The Long View

Christine Benz, Ben Johnson, Amy Arnott

podcast@morningstar.com

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Booking Overview

This is a weekly finance and investing interview show focused on retirement planning, personal finance, portfolio strategy, and long-term investing, typically featuring established authors, financial journalists, planners, and investment professionals. Suitable pitches include credentialed retirement experts, portfolio strategists, economists, financial researchers, and authors with original research or practical guidance; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally have substantial professional expertise and public credibility.

Metrics

Episodes: 385

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 141.0k subscribers

Instagram: 57.0k followers

Contact Information

podcast@morningstar.com

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Host

Christine Benz - Director of Personal Finance and Retirement Planning at Morningstar, focused on retirement planning and personal finance research.

Ben Johnson - Head of Client Solutions at Morningstar, specializing in investment strategy and portfolio solutions.

Amy Arnott - Portfolio Strategist at Morningstar, focused on portfolio construction and investment strategy.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Established financial planners, investment strategists, financial journalists, authors, researchers, or leaders with specialized expertise in retirement, investing, personal finance, or portfolio management.
Required Achievements:  
Published books or substantial original research, Senior leadership or founder experience in finance or financial planning, Established media or educational credentials, Recognized expertise in retirement, investing, or portfolio strategy

Recent Guest Discussions

Ryan Frederick - Housing Decisions In Later Life, Aging In Place, Longevity, Home Equity, Senior Living, Cohousing, And Healthy Aging.

Brett Arends - Portfolio Diversification, Index Funds, Investment Bubbles, Private Securities, Inflation-protected Securities, Retirement Income, Annuities, And Social Security.

Dana Anspach - Retirement Transitions, Portfolio And Income Strategies, Annuities, Long-term Care, Taxes, Inflation Risk, Longevity, And Financial Fraud Prevention.

Recent Topics

Retirement, Investing, Personal Finance, Portfolio Strategy, Financial Planning

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Long View
:

Stefan Sharkansky: The Retirement Spending Plan That Adapts as Markets Change

August 04, 2026

Our guest on the podcast today is Stefan Sharkansky. Stefan is a Ph.D. statistician who specializes in finance. He wrote a provocatively titled paper, “The Only Other Spending Rule Article You Will Ever Need,” which was published in the Financial Analyst Journal. Stefan has also developed a related website called, The Best Third, designed to help people with their retirement spending plans and portfolio structures. In addition, he developed and operates the website PersonalFund.com, which pro...

Ryan Frederick: Why Your Home May Matter More Than Your Portfolio Later in Life

July 28, 2026

Our guest on the podcast today is Ryan Frederick, an author, speaker, and entrepreneur focused on the intersection of place and healthy longevity. As founder and CEO of HERE, he provides content courses and coaching in place planning, a holistic, research-based approach to help people find the right place for every stage of life. He’s also the author of Right Place, Right Time, a book that helps individuals think through housing decisions for the second half of life. In addition, Ryan provide...

Brett Arends: Worried About Outliving Your Money? There’s an Answer

July 21, 2026

Our guest on the podcast today is Brett Arends. Brett has been a columnist for MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal, and other Dow Jones publications since 2007. His regular column for MarketWatch is called ROI, and he has also written for SmartMoney, TheStreet.com, and the Boston Herald. In addition, Brett has written several books including Storm-Proof Your Money: Weather Any Economy, Rebuild Your Portfolio, Protect Your Future. Brett took a double first in history at Cambridge University a...

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