Biography

Ric Edelman, founder of Edelman Financial Engines, the nation’s largest independent RIA, with $200 billion in client assets, is one of the nation’s leading financial advisors, and three times was ranked the nation’s #1 Independent Financial Advisor by Barron’s. Ric hosts a nationally syndicated radio show, PBS television specials and is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of 10 books on personal finance. Recipient of IARFC’s lifetime achievement award, Ric has been named by Investment News, RIABiz and others as one of the most influential people in the financial services industry. Ric is the 2017 recipient of the IARFC’s Lifetime Achievement Award and he’s in Research magazine’s Financial Advisor Hall of Fame.