Companies MARKETWISE, INC.
MARKETWISE (MKTW): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $1,799,474FY2024
- $1,914,310FY2025
CEO total pay was $1,914,310 in fiscal 2025, up from $1,799,474 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $909,677 · bonus $0 · stock awards $0 · option awards $0
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Mickels | $1,000,000 | $233 | $0 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $10,500 | $3,010,733 |
| Chief Operating and Financial Officer | ||||||||
| David Eifrig | 909,677 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 994,133 | 0 | 10,500 | 1,914,310 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Marco Galsim | 525,000 | 146,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,500 | 681,733 |
| Chief Information Officer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Mickels | $3,010,733 | $3,199,636 | — | ↓ −188,903 |
| David Eifrig | 1,914,310 | 1,799,474 | — | ↑ +114,836 |
| Marco Galsim | 681,733 | 1,201,232 | — | ↓ −519,499 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
The Company's compensation philosophy focuses on attracting and retaining an executive and leadership team that reinforces the commitment to delivering products for subscribers and increasing shareholder value. Base salary is intended to provide a fixed component reflecting skill, experience, and responsibilities, while equity awards are used selectively to align executive interests with stockholders through long-term share ownership.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Eifrig | RSU | 2024-07-01 | — | — | 32,894 | — | $750,000 |
| Marco Galsim | RSU | 2024-07-01 | — | — | 17,269 | — | — |
| Marco Galsim | RSU | 2024-03-15 | — | — | 5,000 | — | — |
| Erik Mickels | RSU | 2024-07-01 | — | — | 32,894 | — | — |
| Erik Mickels | RSU | 2024-03-15 | — | — | 18,750 | — | — |
| Erik Mickels | RSU | — | — | — | 43,911 | — | — |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Eifrig | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Galsim | RSU | 1,923 | — | $28,883 |
| Marco Galsim | RSU | 3,125 | — | 46,938 |
| Marco Galsim | RSU | 3,750 | — | 56,325 |
| Erik Mickels | RSU | 6,250 | — | 93,875 |
| Marco Galsim | RSU | 12,952 | — | 194,539 |
| Erik Mickels | RSU | 14,062 | — | 211,211 |
| David Eifrig | RSU | 24,671 | — | 370,558 |
| Erik Mickels | RSU | 24,671 | — | 370,558 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew TurnerIndependent · Board Chair · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | $111,000 | $135,000 | — | — | — | $246,000 |
| Glenn TongueIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit (Chair) · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 106,000 | 135,000 | — | — | — | 241,000 |
| Van SimmonsIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 89,000 | 125,000 | — | — | — | 214,000 |
| Matthew SmithIndependent · Compensation | 66,000 | 125,000 | — | — | — | 191,000 |
| F. Porter StansberryNot independent | 60,000 | 125,000 | — | — | — | 185,000 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $60,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $125,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 15,000 / 12,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $432,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $645,000 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,077,000 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names MARKETWISE as a peer
Companies that benchmark against MKTW
1 company names MKTW as a compensation peer
- Forge Global Holdings, Inc.FRGEFY2024
Each company listed discloses MKTW in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named MKTW in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARKETWISE, INC. | 2025 | David Eifrig | $909,677 | $0 | $0 | $994,133 | $1,914,310 |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (18 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, Erik Mickels. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 19. As printed: 3,010,733. View filing ↗
- Section 01, David Eifrig. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 19. As printed: 1,914,310. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Marco Galsim. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 19. As printed: 681,733. View filing ↗
- Section 03, David Eifrig RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Marco Galsim RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Marco Galsim RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Erik Mickels RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Erik Mickels RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Erik Mickels RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Matthew Turner. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 246,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Glenn Tongue. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 241,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Van Simmons. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 214,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Matthew Smith. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 191,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, F. Porter Stansberry. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 185,000. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 432,000 + equity 645,000 + all other 0 = 1,077,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- MARKETWISE, INC. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. CEO total compensation as printed in MARKETWISE, INC.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,914,310. View filing ↗