It has often been said, "There is no substitute for experience." These days there could be no truer statement especially when it comes to professional investment guidance! Bo Johnson has been in the securities/financial services business in Albany, Georgia since 1986. Bo has witnessed first-hand, and guided clients through, the massive changes and developments that have occurred in the financial markets over this extraordinary time period. He has advised clients successfully through the market crash of 1987, the "Tech Bubble" burst of the early 2000's and the "Financial Crisis" of 2008.
Bo grew up in Albany after his family moved to Albany in 1965. In Albany, Bo attended Sherwood Elementary School, McIntosh Jr. High School and then graduated from Deerfield High School in 1976. Bo was an accomplished athlete at Deerfield High in several sports. He received the annual Athlete of the Year award his senior year and has since been inducted into the Deerfield-Windsor Athletic Hall of Fame.
Bo earned a bachelor's degree in business management from Presbyterian College (PC) in 1980. PC is located in Clinton, South Carolina. He was a member of both the football and track teams at Presbyterian. After graduation from PC, Bo spent one year with First State Bank and Trust of Albany in the local bank's management training program. After a year in banking, Bo decided to pursue a sales position opportunity in the restaurant equipment business with Medley Hotel and Restaurant Supply of Albany. Bo enjoyed his five years with Medley, but he desired to find a way back into the financial services business in 1986. Bo interviewed with Merrill Lynch in 1986 and was hired by the local Merrill Lynch manager, George Riles, as a Financial Advisor. After extensive training his first year at Merrill Lynch, Bo embarked upon what would be a seventeen year stay with the legendary brokerage firm. During the decade of the nineties, technology advances and the emergence of the internet changed the way financial services firms would operate forever. These changes also created opportunities for successful Investment Professionals to become independent business owners. Bo decided in 2002 to leave the employment of the large brokerage firm to form his own financial services practice. Artesian Financial Group, Inc was founded in the summer of 2002.
Bo has structured his practice over these many years to focus on the retirement investment needs of clients.
Billups P Johnson III "Bo"
Date of Birth: April 1, 1958
Securities Licenses held:
Series 9 and 10 - General Securities Sales Supervision/Registered Principal
Series 7 - General Securities/Registered Representative
Series 65 - Registered Investment Advisor
Series 31 - NFA Managed Futures
