Charles Willard Johnson

Employer firm

Cetera Investment Advisers LLC CRD 105644

$257B regulatory AUM 24,019 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (institutions)
• Pension consulting
• Selection of other advisers
• Educational seminars

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 06/2010 → 08/2021
  Kovack Securities, Inc.
  Fort Lauderdale, FL
• 06/2010 → 08/2021
  Kovack Advisors, Inc.
  Fort Lauderdale, FL
• 02/2002 → Present
  Guardian Planners
  Dubois, PA
• 08/2021 → Present
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  El Segundo, CA
• 06/2023 → Present
  Cetera Investment Advisers Llc
  Schaumburg, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2010-06-02 → 2021-08-06
  Kovack Advisors, Inc.
  Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  Dubois, PA
  Dubois, PA
• 2003-01-10 → 2010-07-08
  Guardian Planners
  Du Bois, PA
• 2005-10-24 → 2007-09-06
  Cetera Wealth Services, Llc
  Irvine, CA
  El Segundo, CA

Other Businesses

1. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: FIXED INSURANCE WITH VARIOUS COMPANIES INVESTMENT RELATED: YES ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED LOCATION NATURE OF BUSINESS: FIXED INSURANCE POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: OWNER START DATE: 5/1998 APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 1 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: SALES AND SERVICING OF FIXED ANNUITY PRODUCTS; 2. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: GUARDIAN PLANNERS INVESTMENT RELATED: YES ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED ADDRESS NATURE OF BUSINESS: FINANCIAL SERVICES AND SALE OF FIXED INSURANCE PRODUCTS START DATE: 2/2002 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: OWNER APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 40 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 32.5 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: MARKETING FINANCIAL SERVICES AND SOLICITATION AND SALES OF FIXED INSURANCE PRODUCTS; 3. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: CHUCKONOMICS BOOK INVESTMENT RELATED: NO ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED ADDRESS NATURE OF BUSINESS: BOOK SALES START DATE: 7/2018 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: AUTHOR APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 0 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 0 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: I WROTE THE BOOK PRIMARILY AS A MARKETING PIECE TO HELP DESCRIBE MY THOUGHTS ON INVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHIES; 4. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: TRUTH IN POLITICS PAC INVESTMENT RELATED: NO ADDRESS: SAME AS REGISTERED ADDRESS NATURE OF BUSINESS: TO PROMOTE A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, STATE AND FEDERAL, THAT PROVIDES FOR SEVERE PENALTIES TO POLITICIANS WHO COMMIT A MATERIAL LIE THAT HAS AN IMPACT ON AN ELECTION OUTCOME OR PUBLIC POLICY. START DATE: 6/2020 POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: PRESIDENT; SECRETARY APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 1 APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: I OBTAINED APPROVAL FOR THIS ACTIVITY FROM MY CURRENT BD BECAUSE I AM IN THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING IT, AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE I COULD DO IT BEFORE MAKING THE COMMITMENT TO IT. CURRENTLY IT ISN'T EVEN REGISTERED - IT'S AN IDEA THAT I WANT TO PURSUE. I WILL BE ESTABLISHING THE NON-PROFIT PAC, AND EVENTUALLY HAVE A BOARD, DO FUND RAISING, AND ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES; 5. NAME OF OTHER BUSINESS: DUBOIS CONTINUUM OF CARE; INVESTMENT RELATED: NO; ADDRESS: 212 S EIGHTH ST DUBOIS, PA 15801; NATURE OF BUSINESS: NURSING CARE BOARD; START DATE: 11/2025; POSITION/TITLE/RELATIONSHIP: BOARD MEMBER; APX NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK: 1; APX NUMBER OF HOURS DURING TRADING HOURS: 0; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: ATTEND MEETINGS, OVERSEE ACTIVITIES OF THE FACILITY;

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  1997-04-17
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1988-04-21

Designations

• Chartered Financial Consultant

Other Names

• Chuck Johnson
• Charles Willard Johnson