▁named ▁" The ▁Best " ▁source ▁for ▁I RA ▁advice ▁by ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁and ▁called ▁" America ' s ▁I RA ▁Ex pert " ▁by ▁Mut ual ▁Fund s ▁Magazine . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁financial ▁advis ors ▁for ▁his ▁public ▁speaking ▁and ▁I RA ▁training ▁programs , ▁including ▁a ▁ 2 - Day ▁work shop ▁titled ▁Inst ant ▁I RA ▁Success ▁and ▁a ▁year - long ▁advanced ▁I RA ▁training ▁membership ▁group . ▁Ed ▁Sl ott ' s ▁El ite ▁I RA ▁Ad visor ▁group ▁and ▁Master ▁El ite ▁I RA ▁Ad visor ▁group ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁respect ed ▁and ▁techn ically ▁en han cing ▁groups ▁for ▁Fin an cial ▁Ad vis ors . ▁ ▁Public ▁television ▁Sl ott ▁is ▁a ▁consumer ▁advoc ate ▁through ▁his ▁three ▁Public ▁Television ▁( P BS ) ▁Spe ci als , ▁which ▁stress ▁to ▁consum ers ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁working ▁with ▁compet ent ▁financial ▁advis ors ▁and ▁educ ating ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁steps ▁necessary ▁to ▁lower ▁their ▁tax ▁bur den ▁now ▁and ▁forever ▁and ▁avoid ▁need less ▁pen alt ies . ▁His ▁first ▁Public ▁Television ▁Special , ▁St ay ▁Rich ▁Fore ver ▁& ▁Ever ▁with ▁Ed ▁Sl ott ▁was ▁the ▁# 1 ▁fund ra ising ▁special ▁across ▁America ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Other ▁media ▁Sl ott ▁is ▁a ▁resource ▁to ▁contemporary ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁media ▁sources ▁for ▁reference ▁and ▁insight ▁as ▁an ▁expert ▁on ▁tax ation ▁and ▁individual ▁ret irement ▁accounts ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Ex