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RIA / WealthAdvisorChartered Financial Consultantdual registered (broker-dealer)12 years in industry

John G Watson

Advisor at ESSEX ADVISORY

Canyon Lake, CA | BROOKLYN, NY

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 2:49 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 4
Dated events: 2
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Feb 1, 2018 to Sep 15, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: ESSEX ADVISORY
Current firm class: former SEC adviserderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: May 1, 2014earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 12derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 0derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 3
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Designations: Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams: S63|S65
First exam: Mar 4, 2015
First registration: Feb 1, 2018
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: JOHN GIRVAN WATSON|JACK WATSON|JACK WATSON|John Girvan Watson|John G Watson
IAPD individual key: 6327943

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
ESSEX ADVISORY	Former SEC adviser	Jan 23, 2026	n/a	yes	BROOKLYN, NY\|Canyon Lake, CA	Current employment
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	National bd RIA	Jun 14, 2023	Sep 19, 2023	no	Farmington, CT	Previous registration
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	No RAUM reported	Aug 10, 2018	Dec 31, 2022	no	New Haven, CT	Previous registration
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Feb 1, 2018	Jul 31, 2018	no	Hamden, CT	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
COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	ESSEX ADVISORY	Sep 19, 2023	Jan 23, 2026	857	Firm change after gap	Ibd to RIA
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK	Dec 31, 2022	Jun 14, 2023	165	Firm change	Other
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLC	Jul 31, 2018	Aug 10, 2018	10	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (4)

→ ESSEX ADVISORYRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Jan 23, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
→ COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORKRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 14, 2023 to Sep 19, 2023factForm ADV
→ NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES,LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 10, 2018 to Dec 31, 2022factForm ADV
→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Feb 1, 2018 to Jul 31, 2018factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 19, 2023
Advisor changed firm
John G Watson left Commonwealth Financial Network for Essex Advisory (registered 2026-01-23)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Dec 31, 2022
Advisor changed firm
John G Watson left Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,Llc for Commonwealth Financial Network (registered 2023-06-14)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago