Brett
Johnson

First Light Asset Management, LLC

CRD#4953378
Investment Advisor
in Minneapolis, MN

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Brett Johnson is a chartered financial analyst operating in Minneapolis, Minnesota with 9 years of industry experience. Johnson is on the advisory team at First Light Asset Management, LLC. Their career trajectory has included roles at Kopp Investment Advisors, LLC and First Light Asset Management, LLC. Johnson holds a Series 66 license, which qualifies them as both a securities agent and an investment advisor representative, and is registered to advise clients in California, Minnesota and Texas. First Light Asset Management, LLC is a registered investment company that has its headquarters in Minneapolis, MN. The firm has a total of 11 people on staff. It controls $1 billion in total assets among its 1,177 customer accounts, making it one of the bigger financial advisory firms in the nation by assets under management. The firm provides financial advice to nine charitable organizations. Of its 1,177 accounts, 77% are associated with high-net-worth individuals who have more than $1 million in assets available to invest. The company provides a set of services, including portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and portfolio management for institutional clients. Financial management fees are based on which services the firm provides the client. However, fees billed by First Light Asset Management, LLC may include some combination of asset-based and performance-based fees.

Certifications and Registrations

Series 66, Chartered Financial Analyst

Years Registered*

9 years

Services Offered

Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses, Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients

Fee Structure

Percentage of Assets, Performance-based Fees

Office Location

3300 Edinborough Way Suite 201
Minneapolis, MN 55435

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First Light Asset Management, LLC Brokerage Details

Total Assets Under Management

$1,264,020,395

MN Average: $5,289,111,388
Total Number of Employees

11

MN Average: 157
Total Number of Accounts

1,177

MN Average: 8,262
Average Account Size

$1,073,934

MN Average: $640,173

Investment Advisory Services

  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
  • Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients

Brett Johnson Work History

Brett has been registered as a financial advisor for 9 years.*

2013 - Present (11 years)

First Light Asset Management, LLC

2013 - 2013 (< 1 year)

Kopp Investment Advisors, LLC

2010 - 2013 (3 years)

Kopp Investment Advisors, LLC

*The number of years registered in this profile is calculated by taking the year of an advisor's first active registration and subtracting it from the current year.

Disclosures

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Financial Advisors at First Light Asset Management, LLC

Brett Johnson
Minneapolis, MN
Mathew Arens
Minneapolis, MN
Charles Kretschmer
Minneapolis, MN

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