What MoneyShow does

MoneyShow is a privately held financial media and investor education company founded in 1981 and headquartered in Sarasota, Florida. It operates an omni-channel platform connecting self-directed investors and active traders with a curated network of 946 financial experts through editorial content, live events, on-demand video, courses, and newsletters. Its consumer-facing products include MoneyShow.com (the core digital platform), the MoneyMasters Podcast, Market Minute daily commentary, a video library of 2,360+ titles, and themed MoneyMasters courses; live-event properties comprise 13 annual in-person conferences (Investment Masters Symposiums in Dallas, Miami, Las Vegas, and Sarasota; TradersEXPOs in Las Vegas and Orlando), 11 annual Virtual Expos attracting 80,000+ qualified investors, and Seminars-at-Sea (including the co-branded Forbes Cruise for Investors). The content library spans 9,301 articles and addresses equities, ETFs, options, futures, forex, and cryptocurrencies.

The company monetizes through four primary streams: (1) event registration and ticketing for conferences, virtual expos, and seminars-at-sea; (2) recurring subscriptions including the VIP All-Access Annual Membership, the Annual Virtual Pass, and paid MoneyMasters courses; (3) advertising, sponsorship, and exhibitor fees from financial products and services companies; and (4) email newsletter monetization, including daily Top Pros' Top Picks and three-times-weekly Trading Insights, alongside partner-distributed publications (Investor Advisory Service, SmallCap Informer). Free basic registration provides top-of-funnel acquisition, with paid upgrades driving monetization. Enterprise advertising/exhibitor relationships include multi-year deals with CME Group, Nasdaq, Tastytrade, BMO ETF, and National Retail Properties, while media syndication partnerships with Forbes, Barron's, MarketWatch, Seeking Alpha, Yahoo Finance, Financial Times, and Investopedia extend content distribution. The leadership team is led by Chair & CEO Kim Githler and President Aaron West, with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or M&A activity.

Operationally, MoneyShow maintains GDPR, CCPA, and Nevada SB-220 privacy compliance and serves an audience of 1M+ investors across North America, with sustained Canadian operations entering their 19th year in 2026. The platform is built on conventional web, video streaming, and virtual-event technology; no proprietary AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or SDKs are disclosed, and AI features are limited to third-party charting/data integrations (Barchart, TradingCandles) used by individual experts.

Name

MoneyShow

Legal name

MoneyShow.com, LLC

Website

https://moneyshow.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MoneyShow is a privately held, Sarasota-based financial media and investor education company founded in 1981 that connects self-directed investors and active traders with 946 financial experts through digital content, live and virtual events, courses, and premium subscriptions, serving an audience of 1M+ investors across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investor Education

NAICS

Open-End Investment Funds (525910)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Education & Coaching (Digital Programs, Tools) (FSAGADAH)

Keywords

• Investor education
• Financial events
• Trading conferences
• Investment newsletters
• Financial content

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarasota

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Event Registration Fees: Revenue from in-person conference tickets, virtual expo passes, and seminar-at-sea bookings including the Investment Masters Symposiums and TradersEXPO events.
2. Premium Membership Subscriptions: VIP All-Access Annual Membership providing unparalleled access to educational content and VIP perks. Annual Virtual Pass for ongoing video access. MoneyMasters courses sold individually for on-demand viewing.
3. Advertising & Sponsorship: Multi-year advertisers and media partners pay for brand exposure to affluent investor audience. Exhibitor booth fees at live events. Sponsorship of conferences and virtual expos.
4. Email Newsletter Services: Daily and weekly newsletters (Top Pros' Top Picks, Trading Insights) delivered to registered members. Free e-Letters with option to select third-party partners who may contact subscribers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MoneyShow is an investor education company that delivers actionable investing and trading advice to self-directed investors and active traders through a multi-channel platform: a content website with thousands of articles and videos, premium newsletters (Top Pros' Top Picks, Trading Insights), on-demand courses (MoneyMasters), daily podcasts (MoneyMasters Podcast, Market Minute), and live plus virtual educational events including Investment Masters Symposiums, TradersEXPOs, Virtual Expos, and Seminars-at-Sea. The company monetizes through VIP All-Access memberships, event registration fees, advertising/exhibitor sponsorships from financial product companies, and partner newsletter distribution.

Product overview

MoneyShow is an omni-channel financial media company that operates as a unified educational platform connecting self-directed investors and active traders with world-class financial experts. The core product is MoneyShow.com, a digital content platform supplemented by live event properties including Virtual Expos, Face-to-Face Conferences, and Seminars-at-Sea. Content is delivered through multiple formats: the MoneyMasters Podcast, Market Minute commentary, the Video Library, and MoneyMasters Courses. The company also offers subscription-based newsletters including Top Pros' Top Picks (daily) and Trading Insights (three-times-weekly), alongside partner publications like the Investor Advisory Service and SmallCap Informer. Premium offerings include VIP All-Access Annual Membership and Annual Virtual Pass subscriptions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MoneyMasters: Podcast and premium content brand featuring expert market analysis and investment advice.
• TradersEXPO

Quantifiable outcome

• 946 world-class financial experts available on platform
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CME GroupcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMulti-year advertiser and exhibitor at MoneyShow events, providing derivatives and futures market education content and brand visibility to affluent investor audience
• NasdaqcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMulti-year advertiser promoting stock exchange and trading platform services to MoneyShow's audience of active traders and investors
• TastytradecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOptions trading platform and media company, multi-year advertiser and content partner. Founder Tom Sosnoff provides testimonial praising MoneyShow's educational impact.
• National Retail PropertiesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNNN REIT Inc. participates in MoneyShow events for investor relations and corporate communications, utilizing face-to-face format to engage investors directly
• BMO ETFminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMulti-year advertiser showcasing ETF products and investment solutions to MoneyShow's qualified investor audience
• ForbescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partnership for content promotion and brand visibility. Co-branded Forbes Cruise for Investors event with MoneyShow.
• Seeking AlphacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing content syndication and mutual promotion to investment-focused audiences
• Barron'scoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partnership for content distribution and audience reach among affluent investors and financial professionals
• MarketWatchcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner for news content syndication and promotion of MoneyShow events to financial news readers
• Yahoo FinancecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partnership for audience reach and content promotion across Yahoo Finance platform
• Financial TimescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational media partnership extending MoneyShow's reach to global investment audience
• InvestopediaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner for financial education content promotion and audience development
• SmallCap InformerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNewsletter publication by Doug Gerlach available through MoneyShow platform for stock analysis and recommendations

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Motley Fool: The Motley Fool is a direct peer — a premium investor education and stock advisory subscription company (Stock Advisor, Rule Breakers) serving self-directed retail investors, with overlapping content, premium membership tiers, and a similar affluent-investor target audience.
• Investor's Business Daily (IBD): IBD is a direct peer offering financial media, premium stock research subscriptions (IBD Digital, Leaderboard), and investor education aimed at active investors and traders — overlapping directly with MoneyShow's premium content and subscription model.
• Seeking Alpha: Seeking Alpha is a direct peer operating a contributor-driven investment research platform with a Premium subscription tier, expert analysis, and quant ratings — directly comparable to MoneyShow's expert network and premium membership offering.
• Benzinga: Benzinga is a direct peer providing financial news, real-time data, and live/virtual events (Benzinga Fintech Awards, Cannabis Capital Conference) targeting active retail traders, mirroring MoneyShow's multi-channel news-plus-events approach.
• Zacks Investment Research: Zacks is a direct peer offering stock rankings, equity research, and premium subscription services (Zacks Premium, Zacks Ultimate) for self-directed investors, with a similar premium-content monetization model and investor target audience.
• TheStreet: TheStreet is a direct peer delivering financial news, expert commentary, and premium subscription services (TheStreet Pro, Retirement Daily) to retail investors — a closely comparable content-plus-subscription media model targeting the same self-directed investor segment.
• Tastytrade: Tastytrade is both a MoneyShow advertiser/partner and a direct peer — an options-trading education media company producing daily content, courses, and live programming for active retail traders, overlapping significantly with MoneyShow's active-trader content and audience.

Broad incumbents

• Morningstar: Morningstar is a broad incumbent — a much larger established investment research firm offering stock/fund data, ratings, and premium research services to investors and advisors, overlapping with MoneyShow's research-and-education offering but at significantly greater scale and scope.
• CNBC: CNBC is a broad incumbent in financial media — a major business-news network with events, educational content, and an investor audience that overlaps MoneyShow's, but at vastly larger scale and as part of a diversified media portfolio (NBCUniversal).

Emerging players

• TradeSmith: TradeSmith is an emerging player offering trading analytics, financial education, and premium subscription tools (Profitly, TradeStops) for individual investors — a smaller-scale competitor with overlapping investor-education and active-trader positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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