Editorial guidelines

Everything our editors publish follows four rules. They exist so you can trust a ranking without reading our minds.

1. Rankings are never for sale

Partners may compensate us when you follow a marked (†) link. Compensation can affect whether a product appears on the site — it never affects where it ranks or what we say about it. Editorial opinions are marked with a double dagger (††).

2. We show our math

Every "best of" list ends with a "How we picked" section. Value estimates (like a welcome bonus's real-world worth) are our own models, labeled as such, never the partner's number.

3. Dates and freshness are visible

Guides carry an updated date and a byline. When an offer is withdrawn we say so rather than silently deleting it. While the site runs on seed data, all products are clearly fictional placeholders.

4. Corrections are public

Factual errors get corrected in place with a note. Spot one? Write to us via the contact page.