Ed Slott was named as "The Best" source for IRA advice by The Wall Street Journal and called "America's IRA Expert" by Mutual Funds magazine. He is a nationally recognized IRA distribution expert and a professional speaker. Mr. Slott regularly presents continuing professional education seminars on IRA distribution planning and estate planning at major conferences for Financial Advisor firms, Mutual Fund Companies, Brokerage Firms, Insurance Professionals, Financial Planners, Trust Companies, Banks, CPAs and Attorneys.

Ed Slott has also created The IRA Leadership Program™ and Ed Slott's Elite IRA Advisor Group™ developed specifically to help financial institutions and advisors, financial advisor firms and insurance companies become recognized leaders in the IRA marketplace.

Mr. Slott is the author of Parlay Your IRA Into a Family Fortune (Viking; 2005), The Retirement Savings Time Bomb and How to Defuse It (Viking; 2003) and Ed Slott's IRA Advisor, a monthly IRA newsletter, and he is a personal columnist for numerous financial publications.

He 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. Mr. Slott is the recipient of the prestigious "Excellence in Estate Planning" and "Outstanding Service" awards presented by The Foundation for Accounting Education.

Mr. Slott is a frequent contributor to The CPA Journal, The Practical Accountant, and Trusts and Estates, and is a past editor of the estates and trusts section of The CPA Journal. Mr. Slott is a member of the National Conference of CPA Practitioners and a former Board member of The Estate Planning Council of New York City.

Mr. Slott is often quoted in The New York Times, Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Time, Newsweek, Fortune Magazine, Forbes Magazine, Money Magazine, Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, USA Today, Trusts & Estates, Bloomberg Personal, Medical Economics, Investor's Business Daily, Smart Money and a host of additional national magazines and financial publications. He has appeared on NBC, ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, FOX, PBS, National Public Radio, Bloomberg TV and radio. Mr. Slott is also an internet consultant to financial information web sites.