Ed grew up in an airline family: his father was a pilot for American Airlines, and his mother was a stewardess (a term she insisted upon). A graduate of Parks College of Saint Louis University, Ed was a pilot for USAirways from 1988 to 2005, first as a flight engineer on the B-727, then as a first officer on the DC-9, B-737/300, and finally the Airbus A-320.
After USAirways entered bankruptcy, Ed decided to change careers and has been in financial services since 2005. For more than a decade, Ed worked for Edelman Financial Services, one of the top independent investment advisors in the nation.
Ed then formed Freedom Capital Management to provide lasting financial peace of mind to his clients.