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How We Make Money

Transparency about our revenue model — because trust starts with knowing how a site is funded.

Our revenue comes from affiliate commission

CapitalCompass is free to read. We fund the site primarily through affiliate commission: when you click certain links and go on to open an account or take out a product, the provider may pay us a referral fee. This never costs you anything extra.

What this does and does not affect

It funds:

  • The time we spend researching and comparing products.
  • Keeping our guides updated as fees and rules change.
  • Building free tools like our calculators.

It does not affect:

  • Our rankings, ratings or verdicts.
  • Whether a product is included — we feature strong options that pay us nothing.
  • What we say about a product's weaknesses.

Why you can trust our reviews

We separate commercial relationships from editorial judgement. Our reviewers assess products against the same criteria regardless of whether a commercial arrangement exists. Read our editorial policy and affiliate disclosure for the detail.

Bottom line: we only make money if we are useful enough that you act on our guidance — so being genuinely helpful and honest is also good business.

Last updated April 2026.