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Retire With Style

Hosted by Wade Pfau, Alex Murguia

Retire With Style is hosted by Wade Pfau and Alex Murguia, who cover retirement income planning, withdrawal strategies, annuities and portfolio construction. The show has 100 episodes, releases weekly, and runs about 33 minutes per episode. Estimated downloads are 2,000 to 8,000 per episode, with a rate of $90 to $200 per episode.

Why brands sponsor Retire With Style

Reach pre-retirees weighing withdrawals, annuities and portfolio risk

  • Weekly episodes of about 33 minutes give a sponsor a consistent, recurring slot.
  • Apple Podcasts shows 185 ratings averaging 3.9 stars, with a listener base that engages with detailed planning topics.
  • Hosts hold PhD credentials and cover technical retirement math, which suits financial services and planning tools.
Best forfinancial planning softwareretirement and annuity providersinvestment platforms
Watch forFinancial product sponsors may require compliance review and disclosure of the hosts' advisory relationships.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Personal Finance70%
Investing20%
Education10%
Formats
co-hosted discussion, explainer, episode series
Tone
analytical, educational
Language
English
Production
Clean, edited audio
Typical length
30 to 40 minutes

Audience

Commercial intent25/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment65/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Est. downloads per episode2k–8k
Estimated, confidence 45%: 185 Apple ratings for a show under two years old in the Apple listing, consistent with the 2,000 to 8,000 band shifted up one step, supported by weekly cadence, 100 episodes and a finance niche with a high Podcast Index popularity score.
Audience asks aboutIs the 4% withdrawal rule still safe?Are annuities worth buying in retirement?How should I order withdrawals and Roth conversions?
Age
5%18-24
15%25-34
25%35-44
55%45+
Gender
40%women
60%men
Countries
🇺🇸 United States80%
LanguagesEnglish 100%

Commercial

0%of the last 20 episodes had a sponsor
None seenno sponsor mentions in the last 20 episodes
Brands seen
None yet
Categories promoted
None yet
Affiliate links
No

No sponsor mentions found in the feed. The description links only to a financial personality tool, risaprofile.com/style, with no funding links.

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitylow
Adultlow
Drugslow
Violencelow
Politicslow

Family friendly
Episode titles cover retirement math, taxes and portfolios with no explicit flags.

We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.

Where to listen

Benchmark score: 84 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Consistency Latest episode within the usual cadence50 / 50
Activity Episodes in the last 90 days, weekly is full marks30 / 30
Reach Estimated downloads per episode, 20k is full marks5 / 20

Recent episodes

Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 6 days ago, a new one about every 7 days.

The purpose of Retire With Style is to help you discover the retirement income plan that is right for you. The first step is to discover your retirement income personality. Your hosts Wade Pfau, PhD, CFA, RICP and Alex Murguia, PhD walk you through creating and implementing a retirement plan that will help you reach your goals, and that you’ll be able to stick with. Start by going to…
Retire With Style's own show description from the podcast feed

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About Retire With Style

Retire With Style is a weekly podcast hosted by Wade Pfau and Alex Murguia, who describe themselves on the show's website as PhD-level retirement researchers. Each episode examines retirement income planning, including withdrawal rates, annuities, Roth conversions, Social Security and portfolio construction. The show has 100 episodes and runs about 33 minutes per episode, according to the RSS feed.

The Apple Podcasts listing shows 185 ratings with an average of 3.9 stars, and the show has been listed since February 2022. Listener figures are estimates, not published numbers. Based on the rating count and cadence, a typical episode is likely to reach around 2,000 to 8,000 downloads, skewing toward listeners aged 45 and older who are approaching or in retirement. No sponsors are named in the feed.

A host-read mid-roll placement is estimated at $90 to $200 per episode, based on the estimated download range at $18 to $25 per 1,000. Financial planning tools, retirement income products and investment platforms are the most natural fits for the audience.

Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Retire With Style can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about Retire With Style

How much does Retire With Style charge for a podcast sponsorship?

Based on an estimated 2,000 to 8,000 downloads per episode, a host-read mid-roll is estimated at $90 to $200 per episode. Final pricing depends on the sponsor package and is not published in the feed.

What is Retire With Style about?

Retire With Style is a weekly podcast hosted by Wade Pfau and Alex Murguia that covers retirement income planning, withdrawal strategies, annuities, taxes and portfolio construction for people approaching retirement.

How do I contact Retire With Style about sponsoring an episode?

The show's contact email unlocks on Starbooked for $0.80. Boosted shows can also be booked through Starbooked.

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