Ted Snow Cfp(r) MbaTed D. Snow, CFP(R), MBA, is a best-selling author and has been working in the financial services industry since 1987. He has contributed to numerous articles featured in outlets like CNBC, Investopedia, and Forbes. Ted's first title, the Investing QickStart Guide serves as the most comprehensive guide to investing in the stock market for beginners. While leaning on the expertise from famous books such as the Intelligent Investor, Ted expertly weaves age-old investing principles with his own wealth-building philosophy, formed over his thirty-plus year career in the financial industry. Lauded as one of the best investing books for beginners, the Investing QuickStart Guide has empowered thousands of people across the world to take control of their own financial destiny and achieve financial freedom in their lives. Ted is the founding principal of Snow Financial Group, LLC and brings to his firm and clients one of the most prestigious professional designations in the financial services industry, the CFP(R). Ted has been recognized publicly for his sound practices, experience, and ethical standards and offers his clients decades of experience in the field of financial planning. He obtained his MBA in financial planning from the University of Dallas in 1995 and earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(TM) professional designation in 1997. Upon this accomplishment, Ted not only provided financial planning services to the public but he also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Dallas' Graduate School of Management beginning in 1999. In 2002 and again in 2006 Ted was honored in D Magazine's list of "Best Financial Planners." He was interviewed by Forbes in 2004 for a financial column and has been recognized in the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 editions of Guide to America's Best Financial Planners. He appeared in the December 2007 edition of Addison magazine. He is currently a registered representative and an Investment Advisor Representative with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC. Ted and his wife Mary live in the greater Dallas metro area. Read More Read Less