BHK Securities, LLC is NASD member broker/dealer introducing clients to First Clearing, LLC a non-bank affiliate of Wachovia Corporation. First Clearing, LLC provides BHK clients access to Wachovia Securities, LLC fee-based investment management services. BHK Securities, LLC clients can elect to compensate for BHK services in the manner that meets their individual circumstances, whether that is a commission basis, a fee basis or a combination of the two.

First Clearing, LLC plays an integral role in client accounts held at BHK Securities, LLC by handling the delivery and receipt of securities purchased or sold; processing and executing your transactions; performing centralized cashiering, bookkeeping and execution functions; maintaining custody of your securities; receiving and distributiong dividends and other distributions and preparing your account statements and tax reporting.

Account protection is provided by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) which was created in 1970 to protect the customers of broker/dealer firms in the unlikely event that BHK Securities, LLC or First Clearing, LLC should fail to meet its financial obligations. In addition to SIPC coverage, First Clearing, LLC provides additional protection at no cost for the remaining balance, if any, of any cash and securities in your account(s). Neither SIPC coverage or the additional coverage protects your account against losses from changes in market value of investments.