Clear Title Accounts
Strategic Gold Business Continuity Plan
Strategic Gold Corporation maintains a Business Continuity Plan to respond to any disruption of business operations. Ensuring safety, security, and uninterrupted access to your precious metals assets during significant business disruptions.
Business Continuity-Emergency Contact Persons
Our firm’s emergency contact persons are:
- Christopher Y. Williams, CEO, 508-579-7441, christopher.williams@strategicgold.com
- Michael C. Williams, President, 239-821-3763, michael.williams@strategicgold.com
- Charlotte A. Williams, Executive Vice President, 914-582-1908, charlotte.williams@strategicgold.com
- Peter K. Blume, Independent Trustee, 412-394-7762, pblume@clarkhill.com
These names will be updated in the event of a material change.
Business Continuity-Firm Policy
Strategic Gold Corporation (“SGC”) has developed a comprehensive plan to ensure business continuity during a Significant Business Disruption (SBD). Our policy focuses on:
- Safeguarding employees and property
- Recovering and resuming operations quickly
- Protecting firm books and records
- Allowing clients to transact business seamlessly
Our Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is designed to support both short-term (1-3 days) and long-term (3+ days) disruptions.
Business Continuity and Significant Business Disruptions (SBDs)
SGC’s plan anticipates two types of SBDs:
- Internal SBDs: These affect SGC’s internal operations, such as a fire or IT failure.
- External SBDs: Wide-scale disruptions such as natural disasters or regional outages.
Our response strategy ensures that clients and operations remain unaffected as much as possible.
Business Description
SGC specializes in facilitating the direct ownership of precious metals through the Clear Title Program. Clients benefit from:
- Direct access to the Primary Bullion Market
- No lock-up periods
- Gold Window Collateral Accounts for unlocking equity in bullion holdings
Our services are execution-only and do not include investment advice.
Custodian
Custodian: Loomis International
Vault Locations:
- Miami, Florida
- Zurich, Switzerland
- New York, USA
- Toronto, Canada
Office Locations
Main Office
5072 Annunciation Circle, Suite 317, Ave Maria, Florida, 34142. Phone: 239-692-9154
Backup Office
3722 Yakobi Lane, Naples, Florida, 34119. Phone: 239-842-8067
Business Continuity and Alternative Physical Locations for Employees
In case of an SBD, staff will relocate to unaffected offices or to the disaster recovery site located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant St., 14th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219Phone: 412-394-7762 (Office) | 412-295-7840 (Cell)Building Related Interruptions
Short-Term Interruptions (1-3 days)
Our Ave Maria recovery site ensures seamless operations for short-term disruptions.
Long-Term Interruptions (3+ days)
Recovery teams will relocate to long-term facilities and resume operations within one business day.
Customer Access to Funds and Precious Metals
SGC ensures client access to bullion assets during SBDs by working with custodial vaults and authorized trustees. Our procedures prioritize uninterrupted service.
Business Continuity and Mission Critical Systems
SGC relies on service providers to maintain critical systems and data backups. Recovery time objectives are defined and tested regularly to ensure resilience during disruptions.
Alternate Communications
SGC communicates with clients and employees through multiple channels, including phone, email, and websites. Alternative communication methods will be employed during disruptions to maintain connectivity.
Disclosure of Business Continuity Plan
SGC provides clients with a written BCP disclosure statement upon account opening and upon request.
Updates, Annual Review, and Testing of Our Business Continuity Plan
SGC updates and reviews its BCP annually, incorporating operational changes to maintain its effectiveness. Regular testing confirms backup arrangements.
Senior Management Approval
SGC’s senior management has approved this Business Continuity Plan to ensure the firm’s ability to meet client obligations during disruptions.