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Current Employers
Bison Wealth, Llc

3550 Lenox Road Ne Suite 2550, Atlanta, GA 30326 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
FL RA APPROVED 2026-03-26
GA RA APPROVED 2025-03-14
  • FL RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-03-26
  • GA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-03-14

Branch Locations

Dallas, GA • United States

80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207 • United States

3550 Lenox Road Ne Suite 2550, Atlanta, GA 30326 • United States

Disclosures

2 disclosure categories reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action Yes
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. Tampa FL 10/2010 01/2022
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. Tampa FL 10/2010 01/2022
Bison Wealth, Llc. Atlanta GA 01/2022 Present
Dba John Picardi & Associates Kennesaw GA 01/2022 06/2024
Metric Financial, Llc Atlanta GA 07/2022 11/2023
Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments Albany NY 11/2023 Present
  • 10/2010 → 01/2022
    J.W. Cole Financial, Inc.
    Tampa, FL
  • 10/2010 → 01/2022
    J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.
    Tampa, FL
  • 01/2022 → Present
    Atlanta, GA
  • 01/2022 → 06/2024
    Dba John Picardi & Associates
    Kennesaw, GA
  • 07/2022 → 11/2023
    Metric Financial, Llc
    Atlanta, GA
  • 11/2023 → Present
    Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments
    Albany, NY
Previous Registrations
  • 2022-08-23 → 2024-12-31
    Bison Wealth, Llc
    Kennesaw, GA
    Atlanta, GA
  • 2010-10-29 → 2022-01-11
    Kennesaw, GA
    Tampa, FL
    Marietta, GA
    Kennesaw, GA
  • 2008-08-20 → 2010-10-20
    Acworth, GA
    Atlanta, GA
    Palm Beach Gardens, FL
    Palm Beach Gardens, FL
    Woodstock, GA
    Marietta, GA
    Atlanta, GA
    Atlanta, GA
    Atlanta, GA
    Norcross, GA
  • 2007-02-26 → 2008-08-18
    Investment Advisors International, Inc.
    Atlanta, GA
Other Businesses

1. Bison Wealth LLC. Investment related. At registered location. RIA. Advisor. Start date: 09/2023. 120 hrs/month; all during trading hours. Manage Client accounts & Relationships. 2. Fixed Insurance; Yes; At registered location; Fixed/Traditional Insurance; Agent; 10/2023; 10; 10; Sales of Fixed/Traditional insurance products. 3. PKSF; Yes; At registered location; Fixed/Traditional Insurance; Agent; 10/2023; 10; 10; Sales of Fixed/Traditional insurance products and servicing of Variable Annuities.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2006-12-18
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2004-07-02
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2006-12-18
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2004-07-02

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