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Joseph Dennis Anderson

Joseph D. Anderson

PURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS
San Diego, CA 92108
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CRD#: 3232667
Joseph Dennis Anderson

Professional summary


Joseph Dennis Anderson, AIF®, CFP® is a registered financial advisor currently at PURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC located in San Diego, California.

Joseph is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 1999. Joseph has worked at 8 firms and has passed the Series 66, Series 63, Series 7, Series 51 and Series 24 exams.

Biography


Joe Anderson, CFP®, AIF® President of Pure Financial Advisors, a financial planning, investment advisement, and financial services company. As of February 22, 2022, Pure Financial Advisors has $4.08 billion in client assets under management. Pure has reached these numbers in just fifteen years of starting the firm, due in large part to Joe's leadership. Today, Pure Financial is one of the top registered investment advisers (RIA) in America according to Financial Times. Joe has shown incredible leadership skills, provides innovative thinking, and has a drive that has positioned him among the top professionals in San Diego. In addition to acting as president, Joe is also the firm's advanced planner, directly responsible for the activities of the firm's 80 employees and 37 CFPs and CPAs, all of whom he personally hired and trained. He has extensive experience in estate planning, advance tax planning, portfolio analysis, and investment management which he uses to coach and foster junior financial planners in the office. In addition to training all of Pure's advisors, Joe teaches retirement classes all across San Diego. Pure also offers retirement classes in Orange County and Los Angeles. Joe is the co-host of Your Money, Your Wealth®, a financial talk show that has consistently been a top-rated weekend radio show in San Diego's financial market on AM 760. Evolving from the radio show's success, Joe launched the first Your Money, Your Wealth® television broadcast in June of 2014. He was also named on the Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors list in 2019 and 2020. Joe graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's of science in finance. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional (CFP®) and an accredited investment fiduciary (AIF®) both of which require extensive education and testing to achieve.
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What are your service offerings?
Tax Planning
Retirement Planning
Comprehensive Financial Planni...
Investment Planning
Retirement Income Management
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High Net Worth Client Needs
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Tax Planning
Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes

Aliases


None

Other business activities


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The advisor shows no other business activity.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA


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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses


Advisors may have various certifications and credentials from different organizations. AdvisorCheck highlights these seven certifications - AIF®, CFP®, ChFC®, CFA, CLU®, CIMA®, CPWA®
AIF®
CFP®

Start date: 2006

Experience


Current

January 7, 2008 - Present

PURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

Office #1: 3131 Camino Del Rio N Suite 1550, San Diego, CA 92108
RIA
CRD#: 144316
San Diego, CA
Past

November 29, 2005 - January 11, 2008

CAPLINK SECURITIES, INC

BD
CRD#: 130702
SAN DIEGO, CA
Past

November 22, 2005 - January 11, 2008

CENTARA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.

RIA
CRD#: 114880
SAN DIEGO, CA
Past

July 11, 2005 - November 7, 2005

PIPER SANDLER & CO.

RIA
CRD#: 665
LA JOLLA, CA
Past

May 12, 2005 - November 7, 2005

PIPER SANDLER & CO.

BD
CRD#: 665
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Past

April 16, 2004 - June 8, 2005

MM ASCEND LIFE INVESTOR SERVICES, LLC

BD
CRD#: 36451
CINCINNATI, OH
Past

November 24, 2003 - April 22, 2004

MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC

BD
CRD#: 10409
SPRINGFIELD, MA
Past

June 3, 1999 - May 21, 2003

IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

BD
CRD#: 6321
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Past

June 3, 1999 - May 21, 2003

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

BD
CRD#: 6363
MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Primary Firm SEC Registration


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PURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC
PURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC
FAIRHAVEN WEALTH MANAGEMENT | PURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC | PURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC. | PURE ADVISORY GROUP

CRD#: 144316 / SEC#: 801-70137

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (5/1/2009 Approved)
California
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (5/7/2009 Terminated)

State Registrations and Notice Filings


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IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.

Highlighted states indicate IAR registrations

IAR
California
(1/7/2008)

Exams


State Security Law Exam
RR
IAR
Series 66
Date: 7/9/2005
Uniform Combined State Law Examination
State Security Law Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
Principal/Supervisory Exam
Principal/Supervisory Exam

Current Firm


PURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC
PURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC
FAIRHAVEN WEALTH MANAGEMENT | PURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC | PURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC. | PURE ADVISORY GROUP

CRD#: 144316 / SEC#: 801-70137

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (5/1/2009 Approved)
California
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (5/7/2009 Terminated)
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Contact information


Main Address
3131 Camino Del Rio N Suite 1550, San Diego, CA 92108
Mailing Address
Phone number
(866) 876-7873
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
171

SEC notice filing (42 States and Territories)


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Documents


Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

PURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, ADV 2A BROCHURE (9/26/2025)

Regulatory assets under management


Total Number of Accounts22,199
AUM (Assets Under Management)$ 8,023,229,867

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Company Information


PURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

PURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC

CRD#: 144316San Diego, CA 92108

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