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General Firm and Communications Disclosures

Willis Johnson & Associates is a registered investment advisor. The information presented is for educational purposes only. It should not be considered specific investment advice, does not take into consideration your specific situation, and does not intend to make an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any securities or investment strategies. Investments involve risk and are not guaranteed.

Be sure to consult with a qualified financial advisor and/or tax professional before implementing any strategy discussed herein. Corporate benefits may change at any point in time. Be sure to consult with human resources and review the Summary Plan Description(s) before implementing any strategy discussed herein. Willis Johnson & Associates is not affiliated with or endorsed by Shell, Chevron, BP, or any other Fortune 500 energy company.

Willis Johnson & Associates is not a CPA firm. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training.  Our communication is strictly intended for individuals residing in the states of AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, LA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NM, NY, PA, SC, TX, and WA. No offers may be made or accepted from any resident outside the specific state(s) referenced. 

 

Privacy Policy 

What does Willis  Johnson & Associates, Inc. do with your personal information?

Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
What? 

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us.
This information can include:

    • Social Security Number and driver's license number
    • Account balances and income
    • Credit and payment history
When you are no longer our client, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
How?  All financial companies need to share client’s personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their client’s personal information; the reasons Willis Johnson & Associates, Inc. chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.


Reasons we can share your personal  information

 Does Willis Johnson & Associates, Inc. share? Can you limit this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes
such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or to report to credit bureaus.		 Yes No
For our marketing purposes
to offer our products and services to you.		 Yes Yes
For joint marketing with other financial companies No N/A
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes Information about your transactions and experiences No N/A
For our affiliates to market to you No N/A
For non-affiliates to market to you No N/A
Who We Are  
Who is providing this notice? Willis Johnson & Associates, Inc.
What We Do  
How does Willis Johnson & Associates, Inc. protect my personal information? To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
How does Willis Johnson & Associates, Inc. collect my personal information? We collect your personal information, for example, when you
    • Open or close an account
    • Authorize a trade or authorize a direct fee-deduction
    • Authorize to raise cash
    • Have a financial plan prepared
We may also collect your personal information from other companies.
Why can’t I limit all sharing? Federal law gives you the right to limit only
    • Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness
    • Affiliates from using your information to market to you
    • Sharing for non-affiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.
Definitions   
Affiliates Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies.
Willis Johnson & Associates, Inc. has no affiliates.
Non-affiliates  Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies. These include broker/dealers, mutual fund companies, insurance companies and other financial institutions.
Joint Marketing A formal agreement between non-affiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you. 
Willis Johnson & Associates, Inc. does not do joint marketing.
Questions?  Call 713 - 429 - 1200

 

Cookies

Willis Johnson & Associates uses a first-party cookie to collect information about visitor website visitors (non-identifiable demographic information) and their behavior on our website. The information is then stored by Google Analytics for use in analyzing this site's visitor demographics and behavior. Information that is collected includes; age, gender, location, the pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you arrive at the site, and links that you click on.  This information is not personally identifiable.

Our use of cookies and other information-gathering technologies

A "cookie" is a small text file that is stored on the user's hard drive or mobile device. Cookies perform a number of functions associated with browsing websites and are used for a variety of different purposes, such as tracing users from page to page on an internet site, thereby enhancing a user's browsing experience. They are generated by web servers when the user enters an internet page, and are passed to the user's computer or mobile device and stored for subsequent future access. If you are not familiar with cookies, you can find more detailed information about them here http://www.aboutcookies.org.

We use our own first-party cookie to collect information about visitor behavior on our website through Google Analytics. A JavaScript tag that is stored within the page code of the website collects information including, (but not limited to), the pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you arrive at the site, generic demographic information (not personally identifiable) and links that you click on. This information is then stored by Google Analytics for analyzing visitor behavior to our site. The collected data is not tied to any personally identifiable information, and Willis Johnson & Associates does not collect or store personally identifiable information thus cannot use the data to identify you.

We only use cookies in certain areas of this website (the "Willis Johnson & Associates Website") and the purposes for which they are used are detailed below. You are not obliged to accept a cookie and you can modify your browser so that it will not accept cookies. However, if you do so this may affect your browsing experience and certain functions within the website may not work.

The Willis Johnson & Associates Website uses the following cookies:

Session cookies
Session cookies are used to temporarily store information about logged in users. These cookies do not collect information from the user's computer, and do not identify the user. We use the following session cookies:

  • "ASP.Net_SessionId": this cookie helps to identify each browser session on the server so that the user has an uninterrupted journey through the Willis Johnson & Associates Website. It expires automatically when the session ends.
  • "ASPXAUTH": this cookie concerns the part of the Willis Johnson & Associates Website that requires a username and password authentication. It determines that a user is logged in. When the user logs out, the cookie expires.
  • "ARRAffinity": these cookies are set by our hosting provider to help load pages efficiently by routing users to the same server consistently. They expire as soon as you close your browser.

Permanent cookies
Permanent cookies are used to enhance a user's browsing experience by "remembering" that user on subsequent visits. These cookies expire one year after the last page was requested.

Acceptance of cookies
We use "CookieAccepted" to record whether a user has accepted the cookie policy. The cookies expire one year after the last page was requested.

Verification cookie
To protect the security of the Willis Johnson & Associates Website, we use the "_requestverificationtoken" cookie. This cookie verifies a visitor's identity in order to prevent "Cross-Site Request Forgery" attacks, where unauthorized commands are transmitted from a user that the website trusts.

Social Network Cookies
Willis Johnson & Associates websites may offer the opportunity to "Like", "Follow" or "Share" site content via social networks. These networks almost always use cookies. If you are a member of one or more of the following social networks and do not want the social network cookies to be placed on your system, we suggest that you refrain from using such sharing tools.

Generic Google Analytics cookies
These cookies are used by Google Analytics, which monitors traffic levels, search queries, and visits to our website. Google Analytics stores internet protocol ("IP") addresses on its servers in the US. An IP address is a unique number assigned to each device (such as your computer) that allows it to communicate with other devices on a computer network (such as modems, printers, or other computers). Neither Willis Johnson & Associates nor Google associates your IP address with any information that can identify the user personally.

These cookies enable Google to determine whether you are a return visitor to the site, and to track the pages that you visit during your session. Four types of cookies are used by Google Analytics:

  • __utma Cookie A persistent cookie - remains on a computer, unless it expires or the cookie cache is cleared. It tracks visitors. Metrics associated with the Google __utma cookie include: first visit (unique visit), last visit (returning visit). This also includes Days and Visits to purchase calculations which afford ecommerce websites with data intelligence around purchasing sales funnels.
  • __utmb Cookie & __utmc Cookie These cookies work in tandem to calculate visit length. Google __utmb cookie demarks the exact arrival time, then Google __utmc registers the precise exit time of the user. Because __utmb counts entrance visits, it is a session cookie, and expires at the end of the session, e.g. when the user leaves the page. A timestamp of 30 minutes must pass before Google cookie __utmc expires. Given__utmc cannot tell if a browser or website session ends. Therefore, if no new page view is recorded in 30 minutes the cookie is expired.
  • __utmz Cookie Cookie __utmz monitors the HTTP Referrer and notes where a visitor arrived from, with the referrer siloed into type (Search engine (organic or cpc), direct, social and unaccounted). From the HTTP Referrer the __utmz Cookie also registers, what keyword generated the visit plus geolocation data. This cookie lasts six months.
  • __utmv Cookie Google __utmv Cookie lasts "forever". It is a persistent cookie. It is used for segmentation, data experimentation and the __utmv works hand in hand with the __utmz cookie to improve cookie targeting capabilities.

Currently Willis Johnson & Associates operates an 'implied consent' policy which means that by using our website you agree to the Willis Johnson & Associates Cookies Policy and you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of the policy.

If you do not agree you can do one of the following:

Stop using our website and delete any cookies that may have been stored on your computer on your arrival at our site;

  • Stop using our website and delete any cookies that may have been stored on your computer on your arrival to our site;
  • You can also block all cookies or block only third-party cookies, or alternatively, clear all cookies once you have closed your browser;
  • You can browse the site using your browser's anonymous usage setting ("Incognito in Chrome, "InPrivate" in Internet Explorer, "Private Browsing" in Firefox and Safari etc.). The help section of your specific browser will aid you in selecting these settings.

Note that if you block or delete any cookies you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit the site and some services and functionalities may not work. For more information on the types of information we store and how we use information in our system, please read the Willis Johnson & Associates Privacy Policy.

 

Social Media

Willis Johnson & Associates is a registered investment advisor. Investments in securities involve risk, including the potential loss of principal invested. This communication is intended for individuals residing in the states of AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, LA, MA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NM, NV, NY, PA, SC, TX, WA, WY. No
offers may be made or accepted from any resident outside the specific state(s) referenced. 

IMPORTANT: Please contact me at info@wjohnsonassociates.com or call 713-439-1200 with any questions. The site may contain links to articles or other information that are contained on a third party website. Willis Johnson & Associates assumes no liability for any inaccuracies, errors or omissions in or from any data or other information provided on the pages.

At Willis Johnson & Associates, maintaining the trust and confidence of our clients is a high priority. That is why we want you to understand how we protect your privacy when we collect and use information about you, and the steps that we take to safeguard that information. This notice is provided to you on behalf of Willis Johnson & Associates. Please contact us if you’d like a copy of our Privacy Statement. 

 

Awards & Testimonials

Third-party rankings and recognition are no guarantee of future investment success and do not ensure existing or prospective clients will experience a higher level of performance or results. These ratings should not be constructed as an endorsement of the advisor by any client, nor are they representative of any one client’s evaluation. Willis Johnson & Associates did not compensate the provider for consideration for any of the awards mentioned below. Willis Johnson & Associates has a reasonable belief that the surveys and applications used to determine the award were fair and balanced. Check the awarding party’s website to see full terms and conditions for awards.

Houston Chronicle's Best of the Best Financial Planning Firm

Willis Johnson & Associates was voted as the Houston Chronicle's Best of the Best Financial Planning/Investment Firm for the years 2020, 2021, and 2022 in the three months leading up to the award date. The award is voted upon by the public via a survey provided on the Houston Chronicle website. There was no payment from Willis Johnson & Associates to be considered for this award. You can see the full list of winners and learn more about the award here. Content posted by the Houston Chronicle may be attributable to Willis Johnson & Associates, as information regarding the firm was provided to them for informational or advertising purposes. Willis Johnson & Associates has no reason to believe that the information was materially changed or edited to create a favorable or unfavorable impression

InvestmentNews' Best Places to Work for Financial Advisors

Willis Johnson & Associates was ranked #30 on the InvestmentNews' list of the Best Places to Work for Financial Advisors for 2022. Willis Johnson & Associates was also named on the list in 2019, 2020, and 2021. To qualify as one of InvestmentNews Best Places to Work for Financial Advisors, an advice firm must have at least 15 employees and have been in business for one year. For each given award year, the award ranks companies by the information for the 12 months prior to the award date provided to InvestmentNews by firm representatives through questionnaires and anonymized survey responses from the firm's employees. There was no payment from Willis Johnson & Associates to be considered for this award. You can see the full list of winners and learn more about the award here. Content posted by InvestmentNews may be attributable to Willis Johnson & Associates, as information regarding the firm was provided to them for informational or advertising purposes. Willis Johnson & Associates has no reason to believe that the information was materially changed or edited to create a favorable or unfavorable impression. 

AdvisoryHQ's Top Rated Financial Advisory Firm

Willis Johnson & Associates was named as one of AdvisoryHQ's Top Rated Financial Advisory Firms for the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. AdvisoryHQ utilizes a proprietary approach to ranking firms, and Willis Johnson & Associates made no payment to be considered for the award. You can see the full list of winners and learn more about the award here. Content posted by InvestmentNews may be attributable to Willis Johnson & Associates, as information regarding the firm was provided to them for informational or advertising purposes. Willis Johnson & Associates has no reason to believe that the information was materially changed or edited to create a favorable or unfavorable impression. 

University of Houston's Cougar100

Willis Johnson & Associates was ranked #42 on the University of Houston's Cougar 100 list for 2022 and was on the list in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 as well. For a given year, the Cougar 100 recognizes Cougar-owned and operated businesses by their percentage of compound annual growth in sales or revenues (net of returns) over the three complete fiscal years preceding the award date, and information provided by the firm. Willis Johnson & Associates made no payment to be considered for the award. You can see the full list of winners and learn more about the award here. 

Financial Advisor Magazine's Top 450 Advisors in the US

Willis Johnson & Associates was ranked #379 on Financial Advisors Magazine's ranking of the Top 450 RIAs in the US for 2021 and was on the list in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 as well. The award for a given year ranks companies by their assets under management for the year preceding each award date, and information is provided by firm representatives through questionnaires. There was no payment from Willis Johnson & Associates to be considered for this award. You can see the full list of winners and learn more about the award here. Content posted by Financial Advisor Magazine may be attributable to Willis Johnson & Associates, as information regarding the firm was provided to them for informational or advertising purposes. Willis Johnson & Associates has no reason to believe that the information was materially changed or edited to create a favorable or unfavorable impression. 

Houston Business Journal's Top Wealth Managers in Houston

Willis Johnson & Associates was ranked #20 on HBJ's List of the Largest Wealth Management Firms in Houston for 2023 and was on the list in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 as well. The award ranks companies by their assets under management for the year preceding each award date and information is provided by firm representatives through questionnaires. There was no payment from Willis Johnson & Associates to be considered for this award. You can see the full list of winners and learn more about the award here. 

Houston Business Journal's Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in Houston

Willis Johnson & Associates was ranked on HBJ's Fast 100 for the years 2018, 2019, and 2022. The award for each year ranks companies by their revenue growth for the two years preceding each award date and information is provided by firm representatives through questionnaires. There was no payment from Willis Johnson & Associates to be considered for this award. You can see the full list of winners and learn more about the award here. 

Financial Times' Top Registered Investment Advisers

Willis Johnson & Associates was named as one of the Financial Times' Top 300 Registered Investment Advisors for 2020, and was on the list in 2017 and 2019 as well. For a given year, the award evaluates companies on various criteria, including AUM, asset growth, the company’s age, industry certifications of key employees, SEC compliance record, and online accessibility for the year preceding each award date. Information for the award is provided by firm representatives through questionnaires. There was no payment from Willis Johnson & Associates to be considered for this award. You can see the full list of winners and learn more about the award here. 

Testimonials

The testimonials throughout our site are provided by current clients only. Clients are not compensated, nor are there material conflicts of interest that would affect the given statements.  The statement may not be representative of the experience of other current clients and does not provide a guarantee of future performance, success, or similar services. The client testimonials presented were chosen by the firm, other clients may have different experiences.  

 

Fees 

Fees are calculated through a weighted formula using the assets under management (AUM) ranges listed above. Our minimum fee is $2,063 per quarter. Fees are paid quarterly in advance, and a client’s effective fee is determined by the assets under WJA’s management on the last business day of each quarter or for new accounts on the account's start date.

 

Third-Party Disclosures

As a fee-only RIA firm, there is no outside influence, mutual ownership, or funding Willis Johnson & Associates receives from Fidelity as part of our partnership. Willis Johnson & Associates does not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, products, and content of any third parties, including Fidelity Investments. You should carefully review their privacy statements, disclosures, and other conditions of use before using them as a custodian for your assets.