Fredric Mark “Ric” Edelman[1] is the chairman and co-founder of Edelman Financial Services, LLC, the author of several personal finance books and the host of a weekly personal finance talk radio show called The Ric Edelman Show, syndicated by Syndicated Solutions.[2] Edelman was also the host of the public television show The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman. Edelman was ranked the #1 Independent Financial Advisor in the United States by Barron’s in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2018.[3][4] For 2018, Edelman was ranked #1.[4] He is an alumnus of Glassboro State College, now Rowan University, with a bachelor’s degree in communications.[citation needed]
In October 2016, Jean and Ric Edelman donated $25 million to the Edelman Fossil Park at Rowan University.
Books in order of publication:
- Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth (2001)
- What You Need to Do Now (2001)
- Discover the Wealth Within You (2003)
- The Lies About Money (2007)
- Rescue Your Money (2009)
- The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman|The Truth About Money (2010)
- The Truth About Retirement Plans and IRAs (2014)
- The Truth About Your Future (2017)
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