James J. Puplava, CFP is President of Puplava Financial Services Inc., an investment advisory and money management firm. Founded in 1982, PFS specializes in investment, retirement, tax, and estate planning services. Mr. Puplava is also president of Puplava Securities Inc. a Broker-Dealer and Member of NASD/SIPC. He is a member of the Market Technicians Association and a CMT candidate.

A veteran radio talk show host and former financial reporter for KUSI-TV in San Diego, Mr. Puplava has earned the respect of thousands of San Diego and national investors. His down-to-earth, conservative advice is a steadying voice of reason amid the myriad fads and "hot tips" found so often in today's financial world. He's a pro at picking out the smoke and mirrors and has a knack for unraveling the hype of Wall Street and Washington spin doctors. Jim has spent 16 years in the field and currently hosts a 2-hour weekly internet broadcast on Financial Sense Newshour.

A Certified Financial Planner, Jim graduated cum laude in History and Economics from Arizona State University. He then went on to graduate summa cum laude with a Masters Degree in Finance and Accounting from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird). Among his many awards and achievements, Jim was honored in 1992 as one of America's top ten Financial Representatives by Registered Representative Magazine.

In response to his desire to offer his clients more effective trading, Jim established Puplava Securities, Inc. in 1996 as a registered broker-dealer. After careful research, he selected National Financial Services Corporation, a Fidelity Investments Company, as his clearing firm. With state of the art terminals and electronic communication, Jim and his staff manage 200 million in investor assets.

Perhaps Jim's greatest gift is his ability to take the complicated and communicate it in an understandable manner. He pioneered Financial Seminars in the early 80's in the San Diego County. Because of his busy schedule with managing money and the radio program, Jim has elected not to give public seminars. Even so, his clients enjoy 3-hour Client Only Meetings where his presentations make sense out of today's market.

His talkshow, "Financial Sense Newshour", has been a well-respected radio program for over 16 years. As his listeners will tell you, their week isn't complete until they've heard Jim's weekly take on the markets.

Financial Sense Online has been on the Internet since 1997. In the fall of 1999, Jim began to write a Financial Sense Newsletter for the Internet called "Perspectives". In this series of articles he exposes the truth of what's really going on the stock market. February 2000, Jim brought Financial Sense Newshour to the Internet with www.NetCastDaily.com.

Jim and his wife Mary (office manager for 18 years) live in San Diego, California with their three sons. Their eldest son is the senior trader for PSI. A history buff, Jim is an avid reader and loves sailing his J105 sloop, "Jimmy-J" in the San Diego Bay every chance he gets. Mary is also FSO's webmaster and enjoys her garden... especially roses.

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