How we make money
PickedFinance is free to read. This page explains, in plain English, how the site may earn money and what that never changes.
Right now
Links currently go straight to providers’ own websites, and we don’t earn a commission from them. Each page’s disclosure says which applies to that page.
In the future: affiliate commissions
We may join affiliate programs run by some banks, budgeting apps and brokerages, or by affiliate networks. If you open an account or sign up through one of those links, the provider may pay us a commission, at no extra cost to you. When a page has any such link, its disclosure at the top says so.
What commissions never change
- Commissions never change rankings. We choose and order products using the criteria described on each page and in how we research, before checking whether a provider pays commissions. Adding or removing an affiliate link never moves a product up, down, in or out.
- Free and no-fee options are always included, whether or not they earn us anything.
- No paid placement, no “featured partner” slots, and the same layout for products with and without affiliate links.
Credit cards and insurance: editorial only
Our credit card and insurance pages have no affiliate links. Links go directly to the issuer or insurer, and no issuer or insurer pays us to be included. Their pages carry an advertiser disclosure saying so.
What we don’t do
- We don’t take deposits, sell insurance, arrange credit or give personalized advice.
- We don’t sell reader data. See our privacy policy.
The short FTC-style notice is on our affiliate disclosure page.