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Craig A Johnson

Cabot Lodge Securities
12800 Whitewater Dr Ste 100
Minnetonka, MN 55343
Office: 952-943-3940
Cell: 612-845-9192
craig.johnson@clsecurities.com
www.craigajohnson.org

Professional Approach

My sustaining business energy and passion with over 30 years in this profession comes from witnessing clients achieve their goals and aspirations.  I have worked with hundreds of individuals to develop a transition plan from their careers into a confident retirement. It is an honor and a joy to work with each person as they see their vision come to life and their goals achieved to pay for their children's higher education, become self-employed, build that new home, purchase a family cabin or travel the world.

To build my knowledge of the varying aspects that go into a productive financial plan, I have completed the designation of Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor through the College for Financial Planning. This designation requires me to meet ongoing continuing education and holds me to rigorous ethical standards.

 

I am SO thankful for God blessing me with my amazing, kind and generous wife, Karla.  We have four wonderful grown children, Samantha, Cole, Alea and Keenan each making their way in the world.  

 I enjoy reading, especially my bible and the Wall Street Journal, ice fishing, working in the flower garden alongside my wife and my newest hobby smoking meat on my new Rec Tec wood pellet smoker.  Our family enjoys the abundant fruit of my meat smoking labor as well as friends and neighbors we get to bless since I seem to make much too much each time!

This award was issued on 11/01/2025 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 03/13/2025 through 10/01/2025. Fee paid for use of marketing materials. Self-completed questionnaire was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. 5789 Twin Cities-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 517 (9 % of candidates) were named 2026 Five Star Wealth Managers. The following prior year statistics use this format: YEAR: # Considered, # Winners, % of candidates, Issued Date, Research Period. 2025: 4,789, 624, 13%, 11/1/24, 3/13/24 - 10/29/24; 2024: 4,280, 637, 15%, 12/1/23, 3/13/23 - 9/29/23; 2023: 4,080, 633, 16%, 12/1/22, 3/14/22 - 10/18/22; 2022: 4544, 622, 14%, 12/1/21, 3/29/21 - 10/8/21; 2021: 4004, 630, 16%, 12/1/20, 3/30/20 - 10/23/20; 2020: 3606, 589, 16%, 12/1/19, 3/1/19 - 10/25/19; 2019: 3504, 671, 19%, 12/1/18, 3/23/18 - 10/23/18; 2018: 2622, 591, 23%, 12/1/17, 2/23/17 - 10/13/17; 2017: 2304, 836, 36%, 11/1/16, 2/25/16 - 10/14/16; 2016: 2083, 854, 41%, 11/1/15, 4/17/15 - 10/14/15; 2015: 2673, 825, 31%, 12/1/14, 4/17/14 - 10/14/14; 2014: 1931, 844, 44%, 12/1/13, 4/17/13 - 10/14/13; 2013: 2151, 863, 40%, 12/1/12, 4/17/12 - 10/14/12; 2012: 1256, 624, 50%, 11/1/11, 4/17/11 - 10/14/11.
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Securities offered through Cabot Lodge Securities, LLC (CLS), Member FINRA/SIPC. 425 N. Martingale Rd., Suite 1220 Schaumburg, IL 60173, 888.992.2268. Advisory Services offered through CL Wealth Management, LLC, an SEC Registered
Investment Advisor. Cabot Lodge Securities, LLC (CLS) and CL Wealth Management, LLC (CLW) are affiliated entities.

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Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. The award is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria - required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser (RIA) or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed as a RIA or as a principal of a registered investment adviser firm for a minimum of 5 years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (As defined by FSP, the wealth manager has not; A. Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine; B. Had more than a total of three settled or pending complaints filed against them and/or a total of five settled, pending, dismissed or denied complaints with any regulatory authority or FSP's consumer complaint process. Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through FSP's consumer complaint process; feedback may not be representative of any one client's experience; C. Individually contributed to a financial settlement of a customer complaint; D. Filed for personal bankruptcy within the past 11 years; E. Been terminated from a financial services firm within the past 11 years; F. Been convicted of a felony); 4. Fulfilled their firm review based on internal standards; 5. Accepting new clients. Evaluation criteria - considered: 6. One-year client retention rate; 7. Five-year client retention rate; 8. Non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered; 9. Number of client households served; 10. Education and professional designations. FSP does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. The award is not indicative of the wealth manager's future performance. Wealth managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage their clients' assets. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by FSP or this publication. Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager or any wealth manager is no guarantee as to future investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be awarded this accomplishment by FSP in the future. Visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.