Gary M. Botwin

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CRD#: 1311462

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Gary Michael Botwin was a registered financial professional .

Gary is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1984. Gary had worked at 5 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, SIE, Series 22 and Series 6 exams.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

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Experience

Past

August 18, 2009 - December 26, 2018

MACK INVESTMENT SECURITIES, INC.

RIA

CRD#: 17643

PARK RIDGE, IL

Past

August 18, 2009 - December 26, 2018

MACK INVESTMENT SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 17643

PARK RIDGE, IL

Past

December 18, 2000 - August 19, 2009

WATERSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

RIA

CRD#: 10078

PARK RIDGE, IL

Past

October 3, 2000 - August 19, 2009

WATERSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

CRD#: 10078

PARK RIDGE, IL

Past

May 6, 1989 - October 2, 2000

OGILVIE SECURITY ADVISORS CORPORATION

CRD#: 10105

CHICAGO, IL

Past

March 18, 1987 - June 3, 1988

LINCOLN FINANCIAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

CRD#: 145

Past

November 28, 1984 - July 15, 1986

STANFORD SECURITIES INCORPORATED

CRD#: 14940

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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MACK INVESTMENT SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 17643 / SEC#: 801-29570, 8-35536

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (5/28/1987 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Chicago district office)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 65

Date: 5/18/1999

Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 11/26/1991

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 22

Date: 12/3/1984

Direct Participation Programs Representative Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 6

Date: 11/9/1984

Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination

Current Firm

MACK INVESTMENT SECURITIES, INC.

CRD#: 17643 / SEC#: 801-29570, 8-35536

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (5/28/1987 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Chicago district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

211 Waukegan Rd., Suite 300 Ste 300, Northfield, IL 60093

Mailing Address

211 Waukegan Rd., Suite 300, Northfield, IL 60093

Phone number

(847) 657-6600

Established

Illinois since 01/16/1986

Firm type

Corporation

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Small

# of Employees

SEC notice filing (15 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (24 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

ADV 2A 03-31-25 (3/31/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
MACK, STEPHEN WALTER	TRUSTEE IS PRESIDENT	1007322
JENKINS, CYNTHIA MADELYN	CCO	706510

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	998
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 263,507,750

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Gary M. Botwin

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

MACK INVESTMENT SECURITIES, INC.

WATERSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

WATERSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

OGILVIE SECURITY ADVISORS CORPORATION

LINCOLN FINANCIAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

STANFORD SECURITIES INCORPORATED

Primary Firm SEC Registration

MACK INVESTMENT SECURITIES, INC.

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 65

Date: 5/18/1999

Series 63

Date: 11/26/1991

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 22

Date: 12/3/1984

Series 6

Date: 11/9/1984

Current Firm

MACK INVESTMENT SECURITIES, INC.

Contact information

SEC notice filing (15 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (24 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Regulatory assets under management

Red Flags

Company Information

MACK INVESTMENT SECURITIES, INC.

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