Affiliate Disclosures & Disclaimers
Affiliate Disclaimers
How we make money
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Our content is free because we partner with several advertisers who we have a paid relationship with. We earn a commission when you click on a link or make a purchase through the links on Money. If you choose to click on the links on our site, we may receive compensation. If you don't click or use the phone numbers listed on our site, we will not be compensated. Ultimately, the choice is yours.
Editorial Integrity
The analyses and opinions on our site are our own and our editors and staff writers follow guidelines to ensure editorial integrity. We know that we can only be successful if we take your trust in us seriously.
Regardless of partner or compensation, we consider many additional factors, which are the result of editorial research to provide insights on all the different topics we write about on our website.
Our writers’ and editors’ judgments are not influenced by bias, conflicts of interest, or financial considerations. We require our writers and editors to create and publish free from internal and external pressures.
Offers available through our affiliate partners on Money are subject to change. While we try to feature as many products on our site as we can, we can't always feature every product out there. If you think we've missed something please let us know by writing to us at editor@money.com.
How We Rank
Companies we’ve listed affiliate links for on our site must pass an initial quality screening. They must demonstrate integrity and fair dealing, and to the best of our knowledge have no recent history of serious legal and ethical issues.
Our partners' performance and/or payout may influence their placement on our website, including how many times they appear on the site or the order in which they appear on a list, except where prohibited by law, including mortgage, home equity and other home lending products. For example, our partners sometimes get premium or additional placements on our website and in our marketing materials.
Additional elements that affect who is featured on our website sometimes include historical data, such as the number of consumer visits to a partner site, percentage of sign-ups and purchased services, the user device, operating system, location, or even the day of the week or time of day.
Regardless of partner or compensation, we consider many additional factors, which are the result of the 200+ hours of research our teams spend on average to provide insights and recommendations to our readers.
Companies that meet those threshold requirements are then reviewed by our Editorial Team. Our editors’ judgments are not influenced by bias, conflicts of interest, or financial considerations. We require our writers and editors to assess each company free from internal and external pressures.
Additional elements that affect our ranking sometimes include historical data such as the number of consumer visits to a partner site, percentage of sign-ups and purchased services, the user device, operating system, location, the day of the week or time of day.
Ranking, ratings, and the order of companies on our site are subject to change. Our partners' performance and/or payout may influence their position on our website, including the order in which they appear. For example, our partners sometimes get premium or additional placements on our website and in our marketing materials.