Writer · 3 Years at 24/7 Wall St.

David Beren.

David Beren has been a Flywheel Publishing contributor since 2022. Writing for 24/7 Wall St. since 2023, David loves to write about topics of all shapes and sizes. As a technology expert, David focuses heavily on consumer electronics brands, automobiles, and general technology. He has previously written for LifeWire, formerly About.com. As a part-time freelance writer, David’s “day job” has been working on and leading social media for multiple Fortune 100 brands. David loves the flexibility of this field and its ability to reach customers exactly where they like to spend their time. Additionally, David previously published his own blog, TmoNews.com, which reached 3 million readers in its first year. In addition to freelance and social media work, David loves to spend time with his family and children and relive the glory days of video game consoles by playing any retro game console he can get his hands on.

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David Beren
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Top Performing Calls

Coverage

Personal finance matters because most people are never taught how money actually works, and the cost of figuring it out late is enormous. The difference between a good financial decision and a bad one, made early enough, can mean the difference between retiring comfortably and working until you physically can't.

  • * Retirement income generation: replacing the paycheck with dividends, ETFs, and structured cash flow
  • * Yield vs. sustainability tradeoffs: evaluating whether high yields are worth the risk
  • * Portfolio construction for income: building durable, diversified holdings around specific outcomes
  • * Withdrawal strategy and longevity: 4% vs. 5% rules, sequence-of-returns risk, and making money last
  • * ETF and fund comparisons: practical head-to-head analysis to help readers pick the right vehicle

Background

Credentials
Master of Business Administration 2010
Previously
Verizon · Digital Marketing 2019-2024

Essential Reading

How I Think About Money

  1. 01 Money spent just because it's there is money that stops working for you. The discipline of spending minimally and intentionally is about recognizing that every dollar has an opportunity cost. The people who build real financial security aren't necessarily the ones who earn the most. They're the ones who resist the pull to upgrade their lifestyle every time their income does.

In the Press

Recommended Resources

Book

The Simple Path to Wealth ↗︎

J.L. Collins

This is a fantastic book about spending less than you earn, avoiding debt, and simple investing that won't keep you stressing long-term, so you can ignore market noise.

Desks

Coverage Desks

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Life After Work

Most retirement advice is either too generic to use or too conflicted to trust. Save 15 percent. Follow the 4 percent rule. Move somewhere warm. Nobody shows you…

Recent Work

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