What is it about those with money who actually spend it? So many times the ones who have the most tend to keep it, hoard it actually, as if they’re afraid they will lose it all by being generous. But Ira Riklis is not like most of them. He gives until it hurts, as in by donating bone marrow to those in need. He has been registered as a blood marrow donor for years and actively encourages others to do the same. He is also a regular and long time donator of blood to blood banks.

He is a generous donator for too many needy organizations to count and he and his wife Diana, have been long time supporters of education and higher learning. They both earned graduate degrees at University of Pennsylvania some years back and appreciate the benefits they earned through there attendance there. They continue to show their appreciation for higher learning by contributing and giving newer generations a boost in their education. A rabid enthusiast of skiing, Ira Riklis is involved in ski equipment rentals.

Ira Riklis is a principal of a private holding company which is involved primarily in the home security market. They deal in alarm systems and installation, servicing of those systems and monitoring companies. This very lucrative business is designed to assure safety in homes and protection against intrusion and theft. Ranking within the top fifty companies in the U.S., monthly revenues are high and investments in other business such as hedge fund companies, a chain of ski equipment rentals, internet service and telephone providers, real estate, particularly involving strip malls and shopping centers, and even ladies clothing and design assure that Ira Riklis will be financially strong for many years to come. Additionally, Riklis remains involved in his father’s business RAC (Rapid American Corporation).