Company Announcements

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA – January 13, 2021 – 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’s IRA Expert, will contribute to the Retirement Income Certified Professional® (RICP®) program and support The College’s current faculty focused on retirement distribution planning.

America’s IRA Expert Updates Best-Selling Book, Offers Special Year-End Planning Guide

America's IRA Expert recognized for distinction in educating advisors and shaping the landscape of tax and financial planning

NEW YORK, July 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ed Slott, CPA, the nationally recognized IRA Expert, founder of Ed Slott and Company, LLC and creator of irahelp.com, has been named the 2020 Sidney Kess Award Winner for Excellence in Continuing Education by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA).The award is designed to recognize an individual who has made significant and outstanding contributions in tax and financial planning continuing education and whose integrity and public service exemplify the AICPA's values and vision. 

"I am honored and humbled to be receiving this year's Sidney Kess Award for Excellence in Continuing Education," said Slott

NEW YORK, April 1, 2020 — The 2020 edition of Ed Slott’s Retirement Decisions Guide,a book by Ed Slott, CPA, America’s IRA Expert, founder of Ed Slott and Company, LLC and creator of irahelp.com, has been revised to incorporate information about the new retirement tax laws implemented following the passage

Financial Professionals Can Access Training from Home to Learn Critical Updates Under the SECURE Act

NEW YORK, March 24, 2020 -- Ed Slott and Company, the nation's leading provider of technical IRA education for financial advisors, CPAs and attorneys, has updated its Instant IRA Success eSeminar to include information about the new retirement tax laws implemented following the passage of the SECURE Act.The on-demand series is one of the first and most comprehensive training on the SECURE Act

America's IRA Expert and Host of Several Popular Public Television Specials Updates His Latest Show with New Retirement Law Content

NEW YORK, March 10, 2020 -- Retire Safe & Secure!with Ed Slott, a popular public television special that educates viewers on key retirement savings strategies to have more, keep more and make their money last, has recently been updated to include new 2020 tax laws

America's IRA Expert to Answer Consumers' Retirement and Tax Planning Questions in New AARP Column

NEW YORK, March 5, 2020 -- Ed Slott, CPA, nationally recognized IRA expert, founder of Ed Slott and Company, LLC and creator of www.irahelp.com, has been named a columnist for AARP, the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and older to choose how they live as they age.Through the monthly online column, Slott will provide direct advice and insight to consumers' most pressing questions as they relate to traditional and Roth IRA and 401(k) plans, required minimum distributions (RMDs), tax and retirement planning strategies and more

Financial Professionals are Encouraged to Attend Next Workshop in Nashville on July 9-10

NEW YORK, Feb.25, 2020 -- With new retirement planning laws in place, the demand for education among financial professionals is higher than ever

America's IRA Expert Recognized as a Visionary, Shaping and Transforming the Financial Advice Profession

NEW YORK, Feb.4, 2020 -- Ed Slott, CPA, the nationally-recognized IRA expert, founder of Ed Slott and Company, LLC and creator of www.irahelp.com, has been named a 2020 InvestmentNews Innovator

Financial Professionals Can Now Access This Training at Their Convenience to Learn Critical 2018 IRA Updates

NEW YORK, April 26, 2018 -- Ed Slott and Company, the nation's leading provider of technical IRA education for financial advisors, CPAs and attorneys, has made its "Instant IRA Success" eSeminar available on demand, allowing financial professionals access to online education anytime, anywhere.The program is comprised of seven web-based sessions that provide education on IRA distribution planning topics and include critical 2018 IRA updates, such as strategies for planning under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and changes to the estate tax exemption.

"Education is more important than ever, as we currently have the largest opportunity in our industry's history: a volatile stock market, a newly-implemented tax code that few understand and a surge of Baby Boomers transitioning into retirement and seeking guidance," said Ed Slott, CPA, a nationally recognized IRA expert, founder of Ed Slott and Company and creator of irahelp.com