Related Parties | 9 Months Ended |
Sep. 30, 2013 |
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] | |
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Bohemian Companies, LLC and BOCO Investments, LLC are two companies under common control. Mr. Klemsz, our President, has been the Chief Investment Officer of BOCO Investments, LLC since March 2007. Since there is common control between the two companies and a relationship with our Company President, we are considering all transactions with Bohemian Companies, LLC and BOCO Investments, LLC, related party transactions. |
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On January 1, 2008, we entered into a Service Agreement with Bohemian Companies, LLC to provide us with certain defined services. These services include financial, bookkeeping, accounting, legal and tax matters, as well as cash management, custody of assets, preparation of financial documents, including tax returns and checks, and coordination of professional service providers as may be necessary to carry out the matters covered by the Service Agreement. We compensate Bohemian Companies, LLC by reimbursing this entity for the allocable portion of the direct and indirect costs of each employee of Bohemian Companies, LLC that performs services on our behalf. We receive invoices monthly from Bohemian Companies, LLC. This Service Agreement expires on December 31, 2013. Total expenses incurred with Bohemian Companies were $3,000 for the three months ending September 30, 2013 and 2012. Total expenses incurred with Bohemian Companies were $9,000 for the nine months ending September 30, 2013 and 2012. As of December 31, 2012 the Company had a balance due to Bohemian Companies, LLC of $1,000. As of September 30, 2013, the balance is $-0-. |
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For the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded management fee revenues of $18,594 and $18,499, respectively, for asset management services performed on behalf of WestMountain Prime, LLC, a related party. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 the Company recorded management fee revenues of $55,892 and $58,382, respectively. The Company and WestMountain Prime, LLC are under common principal ownership. The asset management services contract between WestMountain Prime, LLC and the Company was terminated as of September 30, 2013. |
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Historically, the Company earned management fees based on the size of the funds managed, and incentive income based on the performance of the funds. With the termination of the asset management services contract between the Company and WestMountain Prime, LLC, the Company no longer provides asset management services to any clients. Further, the Company has elected not to seek any new asset management services clients in the future but to concentrate solely on providing fee-based consulting services for marketing and media clients. |
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded aggregate advisory/consulting revenue of $164,950 and $74,500, respectively. Of the $164,950 recorded in 2013, $78,000 is related party revenue for services performed on behalf of Nexcore Group LP and WestMountain Gold, Inc., formerly known as WestMountain Index Advisor, Inc. The company, Nexcore and Index are under common principal ownership. Of the $74,500 recorded in 2012, $67,500 is related party revenue for services performed on behalf of Nexcore Group LP. The company and Nexcore are under common principal ownership. |
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As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had $30,500 and $37,050, respectively, of accounts receivable from related parties. These amounts represent management fees that were due from WestMountain Prime, LLC. and consulting services for marketing and social media due from Nexcore Group LP. |
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On September 29, 2010 CapTerra Financial Group, Inc. merged with Nexcore Group LP (“Nexcore”). The Company provided advisory services related to the transaction and for those services received 1,645,000 warrants. In December 2010, these warrants were exercised for common stock of Nexcore Group LP. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, no active market existed for these securities and so the Company kept the value of this investment on the books at the aggregate exercise price of $1,645. The equity securities are restrictive securities. |
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On January 25, 2013, Nexcore Real Estate, LLC declared $0.01 per share cash dividend payable on February 18, 2013 to holders of NexCore common stock of record on February 4, 2013. As of that date, the Company owned 1,645,000 shares of common stock. In the first quarter 2013, we received a cash dividend of $16,450 that was recorded as dividend on nonmarketable securities. |
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