Puplava Financial Services, Inc. – ‘13F-HR’ for 9/30/08

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Quarterly Holdings and Combination Report by a Money Manager   —   Form 13F
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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 13F-HR      Schedule 13F Holdings Report                           4±    24K 

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UNITED STATES                                                                   
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549 

Form 13F

Form 13F COVER PAGE 

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2008               

Check here if Amendment [  ]; Amendment Number:                                 
This Amendment (Check only one.): [  ] is a restatement.                        
                   [  ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:                            

Name:    Puplava Financial Services, Inc.                                       
Address: 10809 Thornmint Road                                                   
2nd floor                                                     
San Diego, CA 92127                                           

13F File Number:  028-11894                                                     

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom  
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized  
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and        
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,        
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.       

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:                      

Name:      James J. Puplava                                                     
Title:     President/Chief Executive Officer                                    
Phone:     (858) 487-3939                                                       

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:                                          

James J. Puplava     San Diego, CA     October 14, 2008               

Report Type (Check only one.):                                                  

[ X]         13F HOLDINGS REPORT.                                               

[  ]         13F NOTICE.                                                        

[  ]         13F COMBINATION REPORT.                                            

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 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:                                                                 

Number of Other Included Managers:         0                                    

Form13F Information Table Entry Total:     134                                  

Form13F Information Table Value Total:     $199,595 (thousands)                 

List of Other Included Managers:                                                

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all       
institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other        
than the manager filing this report.                                            

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                                                                  FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE                                        
                                                           VALUE   SHARES/  SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT    OTHER          VOTING AUTHORITY     
        NAME OF ISSUER          TITLE OF CLASS    CUSIP   (x$1000) PRN AMT  PRN CALL DSCRETN   MANAGERS     SOLE    SHARED    NONE  
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
                                                                                                                                    
ABERDEEN ASIA PACIFICINCOME FD COM              003009107       53    10700 SH       SOLE                                      10700
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD ISIN#CA COM              008474108    10145   184228 SH       SOLE                                     184228
ALAMOS GOLD INC ISIN#CA0115271 COM              011527108       97    16000 SH       SOLE                                      16000
ALEXCO RESOURCE CORPCOM ISIN#C COM              01535p106       21    11000 SH       SOLE                                      11000
ALLIED NEV GOLD CORP           COM              019344100      105    18495 SH       SOLE                                      18495
ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARESOLUTIONS COM              01988p108      775    62350 SH       SOLE                                      62350
ALMADEN MINERALS LTD           COM              020283107       49    44560 SH       SOLE                                      44560
ALTIUS MINERALS CORP ISIN#CA02 COM              020936100      533   104580 SH       SOLE                                     104580
APACHE CORP                    COM              037411105      274     2634 SH       SOLE                                       2634
AQUA AMERICA INC               COM              03836w103     2841   159831 SH       SOLE                                     159831
AQUILINE RES INC ISIN#CA03839N COM              03839n100      772   197200 SH       SOLE                                     197200
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND         COM              039483102      684    31245 SH       SOLE                                      31245
AUEX VENTURES INC ISIN#CA05103 COM              051036101       25    16700 SH       SOLE                                      16700
AURIZON MINES LTD ISIN#CA05155 COM              05155p106       66    25500 SH       SOLE                                      25500
AXMIN INC ISIN#CA05461V1022 SE COM              05461v102        9    40200 SH       SOLE                                      40200
BAKER HUGHES INC               COM              057224107      747    12350 SH       SOLE                                      12350
BHP BILLITON LTD SPONADR ISIN# COM              088606108     2202    42365 SH       SOLE                                      42365
BP PLC SPONADR REPSNTG ORDSHRS COM              055622104     3058    60966 SH       SOLE                                      60966
CAMECO CORP ISIN#CA13321L1085  COM              13321l108     1347    60417 SH       SOLE                                      60417
CANARC RESOURCES CRP ISIN#CA13 COM              13722d101        3    45000 SH       SOLE                                      45000
CANDENTE RESOURCES CORP ISIN#C COM              13739y106        6    12700 SH       SOLE                                      12700
CANPLATS RES CORP ISIN#CA13805 COM              138054101      637   387325 SH       SOLE                                     387325
CATERPILLAR INC                COM              149123101     2471    41470 SH       SOLE                                      41470
CAZA GOLD CORP SEDOL#009243398 COM              149798993        0    13995 SH       SOLE                                      13995
CENTRAL FD CDA CL A ISIN#CA153 COM              153501101    21891  2021332 SH       SOLE                                    2021332
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION  COM              165167107     1471    41042 SH       SOLE                                      41042
CHEVRON CORP NEW               COM              166764100      382     4643 SH       SOLE                                       4643
CLAUDE RES INC ISIN#CA18287310 COM              182873109       17    41600 SH       SOLE                                      41600
COEUR D ALENE MINES CORP       COM              192108108       34    22653 SH       SOLE                                      22653
COMMITTEE BAY RES LTD ISIN#CA2 COM              202602108        2    22000 SH       SOLE                                      22000
COMPANHIA DE SANEAME NTOBASICO COM              20441a102     1301    45920 SH       SOLE                                      45920
COMPANHIA VALE DO RIODOCE SPON COM              204412209     2055   107330 SH       SOLE                                     107330
CONOCOPHILLIPS                 COM              20825c104     1317    17989 SH       SOLE                                      17989
CONSOL ENERGY INC              COM              20854p109      454     9900 SH       SOLE                                       9900
COPPER RIDGE EXPLORATIONS      COM              217557107        0    29000 SH       SOLE                                      29000
DEERE & COMPANY                COM              244199105      840    16984 SH       SOLE                                      16984
DENISON MINES CORP COM ISIN#CA COM              248356107       59    20011 SH       SOLE                                      20011
DESERT GOLD VENTURES INCCOM NE COM              25039n200       28    60500 SH       SOLE                                      60500
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLINGINC   COM              25271c102     3957    38400 SH       SOLE                                      38400
E REX INC                      COM              26883r107        0    30000 SH       SOLE                                      30000
ELDORADO GOLD CORP NEW ISIN#CA COM              284902103      179    28600 SH       SOLE                                      28600
EMGOLD MINING CORP COM ISIN#CA COM              290928100        8   120500 SH       SOLE                                     120500
ENCANA CORP ISIN#CA2925051047  COM              292505104     3771    57375 SH       SOLE                                      57375
ENDEAVOUR SILVER CRP ISIN#CA29 COM              29258y103      127    60660 SH       SOLE                                      60660
ENSCO INTERNATIONAL INC        COM              26874q100     2017    35000 SH       SOLE                                      35000
ESPERANZA SILVER CRP ISIN#CA29 COM              29664t102      715  1057950 SH       SOLE                                    1057950
EXXON MOBIL CORP               COM              30231g102      560     7221 SH       SOLE                                       7221
FARALLON RESOURCES LTD ISIN#CA COM              30739t101      521  1546450 SH       SOLE                                    1546450
FIRST MAJESTIC SILVERCORP  COM COM              32076v103      456   188600 SH       SOLE                                     188600
FISSION ENERGY CORP            COM              338125107       15    63218 SH       SOLE                                      63218
FORTUNA MINES INC ISIN#CA34991 COM              349915108       36    35950 SH       SOLE                                      35950
FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER& GOLD  COM              35671d857     1016    17875 SH       SOLE                                      17875
FULL METAL MINERALS LTD ISIN#C COM              35968c109       53    83200 SH       SOLE                                      83200
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO            COM              369604103     2506    98285 SH       SOLE                                      98285
GOLDCORP INC NEW ISIN#CA380956 COM              380956409     9939   314243 SH       SOLE                                     314243
GOLDEN STAR RES LTD CDACOM ISI COM              38119t104      916   603150 SH       SOLE                                     603150
GOLDRUSH RESOURCES LTD ISIN#CA COM              381453109        2    60000 SH       SOLE                                      60000
GREAT BASIN GOLD LTD ISIN#CA39 COM              390124105      106    50700 SH       SOLE                                      50700
GREAT PANTHER RES LTD ISIN#CA3 COM              39115t106     1011  1629450 SH       SOLE                                    1629450
HATHOR EXPL LTD ISIN#CA4190181 COM              419018106     1145   420400 SH       SOLE                                     420400
IAMGOLD CORP ISIN#CA4509131088 COM              450913108       75    13396 SH       SOLE                                      13396
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS            COM              452308109      280     6300 SH       SOLE                                       6300
INTERNATIONAL ROYALTYCORP ISIN COM              460277106      240    77470 SH       SOLE                                      77470
INTREPID MINES LIMITEDSHS ISIN COM              q4968a101        1    14300 SH       SOLE                                      14300
ISHARES SILVER TR ISHARES      COM              46428q109      197    16700 SH       SOLE                                      16700
JNR RESOURCES INC              COM              465927101      176   569000 SH       SOLE                                     569000
JOY GLOBAL INC                 COM              481165108     2621    58065 SH       SOLE                                      58065
KIMBER RES INC ISIN#CA49435N10 COM              49435n101     3101  3230755 SH       SOLE                                    3230755
KINROSS GOLD CORP NEWCOM NO PA COM              496902404    10944   678948 SH       SOLE                                     678948
LIHIR GOLD LTD ADR             COM              532349107     1228    58800 SH       SOLE                                      58800
MAG SILVER CORP                COM              55903q104      161    28300 SH       SOLE                                      28300
MAJOR DRILLING GROUP INTLINC I COM              560909103      462    16600 SH       SOLE                                      16600
MARATHON OIL CORP ISIN#US56584 COM              565849106     1868    46854 SH       SOLE                                      46854
MARKET VECTORS ETF TRNUCLEAR E COM              57060u704      564    25125 SH       SOLE                                      25125
MINEFINDERS LTD CORP           COM              602900102     6043   800525 SH       SOLE                                     800525
MINERA ANDES INC ISIN#CA602910 COM              602910101     1656  1601125 SH       SOLE                                    1601125
MIRANDA GOLD CORP ISIN#CA60467 COM              604673103        9    27200 SH       SOLE                                      27200
MOYDOW MINES INTL INC          COM              62472v100        1    10000 SH       SOLE                                      10000
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCOINC      COM              637071101      678    13500 SH       SOLE                                      13500
NEW GOLD INC CDA ISIN#CA644535 COM              644535106      260    52550 SH       SOLE                                      52550
NEW PAC METALS CORP COM ISIN#C COM              647823103       84    95000 SH       SOLE                                      95000
NOBLE CORPORATION SHS ISIN#KYG COM              g65422100      777    17700 SH       SOLE                                      17700
NORTHGATE MINERALS CORPFORMERL COM              666416102       47    35933 SH       SOLE                                      35933
NOVAGOLD RESOURCES ISIN#CA6698 COM              66987e206      201    31000 SH       SOLE                                      31000
NUVEEN CALIF MUN MKTOPPORTUNIT COM              67062u107      126    11800 SH       SOLE                                      11800
NUVEEN CALIF QUALITY INCOMEMUN COM              670985100      179    16100 SH       SOLE                                      16100
NUVEEN QUALITY INCOMEMUN FD IN COM              670977107      166    15300 SH       SOLE                                      15300
OREZONE RESOURCES INC ISIN#CA6 COM              685921108       20    43400 SH       SOLE                                      43400
PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP ISIN# COM              697900108     1445    65025 SH       SOLE                                      65025
PEABODY ENERGY CORP            COM              704549104      325     7236 SH       SOLE                                       7236
PENN WEST ENERGY TR TRUNIT ISI COM              707885109     4399   182550 SH       SOLE                                     182550
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SAPETROBRA COM              71654v408     4032    91750 SH       SOLE                                      91750
PFIZER INC                     COM              717081103     2264   122790 SH       SOLE                                     122790
PITCHSTONE EXPLORATIONSLTD COM COM              724365101      177   466700 SH       SOLE                                     466700
PMI GOLD CORP COM ISIN#CA73015 COM              730153103        2    16000 SH       SOLE                                      16000
POWERSHARES DB MULTI SECTORCOM COM              73936b408     4685   155104 SH       SOLE                                     155104
POWERSHARES EXCHANGE TRADEDFD  COM              73935x500      487    32800 SH       SOLE                                      32800
PRECISION DRILLING TRUNIT ISIN COM              740215108      889    53707 SH       SOLE                                      53707
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO            COM              742718109      220     3165 SH       SOLE                                       3165
PROSHARES ULTRA SHORTCONSUMER  COM              74347r636     2986    29600 SH       SOLE                                      29600
ROYAL GOLD INC                 COM              780287108     2754    76610 SH       SOLE                                      76610
ROYAL STANDARD MINERALSINC     COM              780919106      309  2579764 SH       SOLE                                    2579764
RUBICON MINERALS CORP ISIN#CA7 COM              780911103      110    75700 SH       SOLE                                      75700
SAN JUAN BASIN RTY TRUNIT BEN  COM              798241105     1963    51625 SH       SOLE                                      51625
SASOL LTD SPONADR              COM              803866300     2586    60882 SH       SOLE                                      60882
SCHLUMBERGER LTD ISIN#AN806857 COM              806857108     4100    52504 SH       SOLE                                      52504
SHOSHONE SILVER MNG CO         COM              825356108        1    10000 SH       SOLE                                      10000
SILVER STANDARD RES INC ISIN#C COM              82823l106     7555   457064 SH       SOLE                                     457064
SILVER WHEATON CORP COM ISIN#C COM              828336107     8225  1009295 SH       SOLE                                    1009295
SILVERCORP METALS INC ISIN#CA8 COM              82835p103     3701  1263370 SH       SOLE                                    1263370
SOHO RESOURCES CORP            COM              83408m105        0    15000 SH       SOLE                                      15000
SPDR GOLD TR GOLD SHS          COM              78463v107      673     7920 SH       SOLE                                       7920
STILLWATER MINING COMPANY      COM              86074q102      270    46500 SH       SOLE                                      46500
STONE ENERGY CORP              COM              861642106     1379    32600 SH       SOLE                                      32600
STRATHMORE MINERALS CORP ISIN# COM              863077103      464  1075150 SH       SOLE                                    1075150
SUNCOR ENERGY INC FRMLYSUNCOR  COM              867229106      868    20600 SH       SOLE                                      20600
SUNOCO INC                     COM              86764p109      626    17600 SH       SOLE                                      17600
SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICESINC    COM              868157108      822    26400 SH       SOLE                                      26400
SYNTROLEUM CORP                COM              871630109       57    53000 SH       SOLE                                      53000
TANZANIAN RTY EXPL COM ISIN#CA COM              87600u104       30    11100 SH       SOLE                                      11100
TERRANE METALS CORP COM ISIN#C COM              88103a108        3    14000 SH       SOLE                                      14000
TESORO CORP COM FORMERLYTESORO COM              881609101      593    36001 SH       SOLE                                      36001
TIDEWATER INC                  COM              886423102     4232    76452 SH       SOLE                                      76452
TRANSOCEAN INC NEW SHS ISIN#KY COM              g90073100     3704    33728 SH       SOLE                                      33728
TYHEE DEVELOPMENT CORP ISIN#CA COM              902165109     3163 18688050 SH       SOLE                                   18688050
U S GOLD CORP                  COM              912023207       53    40835 SH       SOLE                                      40835
VALERO ENERGY CORP             COM              91913y100      402    13300 SH       SOLE                                      13300
VISTA GOLD CORP REORGANIZATION COM              927926303      683   301100 SH       SOLE                                     301100
VOLTA RES INC COM ISIN#CA92870 COM              92870r104        1    10380 SH       SOLE                                      10380
X CAL RES LTD                  COM              98370r106        1    30000 SH       SOLE                                      30000
XTO ENERGY INC                 COM              98385x106     2358    50692 SH       SOLE                                      50692
YAMANA GOLD INC ISIN#CA98462Y1 COM              98462y100     7205   865051 SH       SOLE                                     865051
YUKON NEVADA GOLD CORP ISIN#CA COM              98849q101        2    16100 SH       SOLE                                      16100
KINROSS GOLD CORP WT EXP09/03/                  496902172      736   230694 SH       SOLE                                     230694

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