Your Pure Financial Advisors Team
Alan Clopine, CPA, Director of Tax Planning
Prior to joining Pure Financial Advisors, Alan was the founding and senior partner at Clopine & Associates, LLP; a CPA firm established in 1987 and located in San Diego. In addition to providing traditional accounting and tax services for businesses and successful individuals, the firm specialized in real estate, technology and small business tax planning. As the senior partner, Alan was primarily responsible for the tax and accounting needs of over 450 clients. His staff included four CPAs and a tax administrator. In 2005, Alan merged his tax practice with a local financial planning company to provide comprehensive tax, legal and financial planning services for his clients. In 2008, Alan Joined Pure Financial Advisors as Chief Tax Strategist. With over 25 years of accounting and tax experience, Alan acts as a critical component to Pure’s clients overall financial planning team.
Staff Bios 
 Michael Fenison, CFP®, RFC, AIF® Founder and CEO |
 Joe Anderson, CFP®, AIF® Executive Vice President |
Alan Clopine, CPA Director of Tax Planning |
 Dan Lippold, CFP® Vice President Business Development |
 Mike Pash, CFP®, MBA Investment Advisor Representative |
 Matt Balderston, CFP®, AIF® Investment Advisor Representative |
 Mathhew Horsley, CFP®, CLU®, AIF® Investment Advisor Representative |
 Karen Baszak, CFP®, CLU®, AIF® Investment Advisor Representative |
 Jack Dugan, MSBA, CFP®, AIF® Senior Investment Advisor Representative |
 Mike Bernier, CFP® Investment Advisor Representative |
 Melanie Krall Account Services Manager |
 Danielle Martin Compliance Specialist |
 Benjamin S. Littman, CFP®, MBA Director of Trading |
 Brian K. Sauter Plan Support Specialist |
 Paul M. Miller Vice President, Operations |
 Scott H. Smith, Ph.D. Data Applications |
