---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-005068"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MKTW"
cik: "0001805651"
company_name: "MARKETWISE, INC."
filed_at: "2023-02-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T00:53:44.275247+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MarketWise Acting CFO James A. McGinness III resigns effective Feb 17, 2023

## Summary
- James A. McGinness III, Acting CFO and Corporate Controller, voluntarily resigned on February 17, 2023.
- Resignation is not due to any disagreement with the Company, board, or management.
- No replacement has been announced as of the filing date.
- Mr. McGinness's departure is effective immediately.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-005068
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MKTW
- cik: 0001805651
- company_name: MARKETWISE, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000162828023005068/0001628280-23-005068-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000162828023005068/mktw-20230217.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-005068.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James A. McGinness III resigned as Acting Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller at MARKETWISE, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Acting Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller
  source text: On February 17, 2023, James A. McGinness III, the Acting Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller of MarketWise, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), informed the Company of his decision to voluntarily resign.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805651/000162828023005068/0001628280-23-005068-index.htm

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