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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)26 years in industry

DAVID JOSEPH WATSON

Advisor at RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Hillsborough, NJ | ST. PETERSBURG, 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, 9:11 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 9
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Aug 2, 2006 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Current firm class: national broker-dealer RIAderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jul 24, 2000earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 26derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 8
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S66|S63
First exam: Jul 24, 2000
First registration: Aug 2, 2006
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 4156886

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
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	National bd RIA	Jun 25, 2024	n/a	yes	Hillsborough, NJ\|ST. PETERSBURG, FL	Current employment
MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 25, 2017	Jun 20, 2024	no	SOMERSET, NJ\|SPRINGFIELD, MA\|Warren, NJ\|EDISON, NJ\|Hillsborough, NJ\|Hillsborough, NJ	Previous registration
WALNUT STREET SECURITIES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 13, 2011	Sep 5, 2013	no	SOMERSET, NJ\|SOMERSET, NJ\|NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
TOWER SQUARE SECURITIES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 13, 2011	Sep 5, 2013	no	SOMERSET, NJ\|SOMERSET, NJ\|NEW YORK, NY	Previous registration
NEW ENGLAND SECURITIES CORPORATION	Former SEC adviser	Jul 13, 2011	Jan 2, 2015	no	SOMERSET, NJ\|NEW YORK, NY\|SOMERSET, NJ\|AURORA, IL	Previous registration
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Former SEC adviser	Jul 22, 2009	Mar 25, 2017	no	SOMERSET, NJ\|SPRINGFIELD, MA\|SOMERSET, NJ\|SOMERSET, NJ\|AURORA, IL	Previous registration
PRESTIGE WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC	Independent wealth	Jan 6, 2009	Apr 7, 2009	no	FLEMINGTON, NJ	Previous registration
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 2, 2009	Apr 9, 2009	no	FLEMINGTON, NJ	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Aug 2, 2006	Nov 24, 2008	no	PENNINGTON, NJ\|NEW YORK, NY\|PENNINGTON, NJ	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	RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Jun 20, 2024	Jun 25, 2024	5	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	TOWER SQUARE SECURITIES, INC.	Mar 25, 2017	Jul 13, 2011	-2,082	Firm change after gap	Other
NEW ENGLAND SECURITIES CORPORATION	MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC	Jan 2, 2015	Mar 25, 2017	813	Firm change after gap	Other
TOWER SQUARE SECURITIES, INC.	WALNUT STREET SECURITIES, INC.	Sep 5, 2013	Jul 13, 2011	-785	Channel change	Other
WALNUT STREET SECURITIES, INC.	NEW ENGLAND SECURITIES CORPORATION	Sep 5, 2013	Jul 13, 2011	-785	Channel change	Other
LPL FINANCIAL LLC	PRESTIGE WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC	Apr 9, 2009	Jan 6, 2009	-93	Firm change after gap	Other
PRESTIGE WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC	MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Apr 7, 2009	Jul 22, 2009	106	Firm change	Other
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	LPL FINANCIAL LLC	Nov 24, 2008	Jan 2, 2009	39	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
14251:833:IL:2017-03-25	Mar 25, 2017	Jul 13, 2011	AURORA, IL	Firm change after gap
615:10409:IL:2015-01-02	Jan 2, 2015	Mar 25, 2017	AURORA, IL	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (9)

→ RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Jun 25, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 25, 2017 to Jun 20, 2024factForm ADV
→ MSI FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 22, 2009 to Mar 25, 2017factForm ADV
→ NEW ENGLAND SECURITIES CORPORATIONRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 13, 2011 to Jan 2, 2015factForm ADV
→ WALNUT STREET SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 13, 2011 to Sep 5, 2013factForm ADV
→ TOWER SQUARE SECURITIES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jul 13, 2011 to Sep 5, 2013factForm ADV
→ LPL FINANCIAL LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 2, 2009 to Apr 9, 2009factForm ADV
→ PRESTIGE WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 6, 2009 to Apr 7, 2009factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Aug 2, 2006 to Nov 24, 2008factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 20, 2024
Advisor changed firm
David Joseph Watson left Mml Investors Services, Llc for Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (registered 2024-06-25)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago