Editorial Standards
This page describes how Wealthy Pot content is researched, checked and corrected. It is written so you can judge the site on its method, not on a name.
Who is responsible, and how we use AI
One operator is responsible for everything published here, under the byline "Wealthy Pot Editorial". The operator is not a licensed adviser. AI agents research and draft most pages. A separate AI agent re-checks the hard numbers against their sources before publishing, another AI agent reviews each change, and automated tests run in every site build. The operator sets the rules, approves every change before it goes live, and spot-checks headline numbers against the source. Where this page says "checked", it says whether the check is automated, done by AI, or done by the operator. More about the site on the about page.
Sourcing rule
Every hard fact gets a primary source. A hard fact is anything a reader could act on: a limit, a bracket, a deadline, a rate, a premium, a statutory rule, a product price.
A primary source is the body that sets or reports the figure:
- IRS notices and revenue procedures for tax brackets, deductions and contribution limits.
- The Social Security Administration for COLA, the wage base and benefit rules.
- CMS for Medicare premiums and IRMAA thresholds.
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics for CPI and employment data, and the Census Bureau for income and household data.
- The Federal Reserve Board and the Treasury for policy rates, Treasury yields and I bond rates.
- The issuer's own page for any product: a bank's rate page, a broker's fee schedule, an app's pricing page.
A news article, a blog post or another finance site is not a source for a number.
When sources disagree
If two credible sources give different figures, we do not pick the one we like. We find a third authoritative source and go with the figure that two of the three agree on. If no tiebreaker exists, we say the figure is disputed and show both.
What "Figures checked" means
Most articles with hard figures show a "Figures checked" date. It means: on this date the figures were pulled again from their primary sources and matched. It is not the edit date. Rewording a page does not move it. Only re-verifying the numbers does.
How often we re-check
Most pages are tagged with how fast their figures go stale, and an automated report lists what is due. Pages without a tag are scanned by keyword, and any that look like they carry time-sensitive figures are listed so they can be tagged.
| Type of figure | Re-checked |
|---|---|
| IRS and SSA statutory figures | Each 1 November, when next year's figures publish |
| Market rates, APYs, yields | Every 90 days |
| Product prices in reviews | About once a month |
| Survey and statistical data | Yearly, and when a new edition publishes |
| Dated data pages (mortgage rates, Fed, CPI, Treasury) | When the source publishes new data |
| Evergreen explainers | On report only |
The report cannot see a mid-year law change. Pages affected by one are queued by hand when the change is spotted.
Review and corrections
Before a page with figures goes live, the checks above run. After publishing, anyone can report an error to hello@wealthypot.com. Every numeric correction gets a dated note on the page and a line in the public corrections log. Details on the corrections page.
Affiliate independence
Some reviews contain affiliate links. A deal never changes a ranking, a verdict, or which products appear. Rankings come from the published facts about each product. Every affiliate link is marked with a visible note next to it. If a partner asked us to change a figure or a verdict, we would decline.
What we refuse to publish
- Personalised financial, tax or investment advice.
- Fund picks, stock picks or TSP allocation signals.
- Invented people, products, companies, quotes or testimonials.
- Undated figures presented as current.
- Projections presented as expected returns. Worked examples are labelled hypothetical.
- Any number we could not trace to a primary source.
- Promotion of get-rich-quick schemes, payday loans, credit repair or debt settlement.
Everything here is educational, not advice for your situation. See our disclaimer and privacy policy.