MarketWise Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
MarketWise's CEO is Doc Eifrig, appointed in Aug 2024, has a tenure of 1.58 years. total yearly compensation is $2.95M, comprised of 25.4% salary and 74.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.3% of the company’s shares, worth $714.97K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.9 years and 2.8 years respectively.
Key information
Doc Eifrig
Chief executive officer
US$3.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 25.42% |
| CEO tenure | 1.6yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.3% |
| Management average tenure | 2.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$6m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$6m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$6m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$6m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$3m | US$750k | US$7m |
Compensation vs Market: Doc's total compensation ($USD2.95M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.45M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Doc's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Doc Eifrig (64 yo)
Dr. David Eifrig Jr., also known as Doc, MD, is Director of MarketWise, Inc. from May 1, 2023 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer since August 10, 2024. He joined MarketWise in 2008. He is the Senior...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.6yrs | US$2.95m | 0.30% $ 715.0k | |
| Founder & Director | no data | US$23.48k | 8.3% $ 19.9m | |
| COO, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer | 2.6yrs | US$3.20m | 1% $ 2.4m | |
| Chief Information Officer | 6.2yrs | US$1.19m | 0.51% $ 1.2m | |
| General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | 2.3yrs | no data | 0.79% $ 1.9m | |
| MD, Copywriter & Director | 18.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis | 3.2yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: MKTW's management team is considered experienced (2.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 2.8yrs | US$2.95m | 0.30% $ 715.0k | |
| Founder & Director | 2.5yrs | US$23.48k | 8.3% $ 19.9m | |
| MD, Copywriter & Director | 4.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 4.7yrs | US$221.48k | 0.47% $ 1.1m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 2.8yrs | US$258.48k | 0.52% $ 1.3m | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | US$195.98k | 0.33% $ 803.3k | |
| Independent Acting Chairman | 2.8yrs | US$222.72k | 0.33% $ 803.3k |
Experienced Board: MKTW's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/03/11 23:38 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/03/11 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
MarketWise, Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Jeffrey Meuler | Baird |
| Jason Helfstein | Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. |
| Patrick O'Shaughnessy | Raymond James & Associates |