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Gregory Alan Johnston

Gregory A. Johnston

JOHNSTON INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LTD.
PEORIA, IL 61602
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CRD#: 2419473
Gregory Alan Johnston

Professional summary


Gregory Alan Johnston, AIF®, CFP®, CPWA®, who also goes by Gregory Johnston, is a registered financial advisor currently at JOHNSTON INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LTD. located in Peoria, Illinois.

Gregory is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 1998. Gregory has worked at 1 firm and has passed the Series 65 exam.

Biography


@import url(http://www.napfa.org/CuteEditor_Files/Style/SyntaxHighlighter.css); Greg Johnston has been President & Chief Investment Officer of Johnston Investment Counsel since 1997.  Prior to that Greg, worked at Stratford Advisory Group and Mercer Investment Consulting.  He has over 20 years in the investment management and financial planning field.  He received his BA from the University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign, his MBA from DePaul Unviersity, and has and has earned the following professional designations:  Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certifed Financial Planner (CFP), Qualified Plan Financial Consultant (QPFC), and Accredited Investment Fidcuiary (AIF).
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What are your service offerings?
Tax Planning
Estate Planning
Investment Planning
Insurance Planning
Retirement Planning
Employee and Employer Plan Ben...
Comprehensive Financial Planni...
Retirement Income Management
Do you have an area of expertise or specialization?
Corporate Executives
High Net Worth Client Needs
Investment Advice with Ongoing...
Medical Professionals
Middle Income Client Needs
Retirement Planning & Distribu...
What is your minimum asset requirement?
250K
Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes

Aliases


Gregory Johnston

Other business activities


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Certified licenses


Advisors may have various certifications and credentials from different organizations. AdvisorCheck highlights these seven certifications - AIF®, CFP®, ChFC®, CFA, CLU®, CIMA®, CPWA®
AIF®
CFP®

Start date: 2006

CPWA®

Start date: 2015-04-15

Expire date: 2023-03-31

Experience


Current

March 21, 1998 - Present

JOHNSTON INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LTD.

Office #1: 331 Fulton Suite 429, Peoria, IL 61602
RIA
CRD#: 109726
PEORIA, IL

State Registrations and Notice Filings


Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.

Highlighted states indicate IAR registrations

IAR
Illinois
(3/21/1998)

Exams


State Security Law Exam
IAR
Series 65
Date: 10/22/1993
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

Current Firm


JI
JOHNSTON INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LTD.
JOHNSTON INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LTD.

CRD#: 109726 / SEC#:

Illinois
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (3/21/1997 Approved)
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Contact information


Main Address
2714 N. Knoxville, Peoria, IL 61604
Mailing Address
Phone number
(309) 674-3330
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
2

Documents


Latest Form ADV

Regulatory assets under management


Total Number of Accounts264
AUM (Assets Under Management)$ 95,495,667

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Company Information


JOHNSTON INVESTMENT COUNSEL, LTD.

CRD#: 109726Peoria, IL 61602

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