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How To Retire
Subscribers 57.5K
Videos 240
Views 10.0M

Channels Like How To Retire

How To Retire focuses on guidance for people in their 50s and 60s on retirement planning, tax strategies, health insurance in retirement, and income planning, using a tutorial and strategy-focused style. The channel appears to publish a mix of in-depth discussions and practical how-tos, with topics like Roth conversions, estate planning, and RMD avoidance, and averages around 8.3K views per video across 240 published videos since joining in 2017.

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#1
Erin Talks Money view on YouTube ▶

89% relevance

Subscribers 335K
Videos 1.8K
Views 66.2M
Appearances 73
SERP 100%
Similarity 82%
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Very high search overlap on retirement topics like 'retire early tips' and 'retirement planning 50s' (100% and 50–82% content alignment), indicating a similar audience and topic scope, though Erin's presentation style differs from How To Retire.

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Retire Confidently | Anthony Saffer & Alex Okugawa view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 48K
Videos 541
Views 6.6M
Appearances 17
SERP 47%
Similarity 85%
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Shares emphasis on retirement planning and expenses with content focused on RMD avoidance and retirement expense planning (high content similarity 85%), but with a distinct collaborative format.

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Kevin Lum, CFP®

60% relevance

Subscribers 197K
Videos 158
Views 23.3M
Appearances 14
SERP 19%
Similarity 87%
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Targets retirement planning and income planning for 50s with similar queries, showing moderate overall similarity (search 19%, content 87%), though Kevin emphasizes formal CFP-style guidance.

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Nick Davis, CFP®

59% relevance

Subscribers 76.3K
Videos 309
Views 9.1M
Appearances 11
SERP 19%
Similarity 85%
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Aligns on retirement planning and income strategies and tax/expense concerns (content 85%), indicating a shared audience yet a CFP-focused presentation style.

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58% relevance

Subscribers 2.0M
Videos 1K
Views 538.2M
Appearances 11
SERP 20%
Similarity 83%
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Strong overlap on 'retire early tips' and 'retiring with savings' with high content similarity (83%), suggesting a similar financial mindset audience though often more data-driven and trend-focused.

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57% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M
Videos 255K
Views 8.8B
Appearances 19
SERP 47%
Similarity 63%
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Broad coverage of 'retire early tips' and 'retirement planning 50s' with decent content overlap (63%), implying informational reach to a similar audience but lacking channel-specific retirement coaching style.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include Erin Talks Money (89% match, 335K subscribers) and Humphrey Yang (58% match, 2M subscribers). They share overlapping queries such as retire early tips, retirement planning 50s, and retire health insurance (Erin Talks Money) and retiring with savings plus retirement income planning (Humphrey Yang). Kevin Lum, CFP® (60% match, 197K subscribers) and Nick Davis, CFP® (59% match, 76.3K subscribers) also compete on retirement planning for 50s, retirement expenses planning, and retirement income planning. How To Retire has 57.5K subscribers, trailing the larger competitors, but the overlap in topics—retirement planning, tax strategies, estate planning, and RMD considerations—positions these channels as direct rivals for similar search queries.

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#9 56% Ari Taublieb, CFP® ▶ 83% 80.8K 15% 9
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#11 55% Happy on Monday ▶ 87% 25.5K 9% 5
#12 55% Merit Financial Advisors 82% 72.4K 14% 11
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#16 54% The Money Guy Show ▶ 83% 647K 10% 10
#17 53% David Caviness, CFP® 85% 7.3K 6% 1
#18 53% Early Retirement Roadmap ▶ 82% 7.0K 10% 6
#19 53% Justin Pritchard, CFP® on Retirement Planning 83% 18.6K 8% 4
#20 53% Retire Early With Me 81% 8.3K 10% 5
#21 53% Eric at The PeakFP 82% 78.7K 9% 8
#22 53% James Conole, CFP® ▶ 83% 208K 7% 7
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#29 51% Wise Money Show 81% 60.8K 6% 2
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to How To Retire?

How To Retire's biggest competitors on YouTube are Erin Talks Money (89% match, 335K subscribers), Retire Confidently | Anthony Saffer & Alex Okugawa (70% match, 48K subscribers), and Kevin Lum, CFP® (60% match, 197K subscribers). All three channels focus on personal finance and retirement planning, targeting viewers interested in optimizing retirement outcomes and financial independence.

What type of content does How To Retire make?

How To Retire creates content about retirement planning and early retirement strategies, including topics like affording health insurance in retirement, calculating retirement readiness at various asset levels, and 2026 actions to retire soon. The channel uploads about 1–2 videos per week, with an average of around 8.3K views per video.

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