Roy T. Diliberto, CFP®, Founder Emeritus

Roy T. Diliberto is Founder of RTD Financial.

Mr. Diliberto has been quoted in many national and local publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Philadelphia Magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, USA Today, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and The LA Times. He has appeared on national television programs such as The NBC Nightly News, CNN Moneytalk, Fox on Money, Up to the Minute on CBS and Business Center on CNBC. He has also been featured on ABCNEWS.COM and CNNFN. He is one of only 29 people named by both Money and Worth magazines as one of the 200 best Financial Advisors in America and was chosen as one of “The 150 Best Financial Planners for Doctors” by Medical Economics. Barron’s recently named him one of the 100 best independent financial advisors in America.  Investment Advisor Magazine identified him as “One of the 25 Most Influential People in the Financial Planning Profession”, and Financial Planning Magazine recently named him to the “Movers and Shakers” hall of fame.  Investment News, in its 15th anniversary issue named Roy as one of 15 people in the United States who “Transformed Financial Planning.” Roy was the 2015 recipient of the P. Kemp Fain, Jr award by the Financial Planning Association. This award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the financial planning profession.  Nominees for the award are professionals who have made significant contributions to the financial planning profession in the areas of service to society, academia, government and professional activities. They must also exemplify the FPA’s Core Values of integrity, competence, relationships, and stewardship.

Active in professional and civic associations, Mr. Diliberto has served as National Chairman of the Financial Planning Association.  He was on the Advisory Boards of Schwab Institutional and TD Waterhouse. A graduate of Temple University, he is a member of the Temple University Owl Club Board of Directors.  Temple’s Fox School of Business in their celebration of their centennial named Roy as one of the “100 most influential alumni”. Mr. Diliberto is the author of two books for financial planners – Financial Planning – The Next Step: A Practical Approach to Merging Your Clients’ Money With Their Lives and Basic Truths for Financial Life Planners, and is a frequent speaker at national meetings for financial advisors.

Whether Mr. Diliberto is working with business owners, professionals, or other high net worth individuals, all of his clients have one thing in common: The desire to pursue their goals and dreams and have an experienced professional help them to make smart financial decisions.