Editorial Guidelines

  • The editorial team is committed to accurate, inclusive and actionable content that inspires and serves all readers. Our editorial principles and practices guide the ways in which we source, report, write and edit our stories. We follow a rigorous fact-checking process and correct errors fully and promptly.
  • Editorial independence is a core value. Our editorial advice, recommendations and product assessments are not influenced by business partners, whether internal or external.

Key principles

  • All readers are entitled to balanced, complete and accurate information.
  • Our content promotes economic equity and strives to help all readers achieve financial health.

Editorial independence

  • The viewpoints expressed in our product reviews are solely editorial, based on thorough research, assessment and comparison with similar products. Product reviews are objective, factual and based on the actual features of the products.
  • Our business partners and advertisers do not influence our product reviews or other editorial decisions.
  • Our editorial team’s performance evaluations and compensation are not affected by favorable or unfavorable product reviews, nor influenced by business partners or advertisers.

Fact-checking and corrections

  • All editorial content is fact-checked for accuracy, timeliness and relevance.
  • All content flows through a careful fact-checking process involving writers, assigning editors and copy editors.