Our Chief Compliance Officer may be reached by phone: (802) 658‐2668.

Conversation Starters: Who is my primary contact person? Is he or she a representative of an investment adviser or broker-dealer? Who can I talk to if I have concerns about how this person is treating me?

A copy of our Part 2A is available at: https://files.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD/Content/Common/crd_iapd_Brochure.aspx?BRCHR_VRSN_ID=911652

HANSON & DOREMUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
PRIVACY NOTICE

Hanson & Doremus Investment Management(“Hanson & Doremus”) maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to protect its clients’ nonpublic personal information (“information”). Through this policy and its underlying procedures, Hanson & Doremusattempts to secure the confidentiality of customer records and information and protect against anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of customer records and information.

It is the policy of Hanson & Doremus to restrict access to and/or the sharing of all current and former clients’ information (i.e., information and records pertaining to personal background [including social security number and address], investment objectives, financial situation, financial planning issues, tax information/returns, investment holdings, account numbers, account balances, etc.) to those employees and affiliated/nonaffiliated entities who need to know that information in furtherance of the client’s engagement of Hanson & Doremus.

Hanson & Doremus shall disclose, as necessary, the client’s information: (1) to unaffiliated service providers and vendors in furtherance of establishing, maintaining, and reporting on the client’s Hanson & Doremus relationship (i.e., broker-dealer, account custodian, record keeper, technology, performance reporting, customer relationship management software [CRM], proxy voting, insurance, independent managers, sub-advisers, etc.); (2) required to do so by judicial or regulatory process; or (3) otherwise permitted to do so in accordance with applicable federal and/or state privacy regulations. However, Hanson & Doremus does not, and shall not, disclose or share information with any affiliated or unaffiliated persons, entities or service providers for marketing or any other purposes or reasons not referenced above.

ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS: Should you have any questions regarding the above, please contact Eric Sven Eklof Jr., Chief Compliance Officer.

THE FIRM’S POLICY

The Firm has retained a third-party service vendor/agent, Broadridge Financial Services, Inc. to assist with the execution of this policy.  Unless a client directs otherwise, in writing, the Firm, in conjunction with the services provided by its third party service provider/agent, shall be responsible for: (1) directing the manner in which proxies solicited by issuers of securities beneficially owned by the client shall be voted; and, (2) making all elections relative to any mergers, acquisitions, and tender offers.  The Firm and/or the client shall correspondingly instruct each custodian of the assets to forward to the Firm, or its third-party service provider/agent, copies of all proxies and shareholder communications relating to the assets. Absent mitigating circumstances and/or conflicts of interest (to the extent any such circumstance or conflict is presented, if ever, information pertaining to how the Firm or its third party service provider/agent addressed any such circumstance or conflict shall be maintained-see examples below), it is the Firm’s general policy to vote proxies consistent with the recommendation of the senior management of the issuer. The Firm shall monitor corporate actions of individual issuers and investment companies consistent with the Firm’s fiduciary duty to vote proxies in the best interests of its clients.  With respect to individual issuers, the Firm may be solicited to vote on matters including corporate governance, adoption or amendments to compensation plans (including stock options), and matters involving social issues and corporate responsibility. With respect to investment companies (e.g., mutual funds), the Firm may be solicited to vote on matters including the approval of advisory contracts, distribution plans, and mergers.  The Firm or its third party service provider/agent shall maintain records pertaining to proxy voting as required pursuant to United States SEC Rule 204-2 (c)(2) under the Advisers Act.

MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES/CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The following are examples of mitigating circumstances and/or conflicts of interest: (1) an adviser or its affiliate may manage a pension plan, administer employee benefit plans, or provide brokerage, underwriting, insurance, or banking services to a company whose management is soliciting proxies; (2) an adviser may have business or personal relationships with participants in proxy contests, corporate directors, or candidates for directorships, etc.; (3) an adviser has a business relationship not with the company but with a proponent of a proxy proposal that may affect how it casts votes on client securities; and (4) senior management’s recommendation, in the opinion of the Firm, is not in the best interests of the client.

QUESTIONS: Any questions regarding the Firm’s proxy voting policy shall be directed to the Firm’s Chief Compliance Officer.

A Fair Fund is separate and independent from any Class Action Lawsuits, which are civil lawsuits brought on behalf of a group of people or businesses. Fair Fund money comes from fines and other penalties levied by the SEC.

Hanson+Doremus is unable to file Fair Fund claims on behalf of clients. Clients who may qualify for distributions from a Fair Fund will receive notice and informational material directly from the SEC and must file a claim with the SEC to participate, pursuant to SEC instructions. However, Hanson+Doremus can assist you by providing security ownership documentation or other supporting information for your claim.

It is important to note that while we are unable to file Fair Fund claims for clients, we will continue to use communications company Broadridge to process Class Action filings.

Please contact our office at 802-658-2668 if you have any questions.

FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION

If you have any questions regarding Fair Funds, do not hesitate to contact Alma Pilausic (alma@hansondoremus.com) or Eric Sven Eklof Jr. (sven@hansondoremus.com).