Editorial policy

Abstract

This page documents the production of the articles and calculators on Empirical Finance: what they rest on and how they are funded. Nothing is claimed here beyond what can be stated plainly.

Highlights

Articles are drafted with AI assistance.
Funding sources are stated.
Errors are reported and corrected.

1 Method, funding and known limits

1.1 Scope

Articles explain financial concepts and calculators show arithmetic. Neither recommends a course of action for any individual. Examples in articles are illustrative and are chosen to show a method, not to represent typical results.

1.2 Drafting method

AI tools assist in drafting and structuring the articles. No article carries an author name: a byline would imply a named individual with checkable credentials stands behind it, which the site does not assert. No expert review, fact-checking or compliance review is claimed.

1.3 Calculator documentation

Assumptions are listed on each calculator's page, and computation happens in the reader's browser, so inputs remain on the reader's device. A figure can be traced to its inputs and stated assumptions.

1.4 Funding statement

The site is funded by advertising and by licensed advisors who pay for introductions. Neither advertisers nor advisors select, pay for or alter article content. Stating the funding sources here lets a reader weigh the material accordingly.

1.5 Known limitations

Articles are general and simplified, and they may omit rules that apply to a particular reader. Tax and regulatory details change over time, and AI-assisted text can contain mistakes. Any figure should be treated as an approximation, and a rule that matters to a reader should be confirmed at its source.

1.6 Errata

Any reader may report an error through the contact page. A confirmed error is corrected on the page concerned.