Ryan James Puplava
Financial advisor at Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. · San Diego, CA
Last updated 2026-10-10
Claim your profileRyan James Puplava is a financial advisor at Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. in San Diego, CA, CRD 3074049. Licenses and exams on the registration: Series 63, Series 66. IAPD registration began 2010-06-09.
Registration
- CRD number
- 3074049
- Registration status
- Active
- IAPD registration
- 2010-06-09
- Industry Experience
- 16 years
- Work Experience
- 30 years
- States registered
- CA, TX
Licenses and exams
- Series 63
- Series 66
Work history
- 1996-09 to Present · Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. · San Diego, CA
- 2016-08 to 2016-12 · Lpl Financial, LLC · San Diego, CA
- 1996-09 to Present · Financial Sense Securities, Inc. · San Diego, CA
Current employment
- Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. · San Diego, CA
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.
- Regulatory AUM
- $835,564,894
- Registered advisors
- 8
- Offices
- 3
- Clients per advisor
- 74.6 (Moderate)
- Average AUM per client
- $1.4M (Low)
- High-net-worth client ratio
- 31.7% (Moderate)
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.: advisors, services and reported ETF investments
About
Ryan James Puplava is a financial advisor at Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. in San Diego, CA. Reported securities licenses include Series 63 and Series 66. The latest record indicates 16 years of industry experience and 30 years of reported work history. Reported roles include Financial Sense Securities, Inc., Lpl Financial, LLC.
SEC disclosures list additional business and community activities: Financial Sense Advisors: - registered investment advisor dba: financial sense wealth management - investment related - 10920 via frontera, suite 500, san diego ca 92127 - start 09/30/1996 - 68 hr/mo; 8 hour(s) during securities trading; 95% time spent - i provide investment advisory services through financial sense advisors, inc; , an independent investment advisor firm.
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.'s firm-level Form ADV reports 8 advisors across 3 offices; approximately 74.6 clients per advisor, average assets per client of $1,399,606, and regulatory AUM of $835.6M; client categories including Individuals (non-HNW), High net worth individuals, Pension and profit-sharing plans, Corporations or other businesses; services including Financial Planning Services, Portfolio Management: Individuals and Small Businesses, Selection of Other Advisers.
PortfolioFuture's firm-level 13F analysis covers $185.1M across 47 reported ETF positions for the 2026-06-30 reporting period. These are firm-level disclosures, not investments attributed to Ryan James Puplava personally.
Reported ETF positions
Financial Sense Advisors reports 47 ETF positions worth $185.1M on Form 13F; the largest are listed.
| Fund | Reported value |
|---|---|
| VOO — Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | $40M |
| EMB — iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | $32.7M |
| FLOT — iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF | $17.3M |
| XOP — State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | $13.8M |
| ILF — iShares Latin America 40 ETF | $10.5M |
Source: SEC Form 13F. These are institution-level reported positions; they do not establish that any individual advisor or their clients hold a fund.
Noteworthy reported investments
Financial Sense Advisors's strongest reported position on each research ranking. Institution-level evidence, not this advisor's or any client's holding.
| Ranking | Fund | Reported value | Percentile | Key figures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Similar Fund Ranking | IVV — iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | $372.9K | Top 99.4% | Peer conviction 74.5% · Active return +3.01% |
| Addressable Market | VOO — Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | $40M | Top 99.6% | Addressable AUM $9.8T · Peer conviction 69.7% |
| Residual Alpha | IUSB — iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF | $261.3K | Top 98.8% | Residual alpha +0.36% · Residual Sharpe 0.06 |
| Diversification Benefits | EUAD — Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETF | $907.3K | Top 98.7% | Replicability (R²) 45.6% · Residual Sharpe 0.39 |
Historical comparisons from the published research release formed 2026-10-02; not forecasts or recommendations. Source: SEC Form 13F. These are institution-level reported positions; they do not establish that any individual advisor or their clients hold a fund.
What this firm offers
Filed by Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. on Form ADV.
Client services
- Financial Planning Services
- Individuals and Small Businesses
- Selection of Other Advisers
Fee options
- Percentage of Assets Under Management
- Hourly Charges
- Fixed Fees (Other Than Subscription)
Business and affiliations
- Broker-Dealer or Municipal Securities Dea
Location
10920 Via Frontera, San Diego, CA 92127
8 advisors at this office.
Contact
The firm's filed contact details.
- Phone: 858-487-3939
- Website: financialsensewealth.com
Official record
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