[2] He majored in communications at Rowan University (then Glassboro State College), where he met his wife Jean.

Ric Edelman sits on the board, where until June 2021 he oversaw financial education and client experience.

[11][12][13] 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.

[14] Barron's ranked Edelman the #1 Independent Financial Advisor in the United States in 2012.

[15] In 2019, Barron's added Edelman to its Financial Advisors Hall of Fame.