CORE VALUES

We at Financial Commodity Investments (FCI) believe that the ultimate success of any business venture is founded in the values upon which it strives. It means being active in the way our industry evolves and influencing its standards and methods. It also means educating our clients; making the complex financial situation easy to understand.

Summarized below are the values to which we ascribe and instill upon our employees and work:

• Professionalism and Reputation
  Every activity and contract we endeavor to undertake will be handled with the highest standards of professionalism.
  
  
• Absolute Integrity
  Given the nature of our business this value is most important. Although private investment funds are exempt from normal regulatory oversight, they are not exempt from regulations designed to monitor and safeguard the integrity of capital markets.
  
  
• Quality of Work
  Financial Commodity Investments manages its business with an intense focus on producing work of the highest quality and value. All materials produced for either internal or external use will strive towards utmost quality. Professional quality work also requires that materials produced are concise, clear and organized so as to ensure close attention to detail.
  
  
• Fiduciary Responsibility
  Being that Financial Commodity Investments provides some of the initial guidance towards establishment of a professional money management business, we have a responsibility to ensure that all matters on behalf of the services we render are handled in a timely and equitable manner.
  
  
• Relentless Pursuit of Excellence
  This embodies all of the other principles and much more. It means continually striving to improve our company and our clients. It is our responsibility to learn as much as we can about our industry and the nature of our client's businesses. Given the dynamic nature of our business and the industry we service, this is a never-ending process.