Related Parties | (4) Related Parties Bohemian Companies, LLC and BOCO Investments, LLC are two companies under common control. Mr. Klemsz, our CEO, 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. 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 compensated 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 received invoices monthly from Bohemian Companies, LLC. This Service Agreement was terminated by mutual agreement of the parties on March 31, 2014. Total expenses incurred with Bohemian Companies were $3,000 for the three months ending March 31, 2014 and 2013. As of March 31, 2014 the Company had no balance due to Bohemian Companies, LLC. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded management fee revenues of $-0- and $18,678, respectively, for asset management services performed on behalf of WestMountain Prime, LLC, a related party. 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. 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. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded aggregate advisory/consulting revenue of $50,600 and $60,750, respectively. Of the $50,600 recorded in 2014, $38,000 is related party revenue for services performed on behalf of Nexcore Group LP and Bohemian Asset Management, Inc. The Company, Nexcore and Bohemian are under common principal ownership. Of the $60,750 recorded in 2013, $30,750 is related party revenue for services performed on behalf of Nexcore Group LP and WestMountain Gold Inc. The Company, Nexcore and WestMountain Gold, Inc. are under common principal ownership. On October 10, 2013, the Company signed a Marketing/Media Consulting Agreement that was effective October 1, 2013 with Bohemian Asset Management, Inc., a related party due to common ownership. This agreement has an original expiration date of December 31, 2014. We will be paid $20,000 per quarter for general marketing and consulting services, due and payable in advance on the first of each quarter. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had $16,450 and $394,800, respectively, of accounts receivable from related parties. The amount due in 2013 represents distribution income due from Nexcore Real Estate LLC. The receivable was collected in January 2014. 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 March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 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. 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. On January 3, 2014, NexCore Healthcare Capital Corp. declared a $0.10 per share cash dividend to holders of NexCore common stock of record on January 16, 2014. As of that date, the Company owned 1,645,000 shares of common stock and received a cash dividend of $164,500. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the following investments in marketable and nonmarketable securities were held in related parties due to common principal ownership. March 31, 2014 December 31, 2013 Market/Cost Market/Cost Company Name Shares Units Value Shares Units Value Marketable Securities: Hangover Joe's Holding Corporation (formerly Accredited Members Holding Corporation) 928,463 - $ 26,276 928,463 - $ 16,061 WestMountain Gold, Inc. (formerly WestMountain Index Advisor, Inc.) 918,000 - 780,300 866,000 - 640,840 Total Shares or Units 1,846,463 - $ 806,576 1,794,463 - $ 656,901 Nonmarketable Securities: Nexcore Real Estate LLC (Class B Units) - 1,645,000 $ - - 1,645,000 $ - Nexcore Healthcare Capital Corp 1,645,000 - 1,645 1,645,000 - 1,645 Totals Shares or Units 1,645,000 1,645,000 $ 1,645 1,725,000 1,645,000 $ 1,645 |