David Rosell

David's inspiration and zest for life have been shaped by a lifetime of international adventures. To date, he has spent a month in more than 75 countries on six different continents.

David is the founder and president of Rosell Wealth Manageent, an entrepreneurial firm located in Bend, Oregon. For more than 20 years he has specialized in working with affluent individuals and families who are at or near retirement, helping them live the life they have always imagined.

As a recipient of the Retirement Distribution Certificate from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, David excels in making complicated financial planning topics easy to understand. An accomplished speaker, he has addressed international audiences numbering in the thousands, including the Million Dollar Roundtable(R) and Vistage Worldwide.

David is the host of the podcast Recession-Proof Your Retirement and author of two other entertaining books which meld his passions of adventure and finance: Failure Is NOT an Option: Creating Certainty in the Uncertainty of Retirement and Keep Climbing: A Millennial's Guide to Financial Planning. He has been featured on CNN Money, US News & World Report, Chicago Tribune, NBC News, NY Daily News, FOX Business, MSN Money, Yahoo Finance, and NPR.

His life in Bend, Oregon and Jackson, Wyoming is constantly inspired by his two children Sophie and Jack, who are becoming seasoned travelers themselves. When he's not working or parenting, David indulges in writing from his motorhome named Bennie, downhill skiing, mountain biking, and paddleboarding as well as traveling with his partner, Heather.

David was the first Oregon professional licensed to offer life settlements.