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I'm going to take a stab at updating this page so that it doesn't meet Stub criteria anymore. I'll post sections as completed here for review before making updates. Squatch347 ( talk) 14:34, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
I tried and failed to understand how the "Westwood One" template was relevant in this article, as Edelman isn't in the template, and is not mentioned in any of the articles about that network (as far as I could see, anyway). It turns out Template:ABC Radio was moved to Template:Cumulus Media Networks in 2009, that template was moved to Template:Citadel Media in 2011, and that template was moved to Template:Westwood One in 2014. Edelman had a connection to ABC Radio Networks, but the current Westwood One template is completely unconnected to him. -- bonadea contributions talk 08:24, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
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Hi! Edelman Financial Engines has hired me to draft some edits for this article. Here's what I'm proposing, broken out by section. Here's a mockup of the article with all the edits implemented.
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Education | Bachelor's degree in Communications, Rowan University, 1980 [3] |
Occupation(s) | Founder and board member, Edelman Financial Engines [4] |
Television | The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman [5] [6] |
Spouse | Jean Edelman [7] |
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{{Infobox person | name = Ric Edelman | image = Ric Edelman.jpg | alt = Ric Edelman, founder and board member, Edelman Financial Engines | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|05|28}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Edelman, Ric 1958- |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/edelman-ric-1958 |website=Encyclopedia.com |accessdate=26 June 2020}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]<ref name="WR">{{cite news |last1=Wollman Rusoff |first1=Jane |title=Ric Edelman: What’s Wrong With IRAs, 401(k)s, and the Industry That Sells Them |url=https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2014/05/12/ric-edelman-whats-wrong-with-iras-401ks-and-the-in/?slreturn=20190927235406# |accessdate=29 May 2020 |work=ThinkAdvisor |date=12 May 2014}}</ref> | education = Bachelor's degree in Communications, [[Rowan University]], 1980<ref name="Romalino"/> | occupation = Founder and board member, [[Edelman Financial Engines]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Garmhausen |first1=Steve |title=Ric Edelman: A Scaled-Up Gadfly |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/ric-edelman-a-scaled-up-gadfly-51579282957 |accessdate=18 June 2020 |work=Barron's |date=17 January 2020}}</ref> | years_active = | notable_works = | home_town = | television = The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman<ref>{{cite web |title=The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1910388/ |website=IMDB |accessdate=11 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=Jennifer |title=Ric Edelman’s The Truth About Retirement |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/nov/22/ric-edelmans-truth-about-retirement/ |accessdate=11 June 2020 |work=KPBS |date=24 March 2017}}</ref> | spouse = Jean Edelman<ref name="Wenik">{{cite news |last1=Wenik |first1=Ian |title=‘We will see a $1trn RIA’: Ric Edelman is taking advice mainstream |url=https://citywireusa.com/registered-investment-advisor/news/we-will-see-a-1trn-ria-ric-edelman-is-taking-advice-mainstream/a1131882 |accessdate=26 May 2020 |work=Citywire |date=27 June 2018}}</ref> | website = {{URL | https://www.edelmanfinancialengines.com/ric-edelman-radio}} }} |
chairman and co-founder of Edelman Financial Services, LLC,
with founder of Edelman Financial Engines,
.several
with 10
(per article body).,
syndicated by Syndicated Solutions
, which is no longer accurate.
[8]Edelman was also the host of the public television show The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman.
:Edelman is the founder of the RIA Digital Assets Council
[9] and the Funding Our Future Coalition, with the
Bipartisan Policy Center.
[10]
He is an alumnus of Glassboro State College, now
Rowan University, with a bachelor's degree in communications.
citation needed
– I recommend moving this information into the new "Personal life" section (below), and I've provided a source for it.In October 2016, Jean and Ric Edelman donated $25 million to the Edelman Fossil Park at Rowan University.
[13]
– I recommend moving this information into the new "Personal life" section (below).Updating section as follows:
Edelman Financial Engines
Ric and Jean Edelman co-founded Edelman Financial Services, LLC. is a
financial advisory firm, in 1987 with offices in the
Washington D.C., New York, Orange County, and Dallas metro areas.
[14] He was chairman of the company from 1987 to 2018.
[7] Edelman sold a majority stake of Edelman Financial Services to Sanders Morris Harris Group, a wealth management firm, in 2005.
[2] In 2015, private equity firm
Hellman & Friedman became the majority owner of Edelman Financial Services.
[15] In 2018, Hellman & Friedman also took the merged Edelman Financial Services with another firm, Financial Engines, private and merged the two firms into the newly named to form Edelman Financial Engines.
[16]
[17] Ric Edelman took up the a position on the Board board of the combined firm as chairman of, where he oversees financial education and client experience.
citation needed
[18] In 2019, InvestmentNews named Edelman to its list of "20 people who helped shape the financial planning industry."
[19]
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==Edelman Financial Engines==
Ric and Jean Edelman co-founded Edelman Financial Services, a [[financial advice|financial advisory]] firm, in 1987.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Caffrey |first1=Michelle |title=$25M gift to transform Rowan University's fossil park into 'world-class destination' |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2016/10/17/rowan-university-fossil-parrk-edelman-financial.html |accessdate=11 June 2020 |work=Philadelphia Business Journal |date=17 October 2016}}</ref> He was chairman of the company from 1987 to 2018.<ref name="Wenik"/> Edelman sold a majority stake of Edelman Financial Services to Sanders Morris Harris Group, a wealth management firm, in 2005.<ref name="WR"/> In 2015, private equity firm [[Hellman & Friedman]] became the majority owner of Edelman Financial Services.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wursthorn |first1=Michael |title=Controlling Stake in Edelman Financial Sold |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/controlling-stake-in-edelman-financial-sold-1444690604 |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=12 October 2015}}</ref> In 2018, Hellman & Friedman merged Edelman Financial Services with another firm, Financial Engines, to form Edelman Financial Engines.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/edelman-financial-and-financial-engines-complete-merger#.W__2qPlKiM8 |title=Edelman Financial And Financial Engines Complete Merger |accessdate=29 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://hf.com/hellman-friedman-llc-to-become-majority-owner-of-edelman-financial-services/ |title=Hellman & Friedman LLC to Become Majority Owner of Edelman Financial Services |accessdate=29 November 2018}}</ref> Ric Edelman took up a position on the board of the combined firm, where he oversees financial education and client experience.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Din |first1=Suleman |last2=Paikert |first2=Charles |last3=Allocca |first3=Sean |title=$3B deal of Edelman, Financial Engines puts other RIAs in the hot seat |url=https://www.financial-planning.com/news/3b-edelman-financial-engines-deal-puts-rias-in-hot-seat |accessdate=11 June 2020 |work=Financial Planning |date=30 April 2018}}</ref> |
Partly done I renamed the section "Business career" so that the title doesn't need to changed if the company changes their name again. I did not add the 1987-2018 because it was not verified by the source. In 2015, private equity firm
Hellman & Friedman became the majority owner of Edelman Financial Services
is about the company and I do not think it is part of his biography. The rest of the information was added with a copy-edit.
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In July 2001, Edelman's book Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth appeared at #1 in the paperback "Advice, How-to and Miscellaneous" category of the
New York Times Best Seller list.
[20] Edelman was ranked the #1 Independent Financial Advisor in the United States by Barron’s in 2009, 2010, and 2012.
[11] In 2016, Forbes ranked Edelman among the top 10 wealth advisors in America.
[21]
[22] In 2019, Barron's added Edelman to its Financial Advisors Hall of Fame.
[23] Also in 2019, InvestmentNews named Edelman to its list of "20 people who helped shape the financial planning industry"
[24] and
Investopedia named Edelman one of its top 100 financial advisors.
[25] The editors of
Talkers Magazine ranked Edelman #69 in its 2020 "Heavy Hundred" list of the most important radio talk show hosts in America.
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==Industry recognition==
In July 2001, Edelman's book ''Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth'' appeared at #1 in the paperback "Advice, How-to and Miscellaneous" category of the [[New York Times best-seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: July 29, 2001 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/29/books/paperback-best-sellers-july-29-2001.html |accessdate=9 August 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=29 July 2001}}</ref> Edelman was ranked the #1 Independent Financial Advisor in the United States by ''Barron’s'' in 2009, 2010, and 2012.<ref name=Barrons>{{cite news |last=McGee |first=Suzanne |title=Top 100 Independent Advisors |url=http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424053111904881404577601463917592328.html |accessdate=9 June 2013 |newspaper=[[Barron's (newspaper)|Barron's]] |date=25 August 2012 |quote=Ric Edelman, of Fairfax, Va.-based Edelman Financial Services, moved up from No. 2 to grab the top spot}}</ref> In 2016, Forbes ranked Edelman among the top 10 wealth advisors in America.<ref>{{cite news |title=America's Top Wealth Advisors 2016 |url=https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2016/top-100-wealth-managers/table.html |accessdate=3 July 2020 |work=Forbes |date=2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shook |first1=R.J. |title=Methodology: America's Top Wealth Advisors |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rjshook/2016/08/03/shook-research-methodology-forbes-top-wealth-advisors/#32207b2f4c59 |accessdate=3 July 2020 |work=Forbes |date=3 August 2016}}</ref> In 2019, ''Barron's'' added Edelman to its Financial Advisors Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barron’s Advisor Hall of Fame |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/barrons-financial-advisor-hall-of-fame-51572028751 |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=Barron's |date=25 October 2019}}</ref> Also in 2019, InvestmentNews named Edelman to its list of "20 people who helped shape the financial planning industry"<ref>{{cite news |title=Financial Planning Founders Started a Movement — and Created a Profession |url=https://www.investmentnews.com/financial-planning-founders-started-a-movement-and-created-a-profession-81110 |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=InvestmentNews |date=14 September 2019}}</ref> and [[Investopedia]] named Edelman one of its top 100 financial advisors.<ref>{{cite news |title=Investopedia 100 Top Financial Advisors of 2019 |url=https://www.investopedia.com/top-100-financial-advisors-4427912 |accessdate=22 August 2020 |work=Investopedia |date=2019}}</ref> The editors of ''[[Talkers Magazine]]'' ranked Edelman #69 in its 2020 "Heavy Hundred" list of the most important radio talk show hosts in America.<ref>{{cite news |title=2020 Talkers Heavy Hundred • 51-75 |url=http://www.talkers.com/2020-talkers-heavy-hundred-%e2%80%a2-51-75/ |accessdate=9 August 2020 |work=Talkers Magazine |date=2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Ric Edelman |url=https://www.edelmanfinancialengines.com/about-ric-edelman |website=Edelman Financial Engines |accessdate=29 September 2020}}</ref><!-- Additional information on the methodologies for these awards is provided on the "About Ric Edelman" page. --> |
Partly done The Barrons article only verified that he reached the top spot in 2012, so I took out the other years. I did not add Edelman's Top 10 Forbes rating as I did not think it was notable. Unfortunately, I cannot access the Barrons article for the Hall of Fame. If you want, you can email me a pdf of the article. The remaining three sentences are not notable recognitions as Edelman does not obtain the "top spot" in any of these recognitions or is listed among others equally. Z1720 ( talk) 02:33, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Adding "Personal life" as a new section after "Edelman Financial Engines":
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Edelman grew up in [[Cherry Hill, New Jersey]].<ref name="WR"/> He majored in communications at [[Rowan University]] (then Glassboro State College), where he met his wife Jean.<ref name="Romalino">{{cite news |last1=Romalino |first1=Carly Q. |title=Need college tuition help? Rowan unveils a $10M endowment for communications, creative arts scholarships |url=https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2019/11/14/rowan-edelmans-announced-10-million-endowment-student-scholarships/4187900002/ |accessdate=29 May 2020 |work=The Courier-Post |date=14 November 2019}}</ref> He began his career as a reporter for McKnight Publications from 1980 to 1986.<ref name="Wenik"/> Jean and Ric Edelman founded the Edelman Nursing Career Development Center in partnership with [[Inova Health System]] in 2001, and donated $1 million to the program in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Edelmans Donate $1 Million to Nursing Program |url=https://www.insidenova.com/news/fairfax/edelmans-donate-1-million-to-nursing-program/article_585f38df-9b7b-57c2-b508-503531571edb.html |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=Inside NoVa |date=10 February 2008}}</ref> The Edelmans donated $1 million to Rowan University towards the Edelman Planetarium on campus in 2002.<ref name="D'Amico"/> In October 2016, the Edelmans donated $25 million to the Edelman Fossil Park at Rowan University.<ref name=Rowan">{{cite news |title=Rowan alumni Jean and Ric Edelman commit $25 million for University’s Fossil Park |url=https://today.rowan.edu/home/news/2016/10/17/rowan-alumni-jean-and-ric-edelman-commit-25-million-universitys-fossil-park |accessdate=18 March 2019 |publisher=[[Rowan University]] |date=17 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014193248/https://today.rowan.edu/home/news/2016/10/17/rowan-alumni-jean-and-ric-edelman-commit-25-million-universitys-fossil-park |archive-date=14 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="D'Amico">{{cite news |last1=D'Amico |first1=Diane |title=Alumni donate $25 million to Rowan Fossil Park |url=https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/education/alumni-donate-25-million-to-rowan-fossil-park/article_f5aafa90-94ae-5aa1-b05e-f952e5e13e04.html |accessdate=8 July 2020 |work=The Press of Atlantic City |date=17 October 2016}}</ref> Rowan university also named Edelman a "Distinguished Lecturer".<ref name=Rowan"/> The Edelmans donated another $10 million to Rowan University's endowment in 2019, earmarked for tuition aid for students.<ref name="Romalino"/> Rowan University renamed its creative arts school the Ric Edelman College of Communications & Creative Arts in February 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bader |first1=Emily |title=Rowan University renames creative arts school |url=https://www.roi-nj.com/2020/02/14/education/rowan-university-renames-creative-arts-school/ |accessdate=9 August 2020 |work=ROI-NJ |date=14 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rothauser |first1=Corey |title=Rowan University approves name change for Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts |url=https://thewhitonline.com/2020/02/news/ric-edelman-college-of-communication-creative-arts/ |accessdate=9 August 2020 |work=The Whit Online |date=12 February 2020}}</ref> In January 2020, Ric and Jean Edelman pledged $1 million towards the production of a documentary about [[Alzheimer's disease]] research.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Donachie |first1=Patrick |title=Edelman Founders and Firm Pledge Millions for Alzheimer’s Documentary |url=https://www.wealthmanagement.com/philanthropy/edelman-founders-and-firm-pledge-millions-alzheimer-s-documentary |accessdate=9 August 2020 |work=Wealth Management |date=2 January 2020}}</ref> During the early stages of the [[2020 coronavirus pandemic]], the couple made a donation to cover the cost of flying [[N95 masks]] to New Jersey to be distributed to area hospitals.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeMarco |first1=Jerry |title=NJ Couple Cover Cost Of Flying In 7,400 N-95 Respirators From CA To Teterboro |url=https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/hackensack/news/nj-couple-cover-cost-of-flying-in-7400-n-95-respirators-from-ca-to-teterboro/786239/ |accessdate=11 June 2020 |work=Hackensack Daily Voice |date=7 April 2020}}</ref> |
Done Delete unnecessary introductory sentence: Edelman has written several personal finance books:
(Consider updating section title to "Books authored" instead.)
Done Update The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman|The Truth About Money (2010)
to The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman (1997)
and move to the beginning of the list accordingly.
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Due to my COI, I won't be editing the article directly. I appreciate any help or feedback! Mary Gaulke ( talk) 17:53, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
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Hi! Carrying over from the discussion in "Industry Recognition" above, two quick edit requests:
Thanks for your time! Mary Gaulke ( talk) 22:40, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
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I'm going to take a stab at updating this page so that it doesn't meet Stub criteria anymore. I'll post sections as completed here for review before making updates. Squatch347 ( talk) 14:34, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
I tried and failed to understand how the "Westwood One" template was relevant in this article, as Edelman isn't in the template, and is not mentioned in any of the articles about that network (as far as I could see, anyway). It turns out Template:ABC Radio was moved to Template:Cumulus Media Networks in 2009, that template was moved to Template:Citadel Media in 2011, and that template was moved to Template:Westwood One in 2014. Edelman had a connection to ABC Radio Networks, but the current Westwood One template is completely unconnected to him. -- bonadea contributions talk 08:24, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
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Hi! Edelman Financial Engines has hired me to draft some edits for this article. Here's what I'm proposing, broken out by section. Here's a mockup of the article with all the edits implemented.
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Born | [1] | May 28, 1958
Education | Bachelor's degree in Communications, Rowan University, 1980 [3] |
Occupation(s) | Founder and board member, Edelman Financial Engines [4] |
Television | The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman [5] [6] |
Spouse | Jean Edelman [7] |
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{{Infobox person | name = Ric Edelman | image = Ric Edelman.jpg | alt = Ric Edelman, founder and board member, Edelman Financial Engines | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|05|28}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Edelman, Ric 1958- |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/edelman-ric-1958 |website=Encyclopedia.com |accessdate=26 June 2020}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]<ref name="WR">{{cite news |last1=Wollman Rusoff |first1=Jane |title=Ric Edelman: What’s Wrong With IRAs, 401(k)s, and the Industry That Sells Them |url=https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2014/05/12/ric-edelman-whats-wrong-with-iras-401ks-and-the-in/?slreturn=20190927235406# |accessdate=29 May 2020 |work=ThinkAdvisor |date=12 May 2014}}</ref> | education = Bachelor's degree in Communications, [[Rowan University]], 1980<ref name="Romalino"/> | occupation = Founder and board member, [[Edelman Financial Engines]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Garmhausen |first1=Steve |title=Ric Edelman: A Scaled-Up Gadfly |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/ric-edelman-a-scaled-up-gadfly-51579282957 |accessdate=18 June 2020 |work=Barron's |date=17 January 2020}}</ref> | years_active = | notable_works = | home_town = | television = The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman<ref>{{cite web |title=The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1910388/ |website=IMDB |accessdate=11 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=Jennifer |title=Ric Edelman’s The Truth About Retirement |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/nov/22/ric-edelmans-truth-about-retirement/ |accessdate=11 June 2020 |work=KPBS |date=24 March 2017}}</ref> | spouse = Jean Edelman<ref name="Wenik">{{cite news |last1=Wenik |first1=Ian |title=‘We will see a $1trn RIA’: Ric Edelman is taking advice mainstream |url=https://citywireusa.com/registered-investment-advisor/news/we-will-see-a-1trn-ria-ric-edelman-is-taking-advice-mainstream/a1131882 |accessdate=26 May 2020 |work=Citywire |date=27 June 2018}}</ref> | website = {{URL | https://www.edelmanfinancialengines.com/ric-edelman-radio}} }} |
chairman and co-founder of Edelman Financial Services, LLC,
with founder of Edelman Financial Engines,
.several
with 10
(per article body).,
syndicated by Syndicated Solutions
, which is no longer accurate.
[8]Edelman was also the host of the public television show The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman.
:Edelman is the founder of the RIA Digital Assets Council
[9] and the Funding Our Future Coalition, with the
Bipartisan Policy Center.
[10]
He is an alumnus of Glassboro State College, now
Rowan University, with a bachelor's degree in communications.
citation needed
– I recommend moving this information into the new "Personal life" section (below), and I've provided a source for it.In October 2016, Jean and Ric Edelman donated $25 million to the Edelman Fossil Park at Rowan University.
[13]
– I recommend moving this information into the new "Personal life" section (below).Updating section as follows:
Edelman Financial Engines
Ric and Jean Edelman co-founded Edelman Financial Services, LLC. is a
financial advisory firm, in 1987 with offices in the
Washington D.C., New York, Orange County, and Dallas metro areas.
[14] He was chairman of the company from 1987 to 2018.
[7] Edelman sold a majority stake of Edelman Financial Services to Sanders Morris Harris Group, a wealth management firm, in 2005.
[2] In 2015, private equity firm
Hellman & Friedman became the majority owner of Edelman Financial Services.
[15] In 2018, Hellman & Friedman also took the merged Edelman Financial Services with another firm, Financial Engines, private and merged the two firms into the newly named to form Edelman Financial Engines.
[16]
[17] Ric Edelman took up the a position on the Board board of the combined firm as chairman of, where he oversees financial education and client experience.
citation needed
[18] In 2019, InvestmentNews named Edelman to its list of "20 people who helped shape the financial planning industry."
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==Edelman Financial Engines==
Ric and Jean Edelman co-founded Edelman Financial Services, a [[financial advice|financial advisory]] firm, in 1987.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Caffrey |first1=Michelle |title=$25M gift to transform Rowan University's fossil park into 'world-class destination' |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2016/10/17/rowan-university-fossil-parrk-edelman-financial.html |accessdate=11 June 2020 |work=Philadelphia Business Journal |date=17 October 2016}}</ref> He was chairman of the company from 1987 to 2018.<ref name="Wenik"/> Edelman sold a majority stake of Edelman Financial Services to Sanders Morris Harris Group, a wealth management firm, in 2005.<ref name="WR"/> In 2015, private equity firm [[Hellman & Friedman]] became the majority owner of Edelman Financial Services.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wursthorn |first1=Michael |title=Controlling Stake in Edelman Financial Sold |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/controlling-stake-in-edelman-financial-sold-1444690604 |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=12 October 2015}}</ref> In 2018, Hellman & Friedman merged Edelman Financial Services with another firm, Financial Engines, to form Edelman Financial Engines.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/edelman-financial-and-financial-engines-complete-merger#.W__2qPlKiM8 |title=Edelman Financial And Financial Engines Complete Merger |accessdate=29 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://hf.com/hellman-friedman-llc-to-become-majority-owner-of-edelman-financial-services/ |title=Hellman & Friedman LLC to Become Majority Owner of Edelman Financial Services |accessdate=29 November 2018}}</ref> Ric Edelman took up a position on the board of the combined firm, where he oversees financial education and client experience.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Din |first1=Suleman |last2=Paikert |first2=Charles |last3=Allocca |first3=Sean |title=$3B deal of Edelman, Financial Engines puts other RIAs in the hot seat |url=https://www.financial-planning.com/news/3b-edelman-financial-engines-deal-puts-rias-in-hot-seat |accessdate=11 June 2020 |work=Financial Planning |date=30 April 2018}}</ref> |
Partly done I renamed the section "Business career" so that the title doesn't need to changed if the company changes their name again. I did not add the 1987-2018 because it was not verified by the source. In 2015, private equity firm
Hellman & Friedman became the majority owner of Edelman Financial Services
is about the company and I do not think it is part of his biography. The rest of the information was added with a copy-edit.
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In July 2001, Edelman's book Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth appeared at #1 in the paperback "Advice, How-to and Miscellaneous" category of the
New York Times Best Seller list.
[20] Edelman was ranked the #1 Independent Financial Advisor in the United States by Barron’s in 2009, 2010, and 2012.
[11] In 2016, Forbes ranked Edelman among the top 10 wealth advisors in America.
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[22] In 2019, Barron's added Edelman to its Financial Advisors Hall of Fame.
[23] Also in 2019, InvestmentNews named Edelman to its list of "20 people who helped shape the financial planning industry"
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Investopedia named Edelman one of its top 100 financial advisors.
[25] The editors of
Talkers Magazine ranked Edelman #69 in its 2020 "Heavy Hundred" list of the most important radio talk show hosts in America.
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==Industry recognition==
In July 2001, Edelman's book ''Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth'' appeared at #1 in the paperback "Advice, How-to and Miscellaneous" category of the [[New York Times best-seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: July 29, 2001 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/29/books/paperback-best-sellers-july-29-2001.html |accessdate=9 August 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=29 July 2001}}</ref> Edelman was ranked the #1 Independent Financial Advisor in the United States by ''Barron’s'' in 2009, 2010, and 2012.<ref name=Barrons>{{cite news |last=McGee |first=Suzanne |title=Top 100 Independent Advisors |url=http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424053111904881404577601463917592328.html |accessdate=9 June 2013 |newspaper=[[Barron's (newspaper)|Barron's]] |date=25 August 2012 |quote=Ric Edelman, of Fairfax, Va.-based Edelman Financial Services, moved up from No. 2 to grab the top spot}}</ref> In 2016, Forbes ranked Edelman among the top 10 wealth advisors in America.<ref>{{cite news |title=America's Top Wealth Advisors 2016 |url=https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2016/top-100-wealth-managers/table.html |accessdate=3 July 2020 |work=Forbes |date=2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Shook |first1=R.J. |title=Methodology: America's Top Wealth Advisors |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rjshook/2016/08/03/shook-research-methodology-forbes-top-wealth-advisors/#32207b2f4c59 |accessdate=3 July 2020 |work=Forbes |date=3 August 2016}}</ref> In 2019, ''Barron's'' added Edelman to its Financial Advisors Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barron’s Advisor Hall of Fame |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/barrons-financial-advisor-hall-of-fame-51572028751 |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=Barron's |date=25 October 2019}}</ref> Also in 2019, InvestmentNews named Edelman to its list of "20 people who helped shape the financial planning industry"<ref>{{cite news |title=Financial Planning Founders Started a Movement — and Created a Profession |url=https://www.investmentnews.com/financial-planning-founders-started-a-movement-and-created-a-profession-81110 |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=InvestmentNews |date=14 September 2019}}</ref> and [[Investopedia]] named Edelman one of its top 100 financial advisors.<ref>{{cite news |title=Investopedia 100 Top Financial Advisors of 2019 |url=https://www.investopedia.com/top-100-financial-advisors-4427912 |accessdate=22 August 2020 |work=Investopedia |date=2019}}</ref> The editors of ''[[Talkers Magazine]]'' ranked Edelman #69 in its 2020 "Heavy Hundred" list of the most important radio talk show hosts in America.<ref>{{cite news |title=2020 Talkers Heavy Hundred • 51-75 |url=http://www.talkers.com/2020-talkers-heavy-hundred-%e2%80%a2-51-75/ |accessdate=9 August 2020 |work=Talkers Magazine |date=2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Ric Edelman |url=https://www.edelmanfinancialengines.com/about-ric-edelman |website=Edelman Financial Engines |accessdate=29 September 2020}}</ref><!-- Additional information on the methodologies for these awards is provided on the "About Ric Edelman" page. --> |
Partly done The Barrons article only verified that he reached the top spot in 2012, so I took out the other years. I did not add Edelman's Top 10 Forbes rating as I did not think it was notable. Unfortunately, I cannot access the Barrons article for the Hall of Fame. If you want, you can email me a pdf of the article. The remaining three sentences are not notable recognitions as Edelman does not obtain the "top spot" in any of these recognitions or is listed among others equally. Z1720 ( talk) 02:33, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Adding "Personal life" as a new section after "Edelman Financial Engines":
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==Personal life==
Edelman grew up in [[Cherry Hill, New Jersey]].<ref name="WR"/> He majored in communications at [[Rowan University]] (then Glassboro State College), where he met his wife Jean.<ref name="Romalino">{{cite news |last1=Romalino |first1=Carly Q. |title=Need college tuition help? Rowan unveils a $10M endowment for communications, creative arts scholarships |url=https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2019/11/14/rowan-edelmans-announced-10-million-endowment-student-scholarships/4187900002/ |accessdate=29 May 2020 |work=The Courier-Post |date=14 November 2019}}</ref> He began his career as a reporter for McKnight Publications from 1980 to 1986.<ref name="Wenik"/> Jean and Ric Edelman founded the Edelman Nursing Career Development Center in partnership with [[Inova Health System]] in 2001, and donated $1 million to the program in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Edelmans Donate $1 Million to Nursing Program |url=https://www.insidenova.com/news/fairfax/edelmans-donate-1-million-to-nursing-program/article_585f38df-9b7b-57c2-b508-503531571edb.html |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=Inside NoVa |date=10 February 2008}}</ref> The Edelmans donated $1 million to Rowan University towards the Edelman Planetarium on campus in 2002.<ref name="D'Amico"/> In October 2016, the Edelmans donated $25 million to the Edelman Fossil Park at Rowan University.<ref name=Rowan">{{cite news |title=Rowan alumni Jean and Ric Edelman commit $25 million for University’s Fossil Park |url=https://today.rowan.edu/home/news/2016/10/17/rowan-alumni-jean-and-ric-edelman-commit-25-million-universitys-fossil-park |accessdate=18 March 2019 |publisher=[[Rowan University]] |date=17 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014193248/https://today.rowan.edu/home/news/2016/10/17/rowan-alumni-jean-and-ric-edelman-commit-25-million-universitys-fossil-park |archive-date=14 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="D'Amico">{{cite news |last1=D'Amico |first1=Diane |title=Alumni donate $25 million to Rowan Fossil Park |url=https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/education/alumni-donate-25-million-to-rowan-fossil-park/article_f5aafa90-94ae-5aa1-b05e-f952e5e13e04.html |accessdate=8 July 2020 |work=The Press of Atlantic City |date=17 October 2016}}</ref> Rowan university also named Edelman a "Distinguished Lecturer".<ref name=Rowan"/> The Edelmans donated another $10 million to Rowan University's endowment in 2019, earmarked for tuition aid for students.<ref name="Romalino"/> Rowan University renamed its creative arts school the Ric Edelman College of Communications & Creative Arts in February 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bader |first1=Emily |title=Rowan University renames creative arts school |url=https://www.roi-nj.com/2020/02/14/education/rowan-university-renames-creative-arts-school/ |accessdate=9 August 2020 |work=ROI-NJ |date=14 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rothauser |first1=Corey |title=Rowan University approves name change for Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts |url=https://thewhitonline.com/2020/02/news/ric-edelman-college-of-communication-creative-arts/ |accessdate=9 August 2020 |work=The Whit Online |date=12 February 2020}}</ref> In January 2020, Ric and Jean Edelman pledged $1 million towards the production of a documentary about [[Alzheimer's disease]] research.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Donachie |first1=Patrick |title=Edelman Founders and Firm Pledge Millions for Alzheimer’s Documentary |url=https://www.wealthmanagement.com/philanthropy/edelman-founders-and-firm-pledge-millions-alzheimer-s-documentary |accessdate=9 August 2020 |work=Wealth Management |date=2 January 2020}}</ref> During the early stages of the [[2020 coronavirus pandemic]], the couple made a donation to cover the cost of flying [[N95 masks]] to New Jersey to be distributed to area hospitals.<ref>{{cite news |last1=DeMarco |first1=Jerry |title=NJ Couple Cover Cost Of Flying In 7,400 N-95 Respirators From CA To Teterboro |url=https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/hackensack/news/nj-couple-cover-cost-of-flying-in-7400-n-95-respirators-from-ca-to-teterboro/786239/ |accessdate=11 June 2020 |work=Hackensack Daily Voice |date=7 April 2020}}</ref> |
Done Delete unnecessary introductory sentence: Edelman has written several personal finance books:
(Consider updating section title to "Books authored" instead.)
Done Update The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman|The Truth About Money (2010)
to The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman (1997)
and move to the beginning of the list accordingly.
Not done Add after What You Need to Do Now (2001)
: , a financial planning book written in response to the events of
September 11, 2001
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Due to my COI, I won't be editing the article directly. I appreciate any help or feedback! Mary Gaulke ( talk) 17:53, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
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and me making the edits? Also happy to revise the recognition section as needed.
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Hi! Carrying over from the discussion in "Industry Recognition" above, two quick edit requests:
Thanks for your time! Mary Gaulke ( talk) 22:40, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
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