Edelman is the chairman and CEO of Edelman Financial Services, LLC., a financial advisory firm with offices in the Washington D.C. and New York metro areas. Ric is ranked the #1 Independent Financial Advisor in the nation by Barron’s.

Edelman is the host of a weekly talk radio show called The Ric Edelman Show.

Talkers Magazine listed Ric Edelman in the top 250 most important U.S. radio talk show hosts in 2010.

Edelman has written several personal finance books:

• The Truth About Money (1996)
• The New Rules of Money (1999)
• 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)