#  Ric Edelman 

 

Ric Edelman, founder, [Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals](https://dacfp.com/), is one of the most influential people in the financial planning and investment management profession, according to Investment Advisor, RIABiz and InvestmentNews. He was ranked three times as the nation’s No. 1 Independent financial advisor by Barron’s, is in two industry Halls of Fame and received the IARFC’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Edelman also holds two patents for financial product innovation. He is the industry’s top financial educator. Edelman is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of 12 books on personal finance, including his newest, The Truth About Crypto, an Amazon bestseller. He hosts [The Truth About Your Future podcast](https://www.thetayf.com/pages/podcast) and produces Public Television specials. Edelman taught personal finance at Georgetown University for nine years and is Distinguished Lecturer at Rowan University. He and his wife Jean live in Northern Virginia.



 

 

 

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## Latest Content

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##  [Ric Edelman: Emotional and Financial Uplift](/sections/podcasts/ric-edelman-emotional-and-financial-uplift) 

 Ric Edelman | Oct 09, 2023 

 

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##  [Ric Edelman: Does Saving the Planet Make Financial Sense?](/sections/podcasts/ric-edelman-does-saving-planet-make-financial-sense) 

 Ric Edelman | Oct 02, 2023 

 

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##  [Ric Edelman: What Delaying Dementia Means for the Future](/sections/podcasts/ric-edelman-what-delaying-dementia-means-future) 

 Ric Edelman | Sep 25, 2023 

 

 
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##  [Ric Edelman: Have You Fallen for These Crypto Myths?](/sections/podcasts/ric-edelman-have-you-fallen-these-crypto-myths) 

 Ric Edelman | Sep 18, 2023 

 

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##  [Ric Edelman: Here’s What Today’s Billionaires Are Doing About Aging](/sections/podcasts/ric-edelman-heres-what-todays-billionaires-are-doing-about-aging) 

 Ric Edelman | Sep 11, 2023 

 

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##  [Ric Edelman: The Real Reason College Is So Expensive](/sections/etf-alpha-think-tank/ric-edelman-real-reason-college-so-expensive) 

 Ric Edelman | Aug 25, 2023 

 

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##  [Ric Edelman: Will Spot Bitcoin ETFs Get the Green Light?](/sections/podcasts/ric-edelman-will-spot-bitcoin-etfs-get-green-light) 

 Ric Edelman | Aug 21, 2023 

 

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##  [Ric Edelman: The Problem With the Real Estate Market ](/sections/podcasts/ric-edelman-problem-real-estate-market) 

 Ric Edelman | Aug 18, 2023 

 

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##  [Ric Edelman: Ready for These Retirement Shocks?](/sections/podcasts/ric-edelman-ready-these-retirement-shocks) 

 Ric Edelman | Aug 11, 2023 

 

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##  [Ric Edelman: Get Ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution](/sections/podcasts/ric-edelman-get-ready-fourth-industrial-revolution) 

 Ric Edelman | Aug 04, 2023 

 

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##  [Ric Edelman: McKinsey's Views on Crypto](/sections/podcasts/ric-edelman-mckinseys-views-crypto) 

 Ric Edelman | Jul 28, 2023 

 

 

 

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