Our Authors
The experts and enthusiasts who write for My PersonalFi.
David Park
CFP®, Former VP at Fidelity Personal Planning
David Park is a Certified Financial Planner who left wealth management to democratize personal finance education. He has helped over 2,000 clients build financial plans and now translates that experience into actionable, jargon-free content. David focuses on the decisions that move the needle most — emergency funds, debt payoff sequencing, tax-advantaged investing, and avoiding common behavioral traps.
Emily Larson
CFP, AFC, MS Financial Planning
Emily Larson is a Certified Financial Planner and AFC-certified financial counselor who specializes in personal finance education for millennials navigating competing priorities — student loans, housing costs, retirement savings, and lifestyle inflation. She runs workshops for early-career professionals and translates academic financial planning research into strategies ordinary people can actually execute on a real income.