To ensure our studies offer complete coverage of the industry and meet our rigorous editorial standards, we deploy a step-by-step methodology to each piece of research we publish.
Our team meets weekly to review and discuss current trends in the finance marketplace. Our team chooses a topic worthy of further research.
The team then commissions a national survey on the topic with a leading polling organization. We use large representative sample sizes to ensure accurate of results.
Survey results are then passed to our team of personal finance experts for analysis and commentary.
Our team then writes about the research findings and passes it through a two-tiered review by our editors. The findings are typically published exclusively on CardRates.com.
Our team then notifies major media outlets and others in the finance industry as to the findings of our research.
We integrate all feedback, questions, and commentary received from major media and external experts into our future research ideation.
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By: Andrew Allen
Editor: Ashley Fricker
Reviewer: Adam West
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