Certified Financial Planner™
Accredited Investment Fiduciary
BIOGRAPHY
As CEO and President, Joe Anderson has created a unique, ambitious business model utilizing advanced service, training, sales, and marketing strategies to grow Pure Financial Advisors into the trustworthy, client-focused company it is today.
Pure Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), was ranked 15 out of 100 top ETF Power Users by RIA channel (2023), was ranked 153 out of 715 RIA’s nationwide by total assets under management by Financial Advisor Magazine (2020) and was ranked one of the 300 Top U.S. Registered Investment Advisers (2020) by Financial Times. (The list recognizes top independent RIA firms from across the U.S.) Pure was also named to Glassdoor’s Top 50 Best Places to Work (2022) and Inc. Magazine’s 2021 Best Workplaces list (2021).
To no surprise, Joe was named to the 2023 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors list, ranking #9 out of 117 advisors on the list for Southern California (High Net Worth). In 2013, Joe earned San Diego Metro’s 40 Under 40 Award, representing some of the best and brightest minds of San Diego County.
Further to acting as CEO and President, Joe is also Pure Financial’s advanced planner, with extensive experience in estate planning, advanced tax planning, portfolio analysis, and investment management. Joe has a passion for helping others succeed through teaching and education. In addition to training all of Pure’s financial advisors, Joe teaches retirement classes for prospective clients all across San Diego and online.
Since 2008, Joe has co-hosted Your Money, Your Wealth®, a consistently top-rated weekend financial talk radio program in San Diego. Evolving from the radio show’s success, in June 2014, Joe launched the first Your Money, Your Wealth® television broadcast in San Diego and on the popular YMYW YouTube channel, now with over 20,000 subscribers. The Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast followed in 2016 and now places regularly in Apple Podcasts’ Top 100 Investing Podcasts. The YMYW podcast was also ranked as the Best Retirement Podcast With Humor (2023).
Prior to joining Pure, Joe worked for several years with one of the nation’s largest financial planning firms, where he was a financial advisor before becoming a district manager and then Vice President.
Beyond working with Pure Financial, Joe also participates in philanthropic activities. He’s also a member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors.
Joe received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Florida. He is a frequent speaker for a wide range of professional groups in San Diego County and enjoys playing golf and cheering for his alma mater, the Florida Gators.
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Should Brian in Binghamton, New York pay off his mortgage for a guaranteed 6% return? How bad did Steve in Pittsburgh screw up his retirement, and can he afford to buy a new house away from his neighbors? Can Susan and her husband in Cape Canaveral, Florida retire in a year and a half, and should they pay off their mortgage? And how can Edith and Archie in Kansas maximize Roth conversions and factor paying off the mortgage into their retirement spending strategy? Plus, Steve and Marcia in Indiana and Florida wonder about their retirement spending, and whether they should collect Social Security now or wait until age 70. Should Sunny D in Arizona keep potential withdrawals in cash or sell investments as needed to satisfy required minimum distributions (RMDs)? We kick things off with Shelly’s voicemail about investing the proceeds from the sale of a business.
Do you know, right now, if you’ll run out of money in retirement? There’s a quick and easy way to find out! Using their free retirement calculator, Joe Anderson, CFP® and Big Al Clopine, CPA look at the income, savings, and expenses for a couple of YMYW viewers, calculate their retirement readiness, and spitball financial […]
Your last-minute tax questions answered: should Brad in Wahoo, NE save to his regular 401(k) instead of his Roth 401(k) so he can claim the American Opportunity Tax Credit? Should Jennifer and Zeke in NY set up a Roth IRA and file taxes for their 13-year-old who’s got some earned income? Does Cindy in San Diego have to report her Medicare Advantage over-the-counter medication benefit on her taxes? And should our buddy Carl Spackler wait until the new year to deposit his rollover check? Plus, Em in FL needs ideas for moving her Mom from a low-cost-of-living area to a high-cost-of-living area, Wannabe Landlord wonders about creating an LLC for his real estate, and can CJ in FL and IN report pro-rated real estate expenses on schedule E? Finally, the 5-year rule on Roth withdrawals once again, this time for Brutus Buckeye, and Bruce from Joisey is back, this time he wants to pay cash for a car.
