Ted Kerr,
CFP®
Founder / CEO, Touchstone Capital
Financial Advisor, RJFSA
Ted is the founder/CEO of Touchstone Capital, Inc., which began operations on May 1, 2000. The company is a registered investment adviser with more than $250 million in assets under management for over 500 clients throughout the United States. With 30+ years of experience, various conference engagements and countless media appearances, Ted is a recognized thought leader and industry professional.
Ted is also the founder/president of Touchstone Cares, an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) organization, which began operations in 2018. Touchstone Cares has contributed over $1 million to local, national and international charities, including Transformando Vidas (Transforming Lives), a community project in Northeast Brazil. Transformando Vidas operates a school for 175 students. Ted speaks Portuguese and is married to Maria Patricia Dos Reis, a Brazilian psychologist and president of Transformando Vidas.
A Westminster College alumnus, Ted holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in finance with a minor in economics. As an undergraduate at Westminster, he played center on the college’s 1989 national championship football team. He received the 2002 Outstanding Young Alumni Award from the college, which recognizes alumni of 15 years or less for significant accomplishments professionally, through community service or service to Westminster*. He serves on the Westminster College Board of Distinguished Visitors. Ted also has completed postgraduate work at the College for Financial Planning in Denver, Colorado, where he earned his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification. He is also an alumnus of Trinity School for Ministry, where he is working on his thesis toward a Master of Arts in religion degree in Christian ministry and missiology.
In addition to his professional activities, Ted has realized a variety of personal accomplishments, including completing the Pittsburgh Marathon, publishing an Amazon 5-star rated novel titled “Killing Time, A Parable for the Present Age” and earning his private pilot certificate and second-degree black belt in taekwondo. He enjoys exploring the world and has traveled to 35 states, numerous US territories and many foreign countries. He resides in Miami, Florida, but also spends significant time in Pittsburgh with his wife, two children and two dogs.
*Award was won while at a prior firm
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