Vendor Proprietary Statements

Ned Davis Research Vendor Proprietary Statements



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Alerian

www.alerian.com

All references to Alerian indices and marks are servicemarks of GKD Index Partners, LLC d/b/a Alerian (Alerian) and their use is granted under a license from Alerian. Alerian does not guarantee the accuracy and/or completeness of Alerian indices and marks or any data included therein and Alerian shall have no liability for any errors, omissions, interruptions or defects therein. Alerian makes no warranty, express or implied, representations or promises, as to results to be obtained by Licensee, or any other person or entity from the use of the Alerian indices and marks or any data included therein. Alerian makes no warranty, express or implied, representations or promises, as to results to be obtained by Licensee, or any person or entity from the use of the Alerian indices and marks or any data included therein. Alerian makes no express or implied warranties, representations or promises, regarding the originality, merchantability, suitability, non-infringement, or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the Alerian indices and marks or any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall Alerian have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential, or other damages (including lost profits), even if notified of the possibility of such damages. The Energy Midstream Classification Standard (EMCS) was developed by and is the exclusive property (and a service mark) of GKD Index Partners, LLC d/b/a Alerian (Alerian) and its use is granted under a license from Alerian. Alerian make no warranties, express or implied, or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and hereby expressly disclaims all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability, suitability, non-infringement, or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any such standard or classification. No warranty is given that the standard or classification will conform to any description thereof or be free of omissions, errors, interruptions, or defects. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall Alerian have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential, or other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

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American Association of Individual Investors

https://www.aaii.com/about

AAII is not a registered investment adviser or a broker/dealer. Readers are advised that articles are provided solely for informational purposes and should not be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities. The opinions and analyses included herein are based on sources believed to be reliable and written in good faith, but no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, is made as to their accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or correctness. Neither we nor our information providers shall be liable for any errors or inaccuracies, regardless of cause, or the lack of timeliness of, or any delay or interruptions in the transmission thereof to the users. All investment information contained herein should be independently verified. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment information provided may not be appropriate for all investors. Investment information is provided without consideration of your financial sophistication, financial situation, investing time horizon, or risk tolerance. Readers are urged to consult with their own independent financial advisers with respect to any investment.

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American Bankers Association ABA

https://www.aba.com

The American Bankers Association proudly represents banks of all sizes. Learn more about how we support America's banks, our mission and history, and how to become a member.

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American Institute of Architects AIA

https://www.aia.org

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Argus Research

https://www.argusresearch.com

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Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/content-and-data/

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Bloomberg Barclays Indices

https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/rates-bonds/bloomberg-barclays-indices/

Subscriber hereby acknowledges that the Indices are a proprietary product of Bloomberg Barclays Indices. Subscriber further acknowledges that Bloomberg Barclays Indices shall maintain exclusive ownership of and rights to the Indices and that this Agreement shall not be construed to vest in the Subscriber any rights with respect to the Indices. The Subscriber further acknowledges that the Indices were compiled, prepared, revised, selected and arranged through the application of methods and standards of judgment developed and applied through the expenditure of substantial time, effort, and money by Bloomberg Barclays Indices and constitute valuable commercial property and/or trade secrets of Bloomberg Barclays Indices. The Subscriber agrees that it will not remove any copyright notice or other notification or trade name or marks of Bloomberg Barclays Indices that may appear in the Indices and that any reproduction and/or distribution of the Indices shall contain such notices and/or marks as they appear in the Indices.

 

SUBSCRIBER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE INDICES ARE PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD IT BE USED OR CONSIDERED AS AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO BUY THE SECURITIES OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS MENTIONED IN IT. THE INFORMATION IN THE INDICES HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, BUT BLOOMBERG BARCLAYS DOES NOT REPRESENT THAT IT IS ACCURATE OR COMPLETE AND IT SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON AS SUCH. OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THE INDICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. THE PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN IT MAY NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR SALE IN SOME STATES OR COUNTRIES, NOR SUITABLE FOR ALL TYPES OF INVESTORS; THEIR VALUE AND THE INCOME THEY PRODUCE MAY FLUCTUATE AND/OR BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY EXCHANGE RATES.

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Commodity Research Bureau (Barchart Solutions)

https://www.barchart.com/cmdty/

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Commodity Systems Inc (CSI)

http://www.csidata.com

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The Conference Board

https://www.conference-board.org

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Consensus Inc

https://www.consensus-inc.com

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European Central Bank

https://www.ecb.int

The raw data obtained from the European Central Bank may be obtained free of charge through the ECB's website www.ecb.int. The ECB produces statistics to the highest standard possible. Nevertheless, owing to the technical features of the Internet, the ECB can provide no warranty, explicit or implied, as to the accuracy, timeliness or fitness for any purpose of any statistical information obtained through the ECB's website. In particular, the ECB accepts no liability for any losses, in contract, warranty, tort or otherwise, incurred in connection with any decision made or any action or inaction taken by any party on the basis of statistical information obtained through its website. Furthermore, the ECB does not endorse or accept any liability for the content of websites linked to the ECB's website.

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FTSE Russell

https://www.ftserussell.com/

The Russell 1000® Index, Russell 1000® Growth Index, Russell 1000® Value Index, Russell 2000® Index, Russell 2000® Growth Index, Russell 2000® Value Index, Russell 3000® Index, Russell 3000® Growth Index, Russell 3000® Value Index, Russell 2500® Index, Russell 2500® Growth Index, Russell 2500® Value Index, Russell Midcap® Index, Russell Midcap® Growth Index, Russell Midcap® Value Index, Russell Top 200® Index, Russell Top 200® Growth Index, Russell Top 200® Value Index, Russell Smallcap® Index, Russell Smallcap® Growth Index, Russell Smallcap® Value Index are trademark/service marks of the FTSE Russell Company. Russell® is a trademark of the FTSE Russell Company.

 

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FTSE Russell Mergent

https://www.ftserussell.com/data/mergent-online

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Guggenheim Investments

The raw data used by Ned Davis Research is publicly available on https://www.guggenheiminvestments.com. Guggenheim Investments makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for any purpose of any data obtained from Guggenheim's website. In addition, Guggenheim does not accept any liability for any information disseminated or content produced by Ned Davis Research using raw data supplied by Guggenheim.

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Haver Analytics

http://www.haver.com

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Hulbert Financial Digest

http://www.hulbertratings.com

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IHS MarkIt

https://ihsmarkit.com/products/index-etf-data-management.html

You hereby agree and acknowledge that except as expressly permitted in a written agreement with IHS Markit or any of its affiliates ("Markit"), you are expressly prohibited from using the content, information and materials herein and any information provided by Markit in any format and/or delivery method including without limitation email, facsimile, journalistic content (the "Content") for any purpose, including creating any derived data. You are specifically prohibited from distributing, transferring, sub-licensing, transmitting, selling, repackaging, assigning, leasing, reselling, publishing or otherwise making available all or any portion of the Content herein, or any derived data, analysis or presentation based on such Content, by whatever means to any person or entity. Any unauthorised use of any Content appearing herein may violate the intellectual property rights of Markit under any intellectual property laws such as copyright laws, trademark laws, regulations and statutes and is strictly prohibited.

Markit does not represent or warrant that any Content will be error-free, that any defects will be corrected, or that your use of the Content will provide specific results. The Content is delivered on an "as-is" and "as-available" basis. All Content provided is subject to change without notice. The entire risk as to the accuracy and completeness of all Content is with you. Neither Markit nor any data provider makes any warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the Content, or as to the results to be attained by you or others from your use of the Content. You hereby acknowledge that there are no express or implied warranties of title, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use, and that you have not relied upon any warranty, guaranty or representation made by Markit or any data provider.

Without prejudice to any agreement which you may have with Markit, neither Markit nor any data provider shall in any way be liable to you or any third party for any inaccuracies, errors or omissions (regardless of cause) in the Content, or for any damages (whether direct or indirect) resulting therefrom. Without limiting the foregoing, neither Markit nor any data provider shall have any liability whatsoever to you, whether in contract (including under an indemnity), in tort (including negligence), under a warranty, under statute or otherwise, in respect of any loss or damage suffered by you as a result of or in connection with any opinions, recommendations, forecasts, judgments, or any other conclusions, or any course of action determined, by you or any third party, whether or not based on the Content contained herein.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Markit from and against any claim, action or demand, including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees, made by any third party against Markit due to or arising out of your use of the Content.

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IHS Markit Economics

https://ihsmarkit.com/products/pmi.html

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Investment Company Institute

https://www.ici.org

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Ministry of Finance Japan

The Ministry of Finance takes reasonable measures to ensure the accuracy of information available in our site, however, the Ministry of Finance does not guarantee, and assumes no responsibility for consequences, including damages, arising out of or in connection with the use of any information available in our site.

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MLP Data

https://www.mlpdata.com

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Mortgage Bankers Associationi (MBA)

https://www.mba.com

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MSCI

https://www.msci.com

 

Distributor shall accompany by terms of use that include the following provisions or prominently provide a link to Licensee's web site at www.ndr.com/vendorinfo which will include the disclaimers and limitations under this sections.

Copyright MSCI 2019. All Rights Reserved. Without prior written permission of MSCI, this information and any other MSCI intellectual property may only be used for your internal use, may not be reproduced or redisseminated in any form and may not be used to create any financial instruments or products or any indices. This information is provided on an "as is" basis, and the user of this information assumes the entire risk of any use made of this information. Neither MSCI nor any third party involved in or related to the computing or compiling of the data makes any express or implied warranties, representations or guarantees concerning the MSCI index-related data, and in no event will MSCI or any third party have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) relating to any use of this information.

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Network Press Inc

https://www.trade-futures.com

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Pinnacle Data Corp

https://www.pinnacledata2.com

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Refinitiv

https://www.refinitiv.com

 

"Copyright Refinitiv, 1999-2018 All Rights Reserved. Use, duplication, or sale of this service, or data contained herein, except as described in the Ned Davis Research and www.NDR.com Subscription Agreement, is strictly prohibited."

"The Refinitiv Logo, Refinitiv Datastream and Refinitiv I/B/E/S are trademarks of Refinitiv and its affiliated companies in the United States and other countries and used herein under license."

 

Copyright 1999- 2018, Refinitiv. All rights reserved. Refinitiv and its affiliates are referred to below as "Refinitiv".

Refinitiv or its third party providers own and retain all rights, title and interest, including but not limited to copyright, trademarks, patents, database rights, trade secrets, know-how, and all other intellectual property rights or forms of protection of similar nature or having equivalent effect, anywhere in the world, in the QA Direct, Refinitiv Datastream and Refinitiv I/B/E/S and user is not granted any proprietary interest therein or thereto. The QA Direct, Refinitiv Datastream and Refinitiv I/B/E/S constitutes confidential and trade secrets of Refinitiv or its third party providers. Display, performance, reproduction, distribution of, or creation of derivative works or improvements from QA Direct, Refinitiv Datastream and Refinitiv I/B/E/S in any form or manner is expressly prohibited, except to the extent expressly permitted hereunder, or otherwise, with the prior written permission of Refinitiv.

User may use the QA Direct, Refinitiv Datastream and Refinitiv I/B/E/S for internal purposes only. User may copy, paste and distribute only an insubstantial amount of the data contained in the QA Direct, Refinitiv Datastream and Refinitiv I/B/E/S provided that: (a) the distribution is incidental to or supports user's business purpose, (b) the data is not distributed by user in connection with information vending or commercial publishing (in any manner or format whatsoever), not reproduced through the press or mass media or on the Internet, and (c) where practicable, clearly identifies Refinitiv or its providers as the source of the data. Data will be considered in "insubstantial amount" if such amount (i) has no independent commercial value, (ii) could not be used by the recipient as a substitute for any product or service (including any download service) provided by Refinitiv or a substantial part of it.

To the extent that the QA Direct, Refinitiv Datastream and Thomson I/B/E/S contains any third party data referred to in the General Restrictions/Notices page set forth on http://www.thomsonfinancial.com/datause, the terms set forth on such General Restrictions/Notices page shall apply to User.

User acknowledges that access to certain elements of the QA Direct, Refinitiv Datastream and Refinitiv I/B/E/S may cease or may be made subject to certain conditions by Refinitiv or upon the instructions of the third party data supplier of those elements. Upon termination or expiration of this user license, all rights granted hereunder shall immediately terminate and user shall cease to use the QA Direct, Refinitiv Datastream and Refinitiv I/B/E/S and delete or destroy all copies thereof in its possession or control.

NEITHER REFINITIV NOR ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS WARRANT THAT THE PROVISION OF THE QA Direct, Refinitiv Datastream and Refinitiv I/B/E/S WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR FREE, TIMELY, COMPLETE OR ACCURATE, NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SAME. USE OF THE QA Direct, Refinitiv Datastream and Refinitiv I/B/E/S AND RELIANCE THEREON IS AT USER'S SOLE RISK. NEITHER REFINITIV OR ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS WILL IN ANY WAY BE LIABLE TO USER OR ANY OTHER ENTITY OR PERSON FOR THEIR INABILITY TO USE THE QA Direct, Refinitiv Datastream and Refinitiv I/B/E/S, OR FOR ANY INACCURACIES, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, DELAYS, COMPUTER VIRUS OR OTHER INFIRMITY OR CORRUPTION, DAMAGES, CLAIMS, LIABILITIES OR LOSSES, REGARDLESS OF CAUSE, IN OR ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE QA Direct, Refinitiv Datastream and Refinitiv I/B/E/S. THE QA Direct, Refinitiv Datastream and Refinitiv I/B/E/S IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. NO WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, INFRINGEMENT OR OTHERWISE IS PROVIDED HEREUNDER.

IN NO EVENT WILL REFINITIV OR ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH QA Direct, Refinitiv Datastream and Refinitiv I/B/E/S EVEN IF REFINITIV OR ITS THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES ARE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES. FURTHER, REFINITIV OR ITS PARTY PROVIDERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY MANNER FOR DISTRIBUTOR'S PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.

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Sentix

https://www.sentix.de

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Standard & Poor's

Certain data contained herein is propietary of Standard & Poor's, ("S&P") a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. S&P, including its subsidiary corporations, is a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Reproduction of data owned by S&P in any form is prohibited except with the prior written permission of S&P. Because of the possibility of human or mechanical error by S&P's sources, S&P or others, S&P does not guarantee the accuracy, adequacy, completeness or availability of any information and is not responsible for any error or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such information. S&P GIVES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE. In no event shall S&P be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages in connection with subscriber's or others' use of S&P proprietary data.

Certain other data contained herein is calculated by Ned Davis Research, Inc. ("NDR") from data proprietary to S&P. Reproduction of data calculated by NDR from S&P proprietary data is prohibited except with prior written permission of NDR and S&P.

Standard & Poor's GICS History was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of Standard & Poor's, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc ("S&P") and is licensed for use by LICENSEE. Neither S&P, nor any other party involved in making or compiling the Standard & Poor's GICS History makes any express or implied warranties of representations with respect to such standard or classification (or results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties or originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the Standard & Poor's GICS History have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

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S&P Capital IQ and MSCI, Inc.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC ("S&P"). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by Ned Davis Research, Inc.

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S&P Capital IQ Compustat

Copyright ® 2018, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC. Reproduction of S&P Capital IQ Compustat in any form is prohibited except with the prior written permission of S&P. S&P does not guarantee the accuracy, adequacy, completeness or availability of any information and is not responsible for any errors or omissions, regardless of the cause or for the results obtained from the use of such information. S&P DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE. In no event shall S&P be liable for any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages, costs, expenses, legal fees, or losses (including lost income or lost profit and opportunity costs) in connection with subscriber's or others' use of S&P Capital IQ Compustat.

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Value Line Institutional Services

https://www.valueline.com

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Wolters Kluwer

https://lrus.wolterskluwer.com

When you have to be right. Copyright 2019 CCH Incorporated and its affiliates and licensors. All rights reserved. CCH expressly disclaims all other warranties with respect to the Blue Chip Financial Forecast product, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. CCH further expressly disclaims and rejects any terms and conditions set forth in any order or other document submitted by Customer.

Zew

https://www.zew.de

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