The Ric Edelman Show

The Ric Edelman Show – Overview

The Ric Edelman Show provides an entertaining and unique approach to financial advice you won’t find anywhere else. One of the most acclaimed financial advisors in the country, Ric covers the wide range of personal finance topics that are more important to you and your daily life: planning for college and retirement, handling your mortgage, maximizing your Social Security benefits, creating wills and trusts, participating in your workplace retirement plan, taxes, deciding if you need insurance, managing your investments, and much more.

For nearly 30 years, The Ric Edelman Show has provided listeners with objective advice and information that is easy to understand and implement. Ric never touts investments by name, or ever makes predictions about interest rates, fed policy, legislation or regulation. No “hot tips”! Instead, Ric shows listeners how to manage their money given the many uncertainties and obstacles they face in their efforts to achieve their long-term financial goals.

Ric’s common-sense approach, along with his trademark anecdotes and humor, along with clever sounds bites and audio effects, actually make personal finance fun! Ric turns the boring and arcane topic of financial planning into an accessible and interesting topic. He reduces complex financial matters to plain English, adding his breezy, conversational style to thought-provoking data and statistics. It’s interesting and entertaining radio that keeps shows you how the latest events in the financial world affect you.

The Ric Edelman Show is heard in over 85 cities across the country.

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ABOUT RIC EDELMAN

For more than 30 years, Ric Edelman, widely regarded as one of the top financial planners in the nation, has been teaching Americans about personal finance.

In 2016 Forbes named him among the country’s Top 10 Wealth Advisors; Barron’s ranked him the nation’s #1 Independent Financial Advisor (three times); He has been named or voted as among the profession’s most influential figures by RIABiz, one of the 15 most transformative people by Investment News, and winning Advisor 25 award from Investment Advisor magazine.

Ric was inducted into Research magazine’s Financial Advisor Hall of Fame in 2004 and is the 2017 recipient of the IARFC’s Loren Dunton Memorial Award for lifetime achievement.

In addition to his weekly radio show, Ric has produced a series of specials for Public Television, and he’s a #1 New York Times bestselling author whose 10 books on personal finance have more than 1 million copies collectively in print. The Truth About Money and The Lies About Money were both named “Book of the Year” by the Institute for Financial Literacy. His ninth book, The Truth About Your Future, published in 2017, was an instant New York Times Business Best Seller. His most recent book, a children’s book written with his wife Jean, debuted in November 2018.

Today, Edelman Financial Engines serves more than 1.1 million Americans, managing more than $200 billion in assets, providing services to workplace 401(k) plans, and helping consumers with all their financial planning and investment management needs with 320 advisors in 140 offices coast-to-coast.

Forbes rankings are the opinion of SHOOK Research and are based on advisor interviews, client retention, industry experience, compliance record, assets under management and revenue generated for the firm. Investment performance is not considered. Advisors do not pay to be in the ranking.
According to Barron’s, “The formula [used] to rank advisors has three major components: assets managed, revenue produced and quality of the advisor’s practice. Investment returns are not a component of the rankings because an advisor’s returns are dictated largely by each client’s risk tolerance. The quality-of-practice component includes an evaluation of each advisor’s regulatory record.” The rankings are based on the universe of applications submitted to Barron’s. The selection process begins with a nomination and application provided to Barron’s. Principals of Edelman Financial Services, LLC self-nominated the firm and submitted quantitative and qualitative information to Barron’s as requested. Barron’s reviewed and considered this information, which resulted in the rankings on Aug. 27, 2012/Aug. 28, 2010/Aug. 31, 2009.
The RIABiz listing of the 10 most influential figures in the Registered Investment Advisor industry is in recognition of notable, driven and influential executives who are advancing their firms and are considered to be influential in the RIA business. Investor experience/returns were not considered as part of this ranking.
InvestmentNews 15th Anniversary Issue. June 23, 2013
The Investment Advisor magazine listing of the Investment Advisor 25 is based on readers’ opinions and highlights those who are ahead of the pack with their insights, innovation and disruption. Advisors and other industry participants cast about 12,000 total votes for leaders in the following six categories: RIA/Advisory; Independent Broker-Dealers; Custody & Clearing; Portfolio, Investing & the Markets; Politics/Regulation/Compliance; and Fintech/IA/AI. Investor experience/returns were not considered as part of this ranking.
Research magazine cover story “Advisor Hall of Fame,” December 2004 (based on serving a minimum of 15 years in the industry, having acquired substantial assets under management, demonstrating superior client service and having earned recognition from peers and the broader community for how they reflect on their profession). Investor experience/returns were not considered as part of this ranking.
Presented by the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC). Candidates must hold a professional designation and must have disseminated their comments on financial topics by having them widely published in articles, journals, books, etc. They must have provided outstanding personal service or leadership in the financial services industry. Nominees must have participated in some aspect of financial education to the public or to other members of the profession. Investor experience/returns were not considered.
In 2011 The Truth About Money 4th Edition received the Book of the Year Award from the Institute for Financial Literacy for Excellence in Financial Literacy Education. Each year, the Institute for Financial Literacy presents EIFLE Awards to individuals and organizations that have shown exceptional innovation, dedication and commitment to the field of financial literacy education.
In 2009 The Lies About Money received the Retail Book of the Year Award from the Institute for Financial Literacy for Excellence in Financial Literacy Education. Each year, the Institute for Financial Literacy presents EIFLE Awards to individuals and organizations that have shown exceptional innovation, dedication and commitment to the field of financial literacy education.
The New York Times Book Review Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous. April 16, 2017.