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Retirement Answer Man

Podcast · www.rogerwhitney.com/blog · EN
Hosted by Roger Whitney

Retirement Answer Man, hosted by Roger Whitney, covers retirement finance and the personal side of retirement, including Social Security, Medicare, taxes and portfolios. It has 670 episodes released weekly, typically about 50 minutes long. Estimated downloads are 20,000 to 80,000 per episode, implying a host-read rate of $360 to $2,000 per episode.

Why brands sponsor Retirement Answer Man

Weekly retirement finance show with a 4.6 Apple rating and 1,231 ratings

  • 670 episodes at a steady weekly cadence since 2014 give long-running reach.
  • Apple Podcasts shows 1,231 ratings averaging 4.6 stars.
  • Topics like Social Security, Medicare and RMDs suit financial services and retirement products.
Best forfinancial advisory servicesretirement income productsinvestment platforms
Watch forDownload estimates are inferred from ratings, and the show has no visible sponsors yet.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Personal Finance55%
Investing25%
Health and Medicine10%
Careers and Lifestyle10%
Formats
interview, solo monologue, multi-part series
Tone
practical, reassuring
Language
English
Production
Clean, edited audio
Typical length
35 to 60 minutes

Audience

Commercial intent40/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment80/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Est. downloads per episode20k–80k
Estimated, confidence 45%: Apple ratings_count of 1,231 (1,000 to 5,000 band), weekly cadence, 670 episodes, hosted on Transistor, top Podcast Index popularity bucket; no sponsors seen.
Audience asks aboutHow do I set up a retirement paycheck?When should I claim Social Security?How do Medicare premiums and IRMAA work?
Age
3%18-24
10%25-34
22%35-44
65%45+
Gender
45%women
55%men
Countries
🇺🇸 United States85%
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 and funding links are empty.

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitylow
Adultlow
Drugslow
Violencelow
Politicslow

Family friendly
Titles cover retirement finance, Social Security and Medicare with no explicit flag; no transcripts reviewed.

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: 100 / 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 marks20 / 20

Recent episodes

Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 5 days ago, a new one about every 7 days.

A top retirement podcast. Roger Whitney, CFP®, CIMA®, CPWA®, RMA, guides you on how to actually do retirement well financially and personally. This retirement podcast isn't afraid to talk about the softer side of retirement. It will teach you how to retire with confidence. Two-time PLUTUS winner for best retirement podcast / blog and the 2019 winner for best financial planner blog. This…
Retirement Answer Man's own show description from the podcast feed

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About Retirement Answer Man

Retirement Answer Man is a weekly retirement podcast hosted by Roger Whitney, who is listed as the feed author and owner and runs the rogerwhitney.com site. The show covers retirement finance, including Social Security, Medicare, IRMAA, required minimum distributions, portfolio rebalancing and investment costs, along with the personal side of retirement. The feed lists 670 episodes, a weekly update schedule, and a typical episode length of roughly 50 minutes.

The website describes the show as a long-running retirement podcast with over 9 million downloads in total, a cumulative figure rather than a per-episode number. Apple Podcasts shows 1,231 ratings averaging 4.6 stars. Listeners are likely retirees and pre-retirees, which is an estimate from the topics rather than published data. No sponsors appear in the feed, description or funding links.

For a host-read mid-roll, the estimated 20,000 to 80,000 downloads per episode suggests a rate of about $360 to $2,000 per episode. That suits financial services, retirement income and investment brands that want sustained access to an audience planning retirement. Sponsors can be booked through Starbooked.

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

Questions about Retirement Answer Man

How much does Retirement Answer Man charge for a podcast sponsorship?

Based on estimated downloads of 20,000 to 80,000 per episode, a host-read mid-roll is estimated at about $360 to $2,000 per episode. Rates are estimates, not published by the show.

What is Retirement Answer Man about?

It is a weekly retirement podcast hosted by Roger Whitney covering Social Security, Medicare, taxes, portfolios and the personal side of retirement, with about 50-minute episodes.

How do I contact Retirement Answer Man about sponsoring an episode?

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

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