Editorial Policy

Who writes the content

Every article and calculator carries a visible byline that links to a public author bio listing the writer's experience, credentials, education, and outside profiles. Authors are expected to declare their conflicts of interest; we do not publish anonymous financial content.

How content is reviewed

Before publication, every piece is reviewed by a second author — typically someone with a relevant credential (e.g., CFA, CPA, Steuerberater) or domain track record. The reviewer's name and review date appear on the published page. Reviews check three things:

• Numerical accuracy — formulas, rates, and example calculations.
• Source quality — every factual claim cites a primary source.
• Tone and clarity — content is educational, not promotional.

How we use AI

We use AI tools (large language models) to help draft, outline, and translate. We disclose this openly: every published article goes through human editing and review before going live — AI-generated text is never published as-is. AI hallucinations and confident-but-wrong statements are exactly what the human review step catches.

Sources we accept

• Central banks (ECB, Federal Reserve, Bank of England, Bundesbank).
• National statistical offices (Eurostat, Destatis, INE, GUS, INSEE).
• Tax authorities (Bundesfinanzministerium, IRS, HMRC) for direct figures.
• Peer-reviewed academic work and OECD / IMF / World Bank reports.
• Regulator-published fund prospectuses and product documentation.

We avoid citing other content sites as primary sources — if a blog post says something, we follow the citation chain back to the original document.

Update cadence

Calculators that depend on macro figures (inflation, ECB rate, tax thresholds) are wired to authoritative APIs and refreshed automatically. Articles are reviewed at least annually, and any time underlying figures or rules change materially. Both the original publish date and the latest review date are visible on every published piece.

Corrections

Spotted an error? Email gosavemate@gmail.com with the URL and what you think is wrong. We respond within five business days. Material corrections are annotated at the top of the page; minor fixes are silently re-published with the review date bumped.

What we won't do

• Recommend specific securities, funds, brokers, banks, or crypto assets.
• Tell a reader what to do with their money — we explain trade-offs, not pick winners.
• Accept paid placements in editorial articles. Sponsorships, if ever, would be visually separated and clearly labeled.
• Write content based on our advertisers' agendas — see Affiliate Disclosure for our partner-link policy.