Declan Donahue is a Certified Social Security Claiming Strategist and retirement planning professional dedicated to helping individuals make more informed decisions about the transition into retirement.

Declan began his career at DMI, an independent insurance organization founded by his father. There, he worked directly with hundreds of registered investment advisors, broker-dealer representatives, insurance agents, and other financial professionals across the country, helping construct retirement income plans for thousands of Americans.

His role went far beyond product education. He coached financial professionals on retirement and insurance strategies, helped them understand how different solutions could fit into a client's broader financial plan, assisted with marketing and client communication, working with advisors on the business decisions behind implementing those strategies.

After years of helping advisors build strategies for their clients, Declan decided to bring that experience directly to individuals and families by establishing his own retirement planning practice.

The Retirement Consilium was built around a simple idea: retirement planning is ultimately about protection.

Declan chose the name Consilium because of his background studying Latin and because the word represents the idea of counsel, deliberation, and protection—the principles at the heart of how he believes retirement should be approached.

The Retirement Consilium aims to bring that philosophy directly to individuals and families.

You spent decades earning what you have. It should belong to you. Retirement shouldn't be about chasing the highest possible return or taking unnecessary risks in pursuit of another percentage point. It's about protecting the wealth you've accumulated, creating dependable income, managing taxes, preparing for uncertainty, and preserving your ability to live the retirement you've earned.

Today, his focus is simple: help people protect what they've spent their working lives building and develop a retirement strategy designed around the life they actually want to live.