Last updated: April 2026
The Short Version
Some links on this website are affiliate links. If you click one and sign up or make a purchase, we may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. We only partner with services we use ourselves and would recommend regardless of compensation.
Why We Disclose
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the European Union both require clear disclosure of affiliate relationships. We go beyond the minimum requirement because our credibility depends on you trusting that our recommendations are based on actual experience, not just commission rates.
Our Current Affiliate Partners
InvestingPro (by Investing.com)
Our primary fundamental analysis tool for fair-value calculations, financial modeling, and stock screening. We use InvestingPro daily for the deep-dive analyses published on this site. Visitors who sign up via our link receive an additional discount on top of standard pricing.
Debitum Investments
European P2P lending platform for diversified short-duration loan exposure. We hold a personal position and disclose performance in portfolio updates. Affiliate compensation does not influence our risk assessment of the platform.
Airalo
eSIM provider for international travel. Useful for investors traveling for shareholder meetings, site visits, or research trips. We use Airalo personally and link to it as a practical recommendation, not core investment infrastructure.
Wise (formerly TransferWire)
Multi-currency account for low-cost international transfers and currency exchange. Essential for European investors holding USD/CAD/GBP-denominated dividend stocks. We use Wise to receive and convert foreign-currency dividends.
What We Do NOT Do
- No paid placements. No company has ever paid for a positive review or analysis on this site.
- No undisclosed sponsorships. If we ever produce sponsored content, it will be clearly marked as such at the top of the article.
- No commission-driven recommendations. Our brokers (Scalable Capital, Trade Republic, CapTrader) on the German site are not promoted on the English site because they are not relevant to US/UK readers — even though they pay higher commissions than some alternatives.
How We Choose Partners
- We use it ourselves first. No exceptions.
- It must serve our audience. A tool useful only for German residents does not get an English-site affiliate link.
- The economics must work for the user. If signing up via our link gives the user no benefit (no discount, no bonus), we still link to the service but do not push it heavily.
How to Identify Affiliate Links
Affiliate links on this website are marked with rel="sponsored" in the HTML and are typically accompanied by a transparency notice. We strive to be transparent about which links are affiliate links and which are not.
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