Every article we publish is researched against primary sources — official publications, statutes, and authoritative references. We do not publish filler content, and we do not rewrite what already ranks. If we cannot add genuine value to a topic, we do not cover it.
We have no investors. We are not owned by or partnered with any commercial interest in the topics we cover. We do not accept sponsored editorial content. The site generates revenue from carefully-disclosed affiliate commissions in our reading room. The editorial and the reading room are editorially independent.
Our quality bar: every table and figure on this site should produce the same result as a professional producing the same calculation from the same primary sources. Not an approximation — the same result. When our figures differ from another publication's, we publish the methodology and cite the primary source. When we are wrong, we publish a correction.
These are not aspirational guidelines. They are checklist items that every article passes before publication.
Every number on this site traces to a primary source: an official publication, statute, or authoritative data release. We do not cite secondary sources as authoritative for any figure.
When a reader asks where a figure comes from, the answer is always a document number and a page or section number — not "industry consensus" or "our experience."
Every article affecting quantitative claims is reviewed by a credentialed expert prior to publication. The review is limited to factual accuracy — checking figures against current primary publications and flagging any inconsistency.
Non-calculation editorial is reviewed on an annual cycle. Mid-cycle updates triggering calculation changes are reviewed before publication.
Primary sources update annually. Our complete content review begins within two weeks of each annual update and is complete by January 31st of the applicable year. Every table, every threshold is updated and re-reviewed.
All "last updated" dates on this site are accurate to the day. We do not backdate updates or use "rolling" update language to obscure the age of a calculation.
The editorial mandate is narrow by design: publish accurate information for our readers, source every claim, review every figure annually.