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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)14 years in industry

PAUL J ABBOTT

Advisor at ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS

BOCA RATON, FL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Oct 18, 2012 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: May 1, 2012earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 14derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66
First exam: Oct 16, 2012
First registration: Oct 18, 2012
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: P.J. ABBOTT|Paul Jeffrey Abbott|PAUL J ABBOTT
IAPD individual key: 6070270

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Feb 7, 2024	n/a	yes	BOCA RATON, FL	Current employment
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 10, 2023	Feb 1, 2024	no	Boca Raton, FL	Previous registration
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	No RAUM reported	Sep 18, 2019	Feb 14, 2023	no	West Palm Beach, FL\|Lake Worth, FL\|West Palm Beach, FL	Previous registration
GLOBAL TRUST	Independent wealth	Mar 12, 2018	Sep 16, 2019	no	WEST PALM BEACH, FL	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 18, 2012	Mar 5, 2018	no	PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL\|PALM BEACH, FL	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Feb 1, 2024	Feb 7, 2024	6	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Feb 14, 2023	Feb 10, 2023	-4	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
GLOBAL TRUST	PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC	Sep 16, 2019	Sep 18, 2019	2	Firm change	RIA to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	GLOBAL TRUST	Mar 5, 2018	Mar 12, 2018	7	Firm change	Wirehouse to RIA

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ ESI FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 7, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 10, 2023 to Feb 1, 2024factForm ADV
→ PRUCO SECURITIES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 18, 2019 to Feb 14, 2023factForm ADV
→ GLOBAL TRUSTRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 12, 2018 to Sep 16, 2019factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 18, 2012 to Mar 5, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 1, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Paul J Abbott left Mml Investors Services, Llc for Esi Financial Advisors (registered 2024-02-07)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago
Occurred
Feb 14, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Paul J Abbott left Pruco Securities, Llc for Mml Investors Services, Llc (registered 2023-02-10)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago