{"id":414229,"date":"2021-01-13T10:25:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T15:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=414229"},"modified":"2021-01-13T10:25:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T15:25:33","slug":"ed-slott-cpa-americas-ira-expert-named-professor-of-practice-at-the-american-college-of-financial-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/ed-slott-cpa-americas-ira-expert-named-professor-of-practice-at-the-american-college-of-financial-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Slott, CPA, America\u2019s IRA Expert, Named Professor of Practice at The American College of Financial Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nSlott brings his extensive IRA expertise and knowledge to The College
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King of Prussia, PA, Jan. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — George Nichols III, President and CEO at The American College of Financial Services, announced today that Ed Slott, CPA, founder of irahelp.com, has been named Professor of Practice and will be joining The College faculty. In the position, Slott, America\u2019s IRA Expert, will contribute to the Retirement Income Certified Professional\u00ae (RICP\u00ae) program and support The College\u2019s current faculty focused on retirement distribution planning. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEd Slott has educated millions on the second half of retirement planning \u2013 how to best help clients distribute their hard-earned retirement savings and navigate potential tax pitfalls. He will bring decades of expertise to our faculty,\u201d said Nichols. \u201cEd has the unique ability to communicate IRA complexities in common-sense language. His passion and wealth of knowledge will provide tremendous value to our students because he thinks with the end in mind \u2013 the application of knowledge to help financial professionals help their clients.\u201d<\/p>\n

As president and founder of Ed Slott and Company, LLC, a leading source of timely IRA expertise and analysis to financial advisors, institutions, and consumers, Slott brings to the RICP\u00ae program practical, easy-to-understand information on IRA and retirement distribution planning. The RICP\u00ae designation is the profession\u2019s leading retirement income credential developed by more than 45 of the nation\u2019s top financial retirement professionals, focusing on understanding, choosing, and executing sustainable retirement income strategies for a clients\u2019 available resources, including best practices in Social Security claiming, evaluating and addressing risks faced in retirement, planning for long-term care needs, and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am honored to join The American College of Financial Services faculty, and I look forward to sharing my knowledge on the latest tax and retirement planning laws and strategies with even more financial professionals,\u201d said Slott. \u201cI have dedicated my career to educating financial professionals across the country so that they can help their clients properly and proactively prepare for the distribution phase of retirement. Through the RICP\u00ae program, I will be able to provide these highly-qualified financial professionals with the knowledge they need to confidently guide their clients through some of the most complicated retirement planning strategies.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a nationally recognized IRA distribution expert, professional speaker, and best-selling author, Slott has an unmatched ability to turn advanced tax strategies into understandable, actionable and entertaining advice. He was named \u201cThe Best Source for IRA Advice\u201d by The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today wrote, \u201cIt would be tough to find anyone who knows more about IRAs than CPA Slott.\u201d<\/p>\n

Slott regularly presents on IRA and estate planning strategies at both consumer events and conferences for financial advisors, insurance professionals, CPAs and attorneys, including virtual events drawing thousands of attendees nationwide. He has provided topical keynote presentations for leading financial membership organizations, including the Financial Planning Association, National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, Estate Planning Councils and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as well as leading corporate financial firms coast-to-coast. He is the creator of Ed Slott\u2019s Elite IRA Advisor GroupSM<\/sup>, an organization of more than 450 of the nation\u2019s top financial professionals who attend his ongoing continuing-education programs to maintain a mastery of advanced retirement account and tax planning laws.<\/p>\n

He is an accomplished author of many financial and retirement-focused books, including most recently \u201cEd Slott\u2019s Retirement Decisions Guide: 2021 Edition\u201d (IRAHelp, 2021), \u201cFund Your Future: A Tax-Smart Savings Plan in Your 20s and 30s\u201d (IRAHelp, 2021), and \u201cThe New Retirement Savings Time Bomb<\/a>\u201d (Penguin Random House, 2021), all scheduled for release in early 2021. \u00a0<\/p>\n

As the go-to resource for media on timely insight on breaking news as it relates to retirement and tax planning laws and strategies, Slott is often quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today, Kiplinger, Investor\u2019s Business Daily and numerous additional national magazines and financial publications. He provides a monthly Q&A column to AARP<\/a> and is a contributing columnist and media resource to Financial Planning, Financial Advisor and InvestmentNews magazines. He has appeared on many national television and radio programs, including NBC, ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, FOX, FOX Business, NPR, Bloomberg and Morningstar. He is also the host of several public television specials, including his most recent, Retire Safe & Secure! with Ed Slott <\/i>(2021).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Slott is a past Chairman of the New York State Society of CPAs Estate Planning Committee and editor of the IRA planning section of the CPA Journal. He was named a 2020 InvestmentNews Innovator for his significant contribution to helping advisors improve client outcomes and tackle industry challenges as well as the 2020 Sidney Kess Award Winner for excellence in continuing education by the AICPA\u00ae<\/a>. He is the recipient of the prestigious \u201cExcellence in Estate Planning\u201d and \u201cOutstanding Service\u201d awards presented by The Foundation for Accounting Education. He is a former board member of The Estate Planning Council of New York City and is Accredited Estate Planner (AEP) distinguished.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n ABOUT THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF FINANCIAL SERVICES<\/u>
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The American College of Financial Services was founded in 1927 and is the nation\u2019s largest nonprofit educational institution devoted to financial services. Holding the highest level of academic accreditation, The College has educated one in five financial advisors across the United States and offers two master\u2019s degrees in management and financial services, along with prestigious financial planning designations such as the Retirement Income Certified Professional\u00ae (RICP\u00ae)<\/a>, Chartered Life Underwriter\u00ae (CLU\u00ae)<\/a>, Wealth Management Certified Professional\u00ae (WMCP\u00ae)<\/a>, Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy\u00ae (CAP\u00ae)<\/a>, Chartered Special Needs Consultant\u00ae (ChSNC\u00ae)<\/a>, Chartered Financial Consultant\u00ae (ChFC\u00ae)<\/a>, and education leading to the Certified Financial Planner\u2122 (CFP\u00ae) certification<\/a>. The College\u2019s faculty represents some of the foremost thought leaders in the financial services profession.\u00a0Visit TheAmericanCollege.edu<\/a> and connect with us on LinkedIn<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n ABOUT ED SLOTT <\/u>\n <\/p>\n

Ed Slott, CPA, is the nationally recognized IRA and retirement planning distribution expert, best-selling author and professional speaker. His upcoming books include Ed Slott\u2019s Retirement Decisions Guide: 2021 Edition<\/i> (IRAHelp, 2021), Fund Your Future: A Tax-Smart Savings Plan in Your 20s and 30s<\/i> (IRAHelp, 2021), and \u201cThe New Retirement Savings Time Bomb<\/a>\u201d<\/i> (Penguin Random House, 2021), all scheduled for release in early 2021. He has also hosted several public television programs, including his latest,\u00a0Retire Safe & Secure! with\u00a0Ed Slott (2021).<\/i>\u00a0As an AARP columnist, Slott also writes a monthly Q&A column where he answers consumers’ retirement planning questions. His company,\u00a0Ed Slott\u00a0and Company, LLC, is the nation’s leading provider of technical IRA education for financial advisors, CPAs and attorneys.\u00a0Ed Slott’s\u00a0Elite IRA Advisor GroupSM<\/sup>\u00a0is comprised of nearly 450 of the nation’s top financial professionals who are dedicated to the mastery of advanced retirement account and tax planning laws and strategies. Visit\u00a0irahelp.com<\/a>\u00a0for more information and connect with Ed Slott and Company on LinkedIn<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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