Stacy Johnson
Encyclopedia
Stacy Johnson is an author and creator and host of Money Talks
, a nationally syndicated consumer/personal finance news series.
in 1977. He earned his CPA
certification in 1981. He also earned subsequent licenses in stocks, commodities, options, options principal, real estate, life insurance and securities supervisory.
from 1981 to 1992, working for E. F. Hutton & Co.
, Shearson-Lehman, and Prudential Securities
.
His television career started during the 1987 stock market crash
, when KGUN
, the ABC affiliate in Tucson, invited him to provide an expert interview. Shortly afterward, the station hired him to provide daily stock market reports and analysis. He started his own syndicated news service in 1990.
Johnson currently hosts the nationally syndicated financial news series Money Talks
which airs within the local news of about 80 network-affiliates nationwide. His news videos and print articles also appear on personal finance websites including Yahoo Finance, MSN Money, TheStreet.com and others. His company provides financial literacy video to several major nonprofit credit counseling organizations.
MoneyTalksNews.com is also a website containing personal finance articles and videos.
Money Talks News
Money Talks News is a nationally syndicated consumer/personal finance news series offering tips and advice on saving money and avoiding rip offs in the United States market. It is hosted by Stacy Johnson. News segments are approximately 1.5 minutes in length and air as part of local news programs...
, a nationally syndicated consumer/personal finance news series.
Early life and education
Johnson was born in 1955 in Clarksville, Tennessee. He grew up in Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia and Georgia. He attended Furman University in Greenville, SC and earned a degree in accounting from the University of ArizonaUniversity of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
in 1977. He earned his CPA
Certified Public Accountant
Certified Public Accountant is the statutory title of qualified accountants in the United States who have passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and have met additional state education and experience requirements for certification as a CPA...
certification in 1981. He also earned subsequent licenses in stocks, commodities, options, options principal, real estate, life insurance and securities supervisory.
Career
Johnson had a career in investment bankingInvestment banking
An investment bank is a financial institution that assists individuals, corporations and governments in raising capital by underwriting and/or acting as the client's agent in the issuance of securities...
from 1981 to 1992, working for E. F. Hutton & Co.
E. F. Hutton & Co.
E. F. Hutton & Co. was an American stock brokerage firm founded in 1904 by Edward Francis Hutton, his brother Franklyn Laws Hutton, and later led by well known Wall Street trader Gerald M. Loeb. Under their leadership, Hutton became one of the most respected financial firms in the United States...
, Shearson-Lehman, and Prudential Securities
Prudential Securities
Prudential Securities was the financial services arm of the insurer, Prudential Financial. In 2003, Prudential Securities was merged into Wachovia Securities, a division of Wachovia Bank.-History:...
.
His television career started during the 1987 stock market crash
Black Monday (1987)
In finance, Black Monday refers to Monday October 19, 1987, when stock markets around the world crashed, shedding a huge value in a very short time. The crash began in Hong Kong and spread west to Europe, hitting the United States after other markets had already declined by a significant margin...
, when KGUN
KGUN
KGUN-TV, channel 9, is the ABC-affiliated television station serving Tucson, Arizona, owned by Journal Broadcast Group, Inc.. It broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 9 from Mount Bigelow, located northeast of Tucson...
, the ABC affiliate in Tucson, invited him to provide an expert interview. Shortly afterward, the station hired him to provide daily stock market reports and analysis. He started his own syndicated news service in 1990.
Johnson currently hosts the nationally syndicated financial news series Money Talks
Money Talks News
Money Talks News is a nationally syndicated consumer/personal finance news series offering tips and advice on saving money and avoiding rip offs in the United States market. It is hosted by Stacy Johnson. News segments are approximately 1.5 minutes in length and air as part of local news programs...
which airs within the local news of about 80 network-affiliates nationwide. His news videos and print articles also appear on personal finance websites including Yahoo Finance, MSN Money, TheStreet.com and others. His company provides financial literacy video to several major nonprofit credit counseling organizations.
MoneyTalksNews.com is also a website containing personal finance articles and videos.
Published works
- http://www.amazon.com/Life-Debt-One-Week-Lifetime-Financial/dp/0345452135 (Ballantine, 2002)
- http://www.amazon.com/Money-Made-Simple-Flawlessly-Finances/dp/0345455657 Money Made Simple (Ballantine, 2004)
- Life or Debt 2010 (Simon & Schuster, 2010)