The State Of Trust In Corporate America: 2016

By Barbara Kimmel of Trust Across America

Founder Trust Across America - Trust Around the World • Oct 17, 2016 at 10:27 AM EDT

Building a trustworthy company will improve both its profitability & organizational sustainability. Supporting this statement is a growing body of evidence showing an increasing correlation between trustworthiness and superior financial performance.

Executive Summary of White Paper Recently Published by Trust Across America

Building a trustworthy company will improve both its profitability and organizational sustainability. Supporting this statement is a growing body of evidence showing an increasing correlation between trustworthiness and superior financial performance. Our 2016 report attempts to provide content and context to place trust in the center of more business conversations, to answer the following questions and dispel the myth that integrity and trust are “soft” skills.

Why do trust and integrity matter?
Can they be measured?
Are they profitable?
Which sectors are the most trustworthy?
Which companies are some of the most trustworthy and why?

To read more & request access to our White Paper, please click here.

FACTS® Managed Accounts were independently audited from Feb.1, 2013-Jan.31, 2016. Prepared by FACTS Asset Management LLC

FACTS® is our model of identifying America’s Most Trustworthy Companies by applying FACTS strategy parameters. The composite results translate to 50.09% for FACTS® and 28.1% for the S&P 500 cumulative percentage return shown above, or 16.7% average annualized for FACTS® vs. 9.5% for the S&P 500 over the same period. The audited Composite Performance results shown above may not be indicative of future results. Full audit documents available upon request.

The composite performance records are based on all accounts managed using the FACTS strategy for a three year period, 2/1/13 to 1/31/16 and are not representative of the FACTS® Asset Management LLC program. Tax consequences are not reflected in the performance records. Past performance is not an indication of future return. There can be no guarantee that a new program will prove to be profitable in the future or that it will achieve performance results similar to those achieved in the past using the FACTS strategy parameters and you may lose money. The performance numbers reflect the reinvestment of dividends. The composite performance net of fees is calculated using a weighted average fee for the entire period because not all accounts were charged equal fees and some accounts were not charged fees. The S&P 500 is a widely recognized market value-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to mimic the overall U.S. equity market’s industry weightings, and does reflect the reinvestment of dividends.

Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results.

FACTS® Asset Management LLC is a New Jersey registered Registered Investment Advisor

Prepared by FACTS Asset Management LLC

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