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Essex Advisory

130 Dumont Av Unit 1, Brooklyn, NY 11212 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
CA RA APPROVED 2026-01-23
  • CA RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-01-23

Branch Locations

130 Dumont Av Unit 1, Brooklyn, NY 11212 • United States

Canyon Lake, CA • United States

Disclosures

1 disclosure category reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy Yes
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint No
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Milwaukee WI 05/2014 02/2017
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services Llc West Hartford CT 06/2014 02/2017
Mml Investors Service Llc Hamden CT 02/2017 07/2018
Mass Mutual Hamden CT 02/2017 07/2018
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Milwaukee WI 08/2018 01/2023
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services Llc New Haven CT 02/2018 01/2023
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company Milwaukee WI 09/2018 01/2023
C.I.G Private Wealth Management Southington CT 02/2023 09/2023
Commonwealth Financial Network Waltham MA 05/2023 09/2023
Essex Securities Llc Jersey City NJ 09/2025 Present
Self Employed Canyon Lake CA 09/2023 09/2025
Essex Advisory Llc Canyon Lake CA 09/2025 Present
  • 05/2014 → 02/2017
    Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Milwaukee, WI
  • 06/2014 → 02/2017
    West Hartford, CT
  • 02/2017 → 07/2018
    Mml Investors Service Llc
    Hamden, CT
  • 02/2017 → 07/2018
    Mass Mutual
    Hamden, CT
  • 08/2018 → 01/2023
    Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Milwaukee, WI
  • 02/2018 → 01/2023
    New Haven, CT
  • 09/2018 → 01/2023
    Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company
    Milwaukee, WI
  • 02/2023 → 09/2023
    C.I.G Private Wealth Management
    Southington, CT
  • 05/2023 → 09/2023
    Waltham, MA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Essex Securities Llc
    Jersey City, NJ
  • 09/2023 → 09/2025
    Self Employed
    Canyon Lake, CA
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Essex Advisory Llc
    Canyon Lake, CA
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

Fixed insurance sales; as of 06/01/2023; 15% of time spent during business hours; Conducted at branch location; Investment related.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2018-01-11
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2015-03-04
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2018-01-11
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2015-03-04
Designations
Other Names
  • John Girvan Watson
  • Jack Watson
  • Jack Watson
  • John Girvan Watson
  • John G Watson

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