Indemnification and Limitation on Liability. The Employee, Employer, and Custodian intend that the Custodian shall have and exercise no discretion, authority or responsibility as to any investment in connection with the Custodial Account, and the Custodian shall not be responsible in any way for the tax treatment of any contribution or distribution, or for any other action or nonaction taken pursuant to the Employee's or Employer's direction or that of the Employee's beneficiary, executor or administrator. The Employee who directs the investment of his or her Custodial Account shall bear sole responsibility for the suitability of any directed investment and for any adverse consequences arising from such an investment. The Custodian shall have no responsibilities other than those provided for herein or in ERISA or Code and shall not be liable for a mistake in judgment, for any action taken (or not taken) in good faith, or for any loss that is not a result of its gross negligence, except as provided in ERISA or the Code. The Employee (and the Employee's beneficiary, executor or administrator) shall indemnify and hold the Custodian harmless from and against any liability that the Custodian, the Investment Advisor, their agents, affiliates, successors, assigns, officers, directors and employees may incur in connection with the Custodial Account, unless arising from the Custodian's own gross negligence or willful misconduct or from a violation of the provisions of ERISA or Regulations promulgated thereunder. The Custodian shall be under no duty to question any direction of the Employee with respect to the investment of contributions, or to make suggestions to the Employee with respect to the investment, retention or disposition of any contributions or assets held in the Custodial Account. The Custodian and Investment Advisor shall have no duty to give effect to an investment direction from anyone other than the Employee (or the Employee's beneficiary, executor or administrator). However, the Custodian and Investment Advisor may, in their discretion, establish procedures pursuant to which the Employee (or the Employee's beneficiary, executor or administrator) may delegate to a third party any or all of the Employee's power and duties hereunder, not including the authority to execute the Account Application or a beneficiary designation form.
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Samples: Custodial Account Agreement (Fiduciary Capital Growth Fund Inc), Custodial Account Agreement (Reynolds Funds Inc)
Indemnification and Limitation on Liability. The Employee, Employer, and Custodian intend that the Custodian shall have and exercise no discretion, authority or responsibility as to any investment in connection with the Custodial Account, and the Custodian shall not be responsible in any way for the tax treatment of any contribution or distribution, or for any other action or nonaction taken pursuant to the Employee's or Employer's direction or that of the Employee's beneficiary, executor or administrator. The Employee who directs the investment of his or her Custodial Account shall bear sole responsibility for the suitability of any directed investment and for any adverse consequences arising from such an investment. The Custodian shall have no responsibilities other than those provided for herein or in ERISA or Code and shall not be liable for a mistake in judgment, for any action taken (or not taken) in good faith, or for any loss that is not a result of its gross negligence, except as provided in ERISA or the Code. The Employee (and the Employee's beneficiary, executor or administrator) shall indemnify and hold the Custodian harmless from and against any liability that the Custodian, the Investment Advisor, their agents, affiliates, successors, assigns, officers, directors and employees may incur in connection with the Custodial Account, unless arising from the Custodian's own gross negligence or willful misconduct or from a violation of the provisions of ERISA or Regulations promulgated thereunder. The Custodian shall be under no duty to question any direction of the Employee with respect to the investment of contributions, or to make suggestions to the Employee with respect to the investment, retention or disposition of any contributions or assets held in the Custodial Account. The Custodian and Investment Advisor shall have no duty to give effect to an investment direction from anyone other than the Employee (or the Employee's beneficiary, executor or administrator). However, the Custodian and Investment Advisor may, in their discretion, establish procedures pursuant to which the Employee (or the Employee's beneficiary, executor or administrator) may delegate to a third party any or all of the Employee's power and duties hereunder, not including the authority to execute the Account Application or a beneficiary designation form. Expenses The Custodian shall be paid out of the Custodial Account for expenses of administration, including the fees of counsel employed by the Custodian relating directly to administration of or claims against or on behalf of the Custodial Account, taxes, and its fees for maintaining the Custodial Account which are set forth in the Application or in accordance with any schedule of fees subsequently adopted by the Custodian. The Custodian may sell Investment Company Shares and use the proceeds of sale to pay the foregoing expenses. Resignation and Removal The Investment Advisor may remove the Custodian at any time. The Custodian may resign as Custodian of any Employee's Custodial Account upon sixty (60) days' prior notice to the Investment Advisor.
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Indemnification and Limitation on Liability. The Employee, Employer, and Custodian intend that the Custodian shall have and exercise no discretion, authority or responsibility as to any investment in connection with the Custodial Account, and the Custodian shall not be responsible in any way for the tax treatment of any contribution or distribution, or for any other action or nonaction taken pursuant to the Employee's or Employer's direction or that of the Employee's beneficiary, executor or administrator. The Employee who directs the investment of his or her Custodial Account shall bear sole responsibility for the suitability of any directed investment and for any adverse consequences arising from such an investment. The Custodian shall have no responsibilities other than those provided for herein or in ERISA or Code and shall not be liable for a mistake in judgment, for any action taken (or not taken) in good faith, or for any loss that is not a result of its gross negligence, except as provided in ERISA or the Code. The Employee (and the Employee's beneficiary, executor or administrator) shall indemnify and hold the Custodian harmless from and against any liability that the Custodian, the Investment AdvisorAdviser, their agents, affiliates, successors, assigns, officers, directors and employees may incur in connection with the Custodial Account, unless arising from the Custodian's own gross negligence or willful misconduct or from a violation of the provisions of ERISA or Regulations promulgated thereunder. The Custodian shall be under no duty to question any direction of the Employee with respect to the investment of contributions, or to make suggestions to the Employee with respect to the investment, retention or disposition of any contributions or assets held in the Custodial Account. The Custodian and Investment Advisor Adviser shall have no duty to give effect to an investment direction from anyone other than the Employee (or the Employee's beneficiary, executor or administrator). However, the Custodian and Investment Advisor Adviser may, in their discretion, establish procedures pursuant to which the Employee (or the Employee's beneficiary, executor or administrator) may delegate to a third party any or all of the Employee's power and duties hereunder, not including the authority to execute the Account Application or a beneficiary designation form.
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Samples: Custodial Account Agreement (Van Wagoner Funds Inc)