Editorial Policy
Personal finance is one of the easiest topics to get wrong, and bad advice can quietly cost a household thousands of dollars. We take that seriously. Here is how we work.
Independence
The Money Zone editorial team operates independently of our advertising and partnership teams. No advertiser, sponsor, or affiliate partner sees an article before publication. No advertiser has the right to edit, kill, or delay a piece. If an advertiser asks us to change an article, the answer is no.
Sourcing
- Rates, fees, and product terms are taken from the issuer's own disclosures, not from third-party summaries.
- Federal and state rules are sourced from the IRS, CFPB, FDIC, and state regulators - not from blogs.
- When we cite a study or report, we link to the original.
Review and updates
Every published article is read by at least one editor before going live. We sweep older articles on a rolling schedule. When rates, rules, or recommended products change, we update the article and bump the "Updated" date at the top.
Corrections
If we get something wrong, we fix it. Significant corrections (a wrong number, a wrong recommendation) are noted at the bottom of the article with the date of the correction. Minor copy edits are not.
What we will not do
- Promote a "guaranteed" investment return.
- Recommend payday loans, title loans, or other predatory products as a solution to a budgeting problem.
- Push expensive financial products on readers who would be better off in simpler ones (whole life insurance is the classic example).
- Treat affiliate revenue as a reason to overlook a bad product.
Author credibility
Articles are written by The Money Zone editorial team. As the site grows, we will add individual author bios with credentials. In the meantime, our editors include a mix of journalism, accounting, and consumer-protection backgrounds.
Feedback
We welcome corrections and critiques: editorial@themoneyzone.org.