Editorial Team
The people behind WealthGuides
We present ourselves as an editorial team rather than a single "expert" author, because that's a more accurate reflection of how the site is actually produced — and because we'd rather be transparent about our process than claim credentials we don't hold.
Sources and verifies figures directly from SEC filings, fund prospectuses, IRS publications, and FRED before any article is drafted.
Translates research into plain-English guides, with a standing rule: if a beginner couldn't follow a paragraph, it gets rewritten.
Independently verifies every statistic against its original source and reviews articles before and after publication for accuracy.
A note on credentials
We don't publish invented certifications, licenses, or employment histories. Where an article draws on a specific professional standard (for example, IRS contribution limits or SEC disclosure rules), we cite the primary source directly rather than asking you to take a byline's word for it. This is a deliberate choice, explained further in our editorial policy.
How this team actually works together
In practice, these three roles aren't three different people locked into rigid lanes on every article — on a small publication, the same researcher may draft a section, and the same editor may double-check a source. What stays consistent regardless of who touches a given article is the sequence: primary-source research happens before a word is drafted, a second pass checks every figure against its original source before publication, and nothing goes live without that fact-check step having occurred. That sequence, not a specific person's title, is what we're actually asking you to trust.
Why we chose this model over a single "expert" byline
Many finance sites lead with a single named expert — often with a professional designation attached to build immediate credibility. We considered that model and chose not to use it, for a specific reason: WealthGuides doesn't currently employ a licensed financial advisor, CFP, or CFA on staff, and inventing one (or implying a credential that doesn't exist) would be a form of the exact misrepresentation we're asking readers to be skeptical of elsewhere online. A transparent editorial-team model, with citations doing the credibility work instead of a personal title, is the more honest option available to a publication at our current stage — and we think it holds up better under scrutiny, not worse.
How to reach the team
Factual corrections, source disputes, or general questions about how a specific article was researched can be sent to corrections@wealthguides.online or through our contact page. We read every message personally — there is no larger organization behind this address routing it elsewhere.