NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast

Sean Pyles, Elizabeth Ayoola

podcast@nerdwallet.com

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Booking Overview

NerdWallet’s Smart Money Podcast pairs practical, research-backed personal finance guidance with expert guests to help listeners make better financial decisions across investing, credit, home buying, and life planning. For PR teams, it’s a strong “credibility + consumer relevance” platform where finance professionals and institutions can translate complex topics into actionable takeaways.

Metrics

Episodes: 631

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 74 subscribers

Instagram: 212.0k followers

Contact Information

podcast@nerdwallet.com

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Host

Sean Pyles - CFP host on NerdWallet’s Smart Money Podcast; discusses topics including finding the right financial advisor and listener money questions.

Elizabeth Ayoola - Host on NerdWallet’s Smart Money Podcast; joins Sean Pyles for segments on topics including advisor conflicts of interest and neurodivergent-friendly financial systems.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Credentialed domain experts in finance, wealth management, tax/retirement planning, consumer credit, identity theft/cybersecurity for fraud impacts, and/or academic/professional specialists (e.g., ADHD/behavioral finance). Guests are typically senior leaders or recognized specialists who can translate technical topics into concrete consumer steps.
Required Achievements:  
Published or credited expertise in personal finance and consumer money topics, Leadership role in relevant orgs/centers (e.g., university research center, nonprofit focused on identity theft), Executive role in wealth advisory/financial services organizations, Established media/podcast presence for related niches (e.g., travel rewards)

Recent Guest Discussions

Meghan Coyle - Online Shopping Portal Tools For Earning More Rewards And Miles; Airline/brand Partnerships And Program Comparisons.

Sally French - Online Shopping Portals And Rewards Stacking; Airline Dining Programs And Partner Platforms; Aggregator Tools To Compare Portal Rates.

Dr. Christine Hargrove - Strategies For Managing Finances With Adhd/neurodivergence Or Brain Injury; Creating Systems, Reminders, And Reducing Overwhelm.

Ryan Sterling - Whether Listeners Should Hire A Financial Advisor; Advisor Fee Structures, Fiduciary Standard, And Conflict Of Interest Red Flags.

Mona Terry - ITRC 2026 Trends In Identity Report; Identity Theft Trends, Device Compromise Vs Common Scams, And Ai’s Role In Detection.

Recent Topics

Personal Finance, Investing, Credit Cards, Financial Advice, Identity Theft

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
:

Free Tools to Earn More Rewards Points on Online Shopping, Dining, and Rideshares

July 02, 2026

Learn how to earn more points and miles on everyday shopping using portals, dining programs, and partner apps. In a special holiday episode of Smart Money, we're bringing you our friends from the Smart Travel podcast, Sally French and Meghan Coyle, as they dig into online shopping portals, explaining how tools like Rakuten, airline-specific portals, hotel booking platforms like Gondola, and the up-and-coming Rove Miles program could help you stack rewards on top of your credit card earnings....

Beyond Willpower: Building Financial Systems That Work for Your Brain

June 29, 2026

Learn how to approach finances if you or someone you know has been diagnosed with neurodivergency or had a brain injury. Not everyone thinks in the same way, so what are some strategies for folks with neurodivergence or brain injuries to help them manage their finances? Sean Pyles, CFP®, and Elizabeth Ayoola are joined by Dr. Christine Hargrove, clinical assistant professor and assistant director of Love and Money Center at the University of Georgia. She specializes in ADHD and finances, and...

Stop Worrying About Your Financial Advisor and Start Finding the Right One

June 25, 2026

Learn what financial advisor fee structures could mean for your wealth and how to find someone who won't sell you out. What new threats are emerging for identity crime victims? Host Sean Pyles, CFP®, and news colleague Rick VanderKnyff are joined by Mona Terry, chief operating and programs officer of the Identity Theft Resource Center, to walk through the ITRC's 2026 Trends in Identity Report. They explore why more than 1 in 4 victims now face two or more simultaneous identity incidents, how...

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