Articles & Media

Selected Writing

Bylines and features across the financial press, plus podcasts and media appearances.

Barron's Advisor · Financial Advisor Insights

Retirement Anxiety Just Decreased, but Worries Persist About Social Security and Inflation

David's Barron's Advisor column introducing the Retirement Fear Index: ordinary people don't make decisions based on risk models — they make decisions based on fear, and the Index helps advisors understand the news-driven fears that shape client behavior.

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Friends Talk Money · Podcast

The 10 Fears Killing Your Retirement

David joins Richard, Terry, and Pam to walk through the Retirement Fear Index — the ten things Americans fear most, from healthcare and long-term care costs to running out of money, Social Security, and inflation — and which fears you can act on, which take behavior change, and which you simply have to sit with.

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Kiplinger · Behavioral Finance

Media Appearances

For interview and commentary requests on retirement, the Retirement Fear Index™, or wealth-behavior topics, please get in touch.

Selected Writing

Retirement Anxiety Just Decreased, but Worries Persist About Social Security and Inflation

The 10 Fears Killing Your Retirement

I'm a Retirement Coach: Why Healthy Fear Is Good for You

How to Hire a Retirement Coach

David Conti's Article Library on Advisorpedia

I'm a Retirement Expert Who Just Turned 65. Here's Advice I'm Following.

How to Stop Worrying About Outliving Your Money in Retirement

The Identity Crisis Nobody Warns Retirees About

Why the First Five Years of Retirement Matter Most

The New Math of Retirement Spending in an Inflationary World

Family Money Conversations: The Talk No One Wants to Have

Beyond the Portfolio: Why Advisors Are Adding Life Coaches

Media Appearances