Currently

Owner and financial consultant

Resides In

California

Education

University of California, Davis

Expertise

Wealth management, investments, personal finance, Best practices and performance management for financial advisors, Investments, Financial education

Company Info

RT Best Consulting

Summary

  • Articles and commentary have appeared on sites such as Kiplinger, Best Company, Newsmax, and Yahoo Finance
  • Personal finance column appears on the websites of more than 100 regional and community banks

  • Editor or expert contributor for more than a dozen books, including Webvisor, Wealth Exposed, 5 Steps for Selecting the Best Financial Advisor, The Retirement Bible

Experience

With more than 30 years in the financial services industry, as an advisor, a managing director, directors of training and marketing, and currently as a consultant to the industry, Richard has written extensively on a broad range of wealth management, investment, and personal finance topics. Currently, he is the owner of RT Best Consulting in California.

As a syndicated columnist for a bank network, Richard’s articles appear weekly on the websites of more than 100 regional and community banks. He has been an editor or contributor on more than a dozen books, including Webvisor, Wealth Exposed, 5 Steps for Selecting the Best Financial Advisor, and The Retirement Bible. As the exclusive content provider for a financial advisor website developer, he has also generated articles, whitepapers, and ebooks for more than 2,500 financial advisors.

Richard is also a consultant, working with advisors and insurance firms to develop and implement training and marketing programs.

Education

Richard Best has a BA in public administration from the University of California, Davis.