Editorial Policy

This page explains how Capital Lessons decides what to publish and how we check it. If you think something we published falls short of this policy, please tell us at hello@capitalessons.com.

What we publish

Capital Lessons writes for curious individual investors, mostly beginners and people with some experience. Everything is in plain English with US spelling.

• Stories cover companies, crises, decisions and the mechanisms behind them.
• Guides explain concepts and methods with examples.
• Tools are tutorials, reviews and comparisons of research tools.
• The Weekly Chapter is our weekly newsletter. New subscribers first get a five-day series of short market stories.

Educational content

Our content is educational. It is general information, and it isn’t financial, investment, tax or legal advice. We don’t know your situation, we don’t give personalized investment recommendations and we don’t promise returns. When we use numbers in an example that isn’t real, we say it’s hypothetical. Our Terms of Use say more.

Independence

Nobody tells us what to conclude. Commercial relationships don’t decide what we write or which tools we recommend. We set the criteria for a comparison before we look at who pays us, and any relationship is visible near the recommendation. We don’t present paid content as independent analysis.

How we choose topics

We look for questions readers actually ask, topics that stay useful over time, and subjects that are well documented. We also look at how a new article connects to what’s already in the archive. If we already have a good answer to a question, we would rather update that page than publish a near copy.

Commercial potential can be one factor. We don’t pick a topic only because it could earn a commission.

Sources and fact-checking

We start with primary documents whenever we can: company filings and reports, official product documentation, public authorities, statistics and identifiable archives. Good secondary sources help with context and with testing an interpretation. A social media post can point us to a story. On its own, it doesn’t confirm an important claim.

Numbers come with their period, unit and currency. We don’t mix revenue with profit, nominal with inflation-adjusted values, or adjusted with reported results without explaining the difference. When sources disagree, we say so, or we narrow the claim to what the evidence supports.

Each article lists its main sources.

Facts, interpretation and hypotheses

We keep three things apart: what is documented, what we think it means, and what is a hypothetical example. When the evidence is strong, we write with confidence. When it’s uncertain, we say that clearly.

Tool reviews and comparisons

For every tool we cover, we say how we looked at it: hands-on use or a review of its documentation, which plan or version, and when. We never say “we tested” unless we actually used the tool.

Comparisons set their criteria before making a recommendation. They include limitations and alternatives, and they can include options that don’t pay us anything when those fit the reader better.

Prices and features change. We check them close to publication and review them regularly while a recommendation stays live.

Images and charts

Charts are built from checked data and show their units and sources. Screenshots of tools are real. Concept images and illustrations are labeled as concepts and are never presented as documentary photos. We may use AI image generation for covers and concept art. We never use it to create prices, historical data, financial tables or product screens.

How we use AI

Capital Lessons is produced with the help of AI tools, inside a written editorial process that includes source checks and a human approval before anything is published.

We don’t publish invented tests, personal experiences, quotes, testimonials, experts or credentials.

Authorship

Articles are published under the Capital Lessons name. We don’t use made-up bylines, personas or expert credentials.

Affiliate links and sponsorship

Some pages may contain affiliate links from approved partners. We disclose them next to the recommendation, and a commission never changes how we evaluate a product. If we ever publish sponsored content, it will be clearly labeled as sponsored. Read the full Affiliate Disclosure.

Corrections and updates

If we get something wrong, we fix it. When a correction changes the meaning of an article, we add a short note to the page that says what changed and when. Typos, formatting and broken links are fixed without a note.

Articles have a review schedule. Tool prices and features are checked more often than historical stories. We don’t change a page’s date just to make it look recent.

To report an error, email hello@capitalessons.com with the page link and, if you can, a source.