Retirement Researcher – Retire With Style

We can help you realize your

Retirement Goals

When it comes to retirement, making the right decisions is an exceedingly complicated task, but it is not impossible. Retirement Researcher exists to help guide you along the path to a successful and sustainable retirement by providing modern, sound academic research, in the manner that helps you learn best.

Who are Retirement Researchers?

You may know Wade and Alex as the co-hosts of the Retire With Style podcast—but their work goes far beyond the mic. They’re also the voices behind Retirement Researcher, an educational platform built to help you understand the why behind your retirement strategy. Together, they combine academic research and real-world insight to guide you through the decisions that matter most in retirement.

Alex Murguia | Ph. D.

Alex is the CEO of Retirement Researcher and brings a practical, people-first approach to retirement education. With a background in clinical psychology and financial planning, he focuses on helping individuals understand not just the technical side of retirement—but how their mindset, preferences, and goals all shape the strategy that is right for them.

Wade Pfau | Ph.D., CFA, RICP

Wade is the founder of Retirement Researcher and a nationally recognized expert in retirement income planning. What began as his personal blog has grown into the educational platform and community it is today—empowering thousands of individuals to approach retirement with clarity and confidence. Through his writing, teaching, and research, Wade continues to help people make smarter, more informed retirement decisions.

A knowledgable community, right at your fingertips

Our objectives are to generate high quality and practical research about retirement and personal financial planning, and to help promote broader education to the public about the importance of developing sustainable retirement income strategies. We hope to build this website into a community, and a leading source of objective and useful information about retirement planning for do-it-yourself retirees.

How can Retirement Researcher help?

If you enjoy the conversations on Retire With Style, Retirement Researcher is where you can take that learning even further. It’s the educational platform created by Wade and Alex to help you explore the strategies, tools, and tradeoffs that go into building a reliable retirement income plan.

Whether you’re just getting started or ready to dig into the details, Retirement Researcher offers resources to meet you where you are. You can browse blog articles, download free eBooks, sign up for the Weekly Roundup newsletter, or join a webinar to stay current on the latest insights.

For those looking to go deeper, the Retirement Researcher Academy provides on-demand access to tools, training, and step-by-step guidance to help you start building a plan that fits your goals, your comfort level, and your income style.

Want to learn more?

You’ve listened to the conversations, and now you can take the next step. Retirement Researcher helps you move from ideas to action with tools, insights, and guidance tailored to your retirement income style. Explore the research, build your strategy, and feel more confident about your retirement plan. See how Retirement Researcher can help.