Editorial policy
How the work is made, checked and corrected.
This page sets out how Dollars & Decisions produces its journalism. It is written to be held to.
Independence
Editorial decisions are made by the editorial desk alone. Advertising is sold around the articles, never inside them. No advertiser, agency or network sees a piece before publication, and none has ever been offered the opportunity to.
We do not accept payment for coverage, for a mention, or for a link. If a piece is ever produced under a commercial arrangement it will be labelled as such at the top, in the same size type as the headline.
Sourcing and accuracy
Claims that matter get attributed in the body of the piece. If we cannot say where a figure came from, we do not use it. Numbers age, so we try to say when one was measured rather than presenting it as permanent.
Where a subject is genuinely disputed, the article says so and represents the disagreement rather than resolving it for the sake of a cleaner conclusion.
Who writes
The writing is human. We do not run generated copy as editorial.
Writers are named on every article and have a profile page listing everything they have written for the site. A byline is a statement of responsibility, so pieces are not published anonymously.
Corrections
When an article is wrong, it gets fixed and the fix is disclosed at the foot of the piece. Silently rewriting a published article is the one thing we will not do.
To report an error, use the contact form and choose “Correction”. Tell us the article and what is wrong; we will look at it and reply.
The limits of what we publish
Dollars & Decisions publishes general information. It does not know your circumstances, and a general explanation is not a substitute for advice from someone who does. Financial rules, rates and products vary by country and change often. Our disclaimer sets this out in full.
Photography and credit
Photographs are licensed from Pexels under its licence and credited to the photographer beneath the image. Photographs are illustrative: unless a caption says otherwise, a picture shows the general subject of an article rather than the specific instance described in it.