Edelman, Ric 1958-

PERSONAL:

Born May 28, 1958, in Philadelphia, PA; married; wife's name Jean. Education: Graduated from Rowan University, 1980.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Great Falls, VA. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Writer, financial advisor, financial journalist, radio host, entrepreneur. Edelman Financial Services, Inc., Fairfax, VA, founder, 1987—; host of radio program The Ric Edelman Show, WMAL, Washington, DC, 1991-2007, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (ABC) Radio Networks, 2007—; Georgetown University, Washington, DC, faculty member, c. 1992-2001. Delegate to the National Summit on Retirement Savings, 2002. United Way of the National Capital Area, chairman of the board, c. 2005-07; Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, DC, board member; partner of the American Savings Education Council and Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy; former board member of Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area.

AWARDS, HONORS:

A.I.R. award for Best Talk Show Host in Washington, DC, 1993; Retail/Consumer Entrepreneur of the Year, Ernst & Young, 2001; ranked among America's one hundred top financial advisors, Barron's, 2004-2007; Financial Advisor Hall of Fame, 2004; Rowan University Public Relations Student Society of America Hall of Fame, 2007. Recipient of honorary doctorate from Rowan University, 1999.

WRITINGS:

The Truth about Money, Georgetown University Press (Washington, DC), 1996, 2nd edition published as The Truth about Money: Because Money Doesn't Come with Instructions, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1998, 3rd edition, HarperBusiness (New York, NY), 2004.

The New Rules of Money: 88 Strategies for Financial Success Today, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1998.

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth: The 8 Secrets of How 5,000 Ordinary Americans Became Successful Investors, and How You Can Too, Harper-Resource (New York, NY), 2000.

Financial Security in Troubled Times: What You Need to Do Now, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2001.

Discover the Wealth within You: A Financial Plan for Creating a Rich and Fulfilling Life, HarperBusiness (New York, NY), 2002.

What You Need to Do Now: An 8-Point Action Plan to Secure Your Financial Independence, HarperBusiness (New York, NY), 2003.

The Lies about Money: Achieving Financial Security and True Wealth by Avoiding the Lies Others Tell Us—and the Lies We Tell Ourselves (also see below), Free Press (New York, NY), 2007.

The Lies about Money (television special), Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2007.

Also author of nationally syndicated weekly column, "The Truth about Money," distributed by United Media's Newspaper Enterprise Association; his books have been translated into several languages. Contributor to Oprah.com.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, March 1, 2000, David Rouse, review of Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth: The 8 Secrets of How 5,000 Ordinary Americans Became Successful Investors, and How You Can Too, p. 1180; March 1, 2002, David Siegfried, review of Discover the Wealth within You: A Financial Plan for Creating a Rich and Fulfilling Life, p. 1072.

Business Record, August 27, 2001, review of Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth, p. 28.

Business Week, February 11, 2002, review of Financial Security in Troubled Times, p. 92.

Library Journal, November 15, 1996, Joseph Barth, review of The Truth about Money: Because Money Doesn't Come with Instructions, p. 69; March 1, 2002, review of Financial Security in Troubled Times, p. 84.

New York Times, October 7, 2001, "Giving New Meaning to a Book Rush," review of Financial Security in Troubled Times, p. 2.

Publishers Weekly, October 22, 2001, "Does Money Matter?," review of Financial Security in Troubled Times, p. 70; March 11, 2002, review of Discover the Wealth within You, p. 65; August 20, 2007, review of The Lies about Money: Achieving Financial Security and True Wealth by Avoiding the Lies Others Tell Us—and the Lies We Tell Ourselves, p. 61.

Washington Business Journal, Eric Winig, February 23, 2001, "Edelman Resigns GU Post over Students' SEC Charges," p. 19; Adam Stone, June 29, 2001, profile of Ric Edelman, p. 13; Eric Winig, July 6, 2001, "Ric Edelman," p. 9.

Washington Post, July 28, 1997, "The Truth about Ric Edelman," p. 5.

ONLINE

Barnes & Noble.com,http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ (January 10, 2008), interview with Ric Edelman.

FSO Advisor's Weekly: The Journal,http://www.fcs.fcsonline.com/fsj/ (January 10, 2008), Edwin P. Morrow, review of Financial Security in Troubled Times.

Financial Planning.com,http://www.financialplanning.com/ (January 10, 2008), Richard Koreto, interview with Rick Edelman.

Oprah.com,http://www.oprah.com/ (January 10, 2008), Oprah Winfrey, interview with Ric Edelman.

Ric Edelman Home Page,http://www.ricedelman.com (January 10, 2008).