Some links on this site are commercial. If you sign up through one, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. That is how the research is funded.
#What commission does not buy
- It does not buy a score. Scores come from the rubric in how we test.
- It does not buy a ranking or a place on a shortlist.
- It does not change a figure. Prices, pool sizes and performance numbers come from the sources cited on the page.
- It does not suppress a negative finding.
#How to spot a commercial link
Commercial links are marked rel="sponsored" in the page markup, which is the standard signal search engines and browser tools read. A disclosure box also appears on any page carrying one, or ranking a provider we have a relationship with. That box is generated automatically by the publishing system, so it cannot be left off by mistake.
#Providers we have no relationship with
We review and rank providers regardless of whether a commercial arrangement exists. A provider with no relationship is treated identically, and can and does outrank one that pays.
#Other income
We do not sell sponsored posts, paid reviews, guest posts, or link placements. If that ever changes, this page changes first and anything sponsored will be labelled as such on the page itself.
#Why we tell you this
Beyond it being the right thing to do, disclosure of a material connection is required by the US Federal Trade Commission under 16 CFR Part 255 and by comparable consumer-protection rules elsewhere. We would rather over-disclose than have you wonder.