Ed Lyon is a graduate of Hamilton College and the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where he served as Executive Editor of the University of Cincinnati Law Review. Ed began his career as a staff aide to Representatives Jack Kemp and Dick Cheney. He has written and edited tax-oriented publications for The National Underwriter Company, advised clients as a Financial Consultant for Merrill Lynch, and developed his own planning-based practice specializing in real estate agents and investors. Ed is the creator of the TaxCoach software planning system, where he has helped thousands of accountants and financial advisors use proactive Strategic Tax Planning to develop their practices. He serves today as Chief Tax Strategist for TaxCoach Software and Financial Gravity Companies, Inc., a Dallas-based provider of Fractional Family Office(R) services. Ed has delivered over 300 live presentations and 500 radio and television broadcasts, including appearances on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, and even Roseanne Barr's short-lived talk show, where she dubbed him "the funniest tax guy in America."