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Diane R. Johnson

BLACKHAWK FINANCIAL ADVISORS
COLUMBIA, SC 29201
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CRD#: 2941575
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Professional summary


Diane Robin Johnson, CFP®, who also goes by Diane Robin Johnson Ms., Diane R Johnson, is a registered financial advisor currently at BLACKHAWK FINANCIAL ADVISORS located in Columbia, South Carolina.

Diane is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 1998. Diane has worked at 10 firms and has passed the Series 66, Series 63, SIE and Series 7 exams.

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Question & Answer


Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes

Aliases


Diane Robin Johnson Ms. | Diane R Johnson

Other business activities


Outside business activity is any business or activity undertaken by an advisor that is outside the scope of their relationship with their firm (e.g., consulting services, real estate, freelance work, teaching, etc.). Investors should stay informed about these activities to ensure no conflicts of interest.
***Our Cash Cow, LLC - 4115 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Suite 100 Danville, CA 94506 - 03/2016 start date - NIR - Purchase rental property for myself, my sister, and mother. We all plan to be partners. - look for rental property opportunities. Hire a property manager to run the day to day operations for the rentals. - Private Corp - 0 hrs/mo tradin ***Co-Trustee Mother's trust-/future trustee of father's trust -home address - start date 09/2016 - NIR - When/If parents become incapacitated I will be a co-trustee of my their trust, along with my sister. - general trustee duties. - Trust - 0 hrs/mo trading ***Blackhawk Financial Advisors -4115 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Suite 100, Danville, CA 94506 - 07/2016 - Investment Related - changing the name of the company from Johnson Financial Strategies to Blackhawk Financial Advisors. Blackhawk is a prestigious community in my area. The firm will offer investment advisory services, financial planning services, insurance products, and annuities. I will be phasing out Johnson Financial Strategies and terminating that outside business activity once the new business cards, stationary, logo, etc are completed. - My duties will be to provide the services above to the client. - Corp - 150 hrs/mo trading ***Blackhawk Estate Planning -4115 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Suite 100, Danville, CA 94506 - 06/2019 - NIR - Estate planning services or receiving referral fees from attorneys for referring prospects - drafting estate plans or alternative services - Sole Prop - 10 hrs/mo trading ***Blackhawk Financial Advisors -4115 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Suite 100, Danville, CA 94506 - 01/2020 - Investment Related - Investment Advisory Fee Based Firm - Provide investment advice and management - corp - 10 hrs/mo trading ***JOHNSON REAL ESTATE VENTURES, LIMITED LIABILITY CORP -president -purchase of rental property in south carolina. I plan to have a property manager for most or all of the properties to manage the day to day tenant requests/maintenance. This is an extension of the previous OBA I had with SSN where I formed an entity to buy and hold California real estate with my mother and sister. This entity, Johnson Real Estate ventures is for South Carolina property for myself. INVEST RELATED: Yes #HRS: 10 SEC TRADE HRS: 5 -4/5/21 -4115 blackhawk plaza cir ste 100, danville CA 94506 -buy real estate and rent the properties or sell them when it makes sense. ***MY CASH COW LLC -president -rental real estate. Was planning on investing in CA real estate, but I have decided to close this entity and invest in SC real estate instead. I will be closing the entity in the next 90 days. No activity has taken place in the entity. INVEST RELATED: Yes -4/5/21 -4115 blackhawk plaza circle, #100, danville CA 94506 -real estate in california. plan to close this entity right away since I have decided to invest in south carolina real estate instead. this company was organized in ca. ***DBA - Blackhawk Financial Advisors, Inc. ***BLACKHAWK ESTATE PLANNING POSITION: attorney NATURE: blackhawk estate planning-legal oba. I had this approved when I was with SSN, but I realize that it is not approved as SAI. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 10 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 10 START DATE: 01/01/2015 ADDRESS: 4115 blackhawk plaza circle, suite 100, danville CA 94506 DESCRIPTION: preparing estate plans, trust administration for estate. Very little time spent on this activity in the last 7 years I have done two cases.

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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®
CFP®

Experience


Current

April 18, 2023 - Present

BLACKHAWK FINANCIAL ADVISORS

Office #1: 1320 Main Street Suite 300, Columbia, SC 29201
RIA
CRD#: 324019
COLUMBIA, SC
Past

September 18, 2020 - August 18, 2023

SECURITIES AMERICA ADVISORS, INC.

RIA
CRD#: 110518
DANVILLE, CA
Past

September 18, 2020 - August 18, 2023

SECURITIES AMERICA, INC.

BD
CRD#: 10205
Danville, CA
Past

October 30, 2013 - September 18, 2020

SSN ADVISORY, INC.

RIA
CRD#: 126090
Danville, CA
Past

April 4, 2013 - November 26, 2013

HOUSEHOLDER GROUP FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

RIA
CRD#: 149564
CUPERTINO, CA
Past

April 4, 2013 - September 18, 2020

SECURITIES SERVICE NETWORK, LLC

BD
CRD#: 13318
Danville, CA
Past

June 7, 2007 - April 16, 2013

OSAIC FA, INC.

BD
CRD#: 3978
SAN RAMON, CA
Past

February 7, 2007 - April 16, 2013

OSAIC FA, INC.

RIA
CRD#: 3978
SAN RAMON, CA
Past

August 24, 2004 - December 31, 2006

DIANE R. JOHNSON & ASSOCIATES, INC.

RIA
CRD#: 132152
CAMPBELLL, CA
Past

December 3, 2002 - March 31, 2003

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.

RIA
CRD#: 5393
SAN JOSE, CA
Past

October 9, 2002 - March 31, 2003

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.

BD
CRD#: 5393
WESTLAKE, TX
Past

February 10, 1998 - July 20, 2000

SUTTER SECURITIES INCORPORATED

BD
CRD#: 30770
IRVINE, CA

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
California
(4/19/2023)
IAR
North Carolina
(5/5/2023)
IAR
South Carolina
(4/18/2023)

Exams


State Security Law Exam
RR
IAR
Series 66
Date: 5/18/2007
Uniform Combined State Law Examination
State Security Law Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
General Industry/Product Exam

Current Firm


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BLACKHAWK FINANCIAL ADVISORS
BLACKHAWK FINANCIAL ADVISORS | BLACKHAWK FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

CRD#: 324019 / SEC#:

California
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (4/19/2023 Approved)
North Carolina
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (5/5/2023 Approved)
South Carolina
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (4/18/2023 Approved)
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Contact information


Main Address
1320 Main Street Suite 300, Columbia, SC 29201
Mailing Address
4115 Blackhawk Plaza Cir. Suite 100, Danville, CA 94506
Phone number
(803) 265-8008
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
1

Documents


Latest Form ADV

Regulatory assets under management


Total Number of Accounts104
AUM (Assets Under Management)$ 16,540,220

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Company Information


BLACKHAWK FINANCIAL ADVISORS

CRD#: 324019Columbia, SC 29201

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