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David Conti

  • Financial Writer and Retirement Coach, Freelance
Boston
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Covers:  Wealth management, crypto, financial planning, personal finance, healthcare, alternative health, Medicare charitable giving, retirement coaching, family money conversations
Financial writer and Retirement Coach at RetireMentors.

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David Conti, a New Hampshire-based financial writer, and Retirement Coach at RetireMentors, offers over 20 years of experience in retirement planning and financial communications. During his 17-year tenure at Fidelity Investments, he served as the personal finance and retirement editor for Fidelity Viewpoints and managed The Truth About Your Future newsletter, covering topics like crypto, longevity, and personal finance. His work has been featured in FORBES, BuySide by WSJ, MarketWatch, Financi…

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The Fire Horse Effect: What a 60-Year Market Cycle Might Teach Investors About 2026

The Fire Horse Effect: What a 60-Year Market Cycle Might Teach Investors About 2026

The behavioral patterns surrounding high-energy market cycles may offer powerful lessons for HNW investors an…

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How AI Could Kill the Great Wealth Transfer

How AI Could Kill the Great Wealth Transfer

America is preparing for the largest wealth handoff in history—an estimated $124 trillion expected to move be…

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Are your parents afraid of investing in crypto?

Are your parents afraid of investing in crypto?

From my Guest Column on Retirees and Crypto; I profile a new kind of family dinner conversations as young ad…

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The Hidden Cost That's Ruining Vacation Home Dreams

The Hidden Cost That's Ruining Vacation Home Dreams

Are rising HOA fees derailing your second home dreams? Annual dues, insurance premiums and taxes are rising, …

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Retirees Often Feel Guilty Spending Money. How They Can Get Over That.

Retirees Often Feel Guilty Spending Money. How They Can Get Over That.

Many retirees can't get over the psychological fear they they can spend money on themselves -- even if they k…

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The 3 Retirement Traps That Derail Successful Executives

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By David Conti
| Kiplinger Verified
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Subscribe to our newsletter For many successful executives, retirement looks nearly perfect on paper. The financial plan works. The calendar is open. There is time to travel, exercise and see family. Then Monday morning arrives. There is no leadership meeting, no urgent decision and no team waiting for direction. The title that once opened doors is now part of a biography.
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The Millionaire Next Door Is Still Living Next Door — But Wealth Looks Different Today

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By David Conti
| Advisorpedia
America has millions more millionaires than it did a generation ago. But income, lifestyle and wealth are still very different things—and helping clients understand the distinction can lead to better conversations about spending, family and financial independence. Human nature is funny. Even when we are doing well financially, many of us remain quietly curious about the people living around us. How much did the neighbors pay for their house? Are their property taxes higher than ours?
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Retirement anxiety just decreased, but worries persist about Social Security and inflation

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By David Conti
| MSN Verified
Retirement planners talk constantly about risk: Longevity risk, inflation risk, sequence-of-returns risk, healthcare risk, policy risk, and market risk. But one thing I've learned in my 20 years focusing on retirement, first as a financial journalist and editor and now as a retirement coach, is that ordinary people don't usually make decisions based on risk models. They make decisions based on fear. They fear running out of money. They fear Social Security will change.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelancer, post corporate writing career at Fidelity Investments

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

It's making it less serious