Creator of the Retirement Fear Index™

David Conti, CPRC, is a financial writer, certified retirement coach, and the creator of the Retirement Fear Index™ — an ongoing research initiative measuring what retirees fear most. He is a former Retirement & Personal Finance Editor for Fidelity.com/Viewpoints, where he led retirement editorial strategy for one of the industry's most trusted investor-education platforms, reaching millions of investors. His work appears in Kiplinger, Barron's Advisor, MarketWatch, and Advisorpedia, and he writes for leading wealth-management firms.

With more than two decades in retirement planning, longevity strategy, and wealth-behavior coaching, David specializes in the modern retirement transition — helping people rethink risk capacity, identity, purpose, and income design for the second half of life. He founded RetireMentors, a retirement coaching and education platform in Hampton Falls, NH, and is available as a professional financial ghostwriter for RIAs and financial services companies. David's work sits at the intersection of money and meaning — offering practical guidance, emotional insight, and tools to help people retire with clarity, capability, and joy.