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Registration does not mean the SEC approves or recommends the firm, and it does not imply a certain level of skill or training.

Pure Financial Advisors, LLC

San Diego, CA

CRD 144316

Firm filing updated September 11, 2026 ·

  • $11.1BAssets
  • 7,509Clients
  • 76Advisory staff
  • 7,509Accounts

Fees and minimums

All fee types on the form
  • Percentage of assets under managementYes
  • Fixed feesYes
  • Hourly chargesNo
  • Subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical)No
  • CommissionsNo
  • Performance-based feesNo
  • OtherNo

Who the firm serves

See the client table
Clients by type
Client typeApproximate number of clientsAssets
Individuals (other than high net worth)3,936$1.8 billion
High net worth individuals3,567$9.3 billion
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)4$9.4 million
Charitable organizations2$1.3 million
What the client labels mean

Here, "individuals" includes trusts, estates, and IRAs of individuals. A "high net worth individual" is a qualified client or qualified purchaser.

Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Pension consulting services
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  • Selection of other advisors (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisors (including private fund managers)
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Assets and accounts

  • Regulatory assets$11.1 billion
  • Accounts7,509
  • Discretionary$10.9 billion · 6,954 accounts
  • Non-discretionary$203.4 million · 555 accounts

People

  • Employees204
  • Advisory staff76
  • Broker-dealer reps0
  • Licensed insurance agents0
  • Planning clients7,000
Registration details
  • SEC-registered investment advisor. CRD 144316, SEC file 801-70137.
  • Registered with the SEC as an investment advisor (status date on record: May 1, 2009).

Is Pure Financial Advisors, LLC a fiduciary?

Short answer: Pure Financial Advisors, LLC is registered with the SEC as an investment advisor.

More detail

The SEC put it this way in 2019: 'Under federal law, an investment adviser is a fiduciary.'

The firm does not report commissions, a broker-dealer role, a related broker-dealer, or staff who are broker-dealer representatives.

The firm's Form CRS explains its services, fees and conflicts in plain language: Form CRS.

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