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Joseph Anderson

CEO at Pure Financial Advisors

Investment adviser representative in San Diego, CA

From the SEC’s public record of this individual, checked on 17 September 2026.

Joseph Anderson is a ceo of Pure Financial Advisors, LLC, a San Diego-based SEC-registered investment adviser managing $11.05B. Joseph has been registered through the firm since 7 January 2008, with 21 years in the industry across 3 firms, holds adviser registrations in California.

21
Years of IAPD experience
18
Years at the firm
Pure Financial Advisors, Llc
3
Adviser firms on record
1
State registrations
5
Exams passed

Counts are from the SEC record as checked on 17 September 2026. Years are measured to that date.

Role at Pure Financial Advisors#

Title on Schedule A
CEO
Control
Schedule A reports control-person status.
Ownership
Schedule A reports the under-5% ownership band.
Tenure
Reported in the role since November 2012.

The firm

Pure Financial Advisors, LLC$11.05B regulatory AUM · 76 advisory staff · 7 officesFirm profile

Title and ownership as reported on Schedules A and B of the firm's Form ADV. Ownership percentages are the SEC's reporting bands, not exact figures. View Schedule A in the filing

Career on record#

  1. Pure Financial Advisors, Llc7 January 2008 to present
    San Diego, CA · 19 years · adviser representative only · firm CRD 144316
  2. Centara Capital Management Group, Inc.22 November 2005 to 11 January 2008
    San Diego, CA · 2 years · adviser representative only · firm CRD 114880
  3. Piper Jaffray & Co.11 July 2005 to 7 November 2005
    La Jolla, CA · under a year · adviser representative only · firm CRD 665

Investment-adviser employment history in the IAPD record, newest first. The experience figure uses IAPD's calculation date of 24 July 2005, which may differ from the earliest registration below. View the IAPD record

Registrations and exams#

California7 January 2008
Scope
Investment adviser representative
Status
Approved

Examinations

Series 669 July 2005
Name
Uniform Combined State Law Examination
Series 634 June 1999
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 72 June 1999
Name
General Securities Representative Examination
Series 5131 March 2003
Name
Municipal Fund Securities Principal Examination
Series 2425 February 2003
Name
General Securities Principal Examination

State adviser registrations currently approved, and the qualifying examinations on record. View the IAPD record

Regulatory record#

This directory does not report disciplinary history, for any firm or individual, in either direction. The SEC publishes the complete record, including any disciplinary events, and it is the authoritative place to check one.

Where to check this individual's complete record, including any disciplinary history. View the IAPD record

Background#

Pure Financial Advisors identifies Joseph Dennis Anderson as CEO in Schedule A. Pure Financial Advisors Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule A

Background statements are attributed to the named source. Firm biographies are not regulatory records.

Common questions#

What is Joseph Anderson’s filed role?

Pure Financial Advisors identifies Joseph Dennis Anderson as CEO in Schedule A.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule A

What does IAPD report about Joseph Anderson’s adviser registration?

IAPD reports a current investment-adviser registration through PURE FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC beginning 2008-01-07, checked 17 September 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, Current IA Employments

Answered from the records above.

Leadership at Pure Financial Advisors#

The other officers and owners named on the firm's Schedule A.

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 3232667. Employment history, registrations and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Pure Financial Advisors, LLC, filed 11 September 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

Retrieved 17 September 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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