Jim Puplava

Kimber Resources, Inc. is a gold-silver exploration and development company, which engages in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral resource properties in Mexico. Its flagship project is the Monterde project, located in the prolific Sierra Madre gold-silver belt of northern Mexico. Kimber Resources was founded on March 31, 1995 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. (FSA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Diego, California. The firm was founded by James “Jim” Puplava in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Financial Sense Wealth Management, Inc. FSA provides investment supervisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.

Part of Financial Sense Wealth Management, Inc., Financial Sense Securities, Inc. provides brokerage services. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company was founded in 1996 by James Joseph Puplava. Ryan James Puplava has been the CEO of the company since 1996.

The Securities Investor Protection Corporation either acts as trustee or works with an independent court-appointed trustee in a missing asset case to recover funds. The statute that created SIPC provides that customers of a failed brokerage firm receive all non-negotiable securities that are already registered in their names or in the process of being registered. Recovered funds are used to replenish SIPC's reserve in the event that the reserve is tapped in the early stages of a liquidation proceeding.

National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. provides financial regulatory services. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company was founded by Richard B. Jennings, Vince Means.

Financial Sense Wealth Management, Inc. engages in the provision of financial advisory and management services through its subsidiaries. It specializes in financial planning, investments, estate planning, and retirement. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.