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Fredric Mark "Ric" Edelman is the founder of Edelman Financial Engines, the author of several personal finance books, and the host of a weekly personal finance talk radio show called The Ric Edelman Show. Edelman was also the host of the public television show The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman.

Edelman grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He majored in communications at Rowan University (then Glassboro State College), where he met his wife Jean. He began his career as a reporter for McKnight Publications from 1980 to 1986.

Ric and Jean Edelman co-founded Edelman Financial Services, a financial advisory firm, in 1987. Edelman sold a majority stake of Edelman Financial Services to Sanders Morris Harris Group in 2005. The group merged with Financial Engines to form Edelman Financial Engines in 2018 and Ric Edelman sits on the board where he oversees financial education and client experience.