Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.

RIASEC Registered
Total AUM
$836M
Discretionary
$836M
100% of AUM
Avg account
$749K
Accounts
1,116
Employees
11
Advisory reps
8

Firm details

Headquarters
San Diego, California
CRD number
111090
Registered since
December 31, 1985
Custodians
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI72.61%
  • Individuals24.66%
  • Corporations / Businesses2.37%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans0.37%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsSelection of Other Advisers

Firm profile

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Overview

Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. is an independent, individually owned registered investment adviser that has been SEC-registered since 1985. The firm serves a mix of individual and family clients as well as institutional accounts, offering financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and selection-of-adviser services. Fee arrangements include percentage-of-AUM billing along with hourly and fixed-fee engagements. The firm reports active ESG investing and operates as a capital allocator, using outside managers for certain strategies. Financial Sense Advisors has an industry affiliation with a broker-dealer and was named among the Financial Times’ Top 300 RIA firms in 2020.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Location & Offices

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 62%, Non-Investment Grade Corp Bonds 13%, State & Local Bonds 10%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 7%, US Government Bonds 4%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 2%, Derivatives 1%, Other 1%62%
  • Exchange Traded Equities62%
  • Non-Investment Grade Corp Bonds13%
  • State & Local Bonds10%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents7%
  • US Government Bonds4%

Owners & executives

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Contacts

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

1 of 62

Active vs passive

$234M in ETFs

Passive

96%

$224M

Active

3%

$10.3M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND (VOO)VanguardPassiveLarge Blend$40M58,29917.09%

Location

Primary office

San Diego, CA

San Diego

Location

San Diego, CA

Headquartered in San Diego, CA, anchoring the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro in the West.

Metro area
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
Region
West
County
San Diego
Address
10920 Via Frontera
Time zone
PT (UTC-8)
Office locations

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Source: FINTRX private wealth data intelligence

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