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Ric Edelman is a giant. His credentials as one of the country's leading financial planners are nothing short of astronomical. His books and articles, his lectures and seminars, are shaping the financial planning industry in a powerful way, and his ideas on mortgage planning are solidly in support of what the best mortgage experts are putting into practice with their clients every day.
We can't hope to write a bio for Ric Edelman superior to the one provided on his website, so we will simply reproduce it here:
Ric Edelman is one of the nation's most acclaimed financial advisors. He and his firm have won more than 60 financial, business, community and philanthropic awards, and his commitment to teaching consumers about personal finance has established him as one of the most popular financial professionals in America.
Barron's has three times (2004, 2005, 2006) ranked Ric among America's 100 top financial advisors. In 2004, Ric was inducted into the Financial Advisor Hall of Fame, ranked the #1 advisor in the nation by Research Magazine for his focus on the individual client and ranked #42 on Registered Rep magazine's list of “America's Top 50 Advisors.” Ric has also been named Ace Advisor of the Year by Ticker Magazine and named one of the D.C. area's top financial professionals by Washingtonian magazine. In prior years, he won the Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Washington, D.C. by Ernst and Young (2001), the Blue Chip Enterprise Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (2000) and Business of the Year Award by the Fairfax (VA) Chamber of Commerce (1994). Inc. magazine three times named the firm the fastest-growing privately-held financial planning firm in the country.
Ric is a #1 New York Times best-selling author. His five books on personal finance include Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth , The New Rules of Money , Discover the Wealth Within You , What You Need to Do Now , and the personal finance classic , The Truth About Money , which was named Book of the Year by Small Press magazine. Collectively, his books have sold more than one million copies, have been translated into several languages, and have educated countless people worldwide.
The Ric Edelman Show, broadcast on the ABC Radio Networks, can be heard on radio stations throughout the country. The live call-in advice program has been on the air for more than 15 years and earned Ric the A.I.R. Award for Best Talk Show Host in Washington D.C. (1993). His newspaper column, The Truth About Money is nationally syndicated by United Media. He also publishes a monthly newsletter, has built one of the most comprehensive free educational resources online about personal finance at RicEdelman.com, and is the author of a variety of video and audio educational systems that help people achieve their financial goals.
Ric has been featured in numerous articles, has appeared on hundreds of radio stations and every major television network, and has been quoted by dozens of newspapers and magazines. He has testified before Congress and was a delegate to the 1998, 2002 and 2006 National Summits on Retirement Savings. Ric is a sought-after speaker, widely acknowledged as one of the most entertaining and informative experts in his field. He also taught personal finance at Georgetown University for nine years, is a state- and AICPA-approved instructor for continuing professional education, and is a member of the NASD Board of Arbitrators.
Ric received an honorary doctorate from Rowan University and in 2002, the university named the school's new planetarium “The Ric and Jean Edelman Planetarium” in their honor. In 2003, Ric was named to the Honorable Order of the Kentucky Colonels.
Ric is Chairman of the Board of the United Way of the National Capital Area. He also serves on the boards of The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, D.C., and its Foundation. Ric also is a full partner of the American Savings Education Council and the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. He is a former board member of Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area and served for three years on the Grants Committee of the Foundation for Financial Planning, where he remains a major donor. Ric and his wife were key contributors to the Edelman Nursing Career Development Center at Inova Health System Foundation and the Edelman Planetarium at Rowan University. They also actively support HEROES Inc., Make-a-Wish Foundation, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and many other charities.
You can learn more about Ric Edelman at www.ricedelman.com |
Click here to read Ric's article on "10 Reasons to Carry a Big Fat Mortgage" Click here to read Ric's "Top 50" financial tips.
And be sure to check out these best-selling books by Ric Edelman:
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth
The Truth About Money
The New Rules of Money
Financial Security in Troubled Times
Discover the Wealth Within You |
