EDITORIAL POLICY

Last updated: May 15, 2026

DistillFin is an independent publication written and edited by Ravi Krishnan. This page describes how articles and charts are produced, what role AI plays, and how we handle corrections, sponsorships, and the boundaries of what we will and will not write about.

We do not give investment advice. Nothing on DistillFin is a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security or financial product. We publish data visualizations and tool comparisons. Always consult a licensed advisor for personal decisions.

The Writing Process

Topic and source selection. Topics are driven by reader questions and the things Ravi is actively comparing. Data sources are public — FRED, World Bank, central banks, exchanges, regulators. Tool reviews use the actual free tier or trial.
Research and outline. AI is used to gather and summarize sources. Ravi writes the outline and the questions the article should answer.
Draft with chart-first structure. A first-pass draft is generated with AI assistance using the outline and source materials. Charts are produced from raw data, not embedded from third parties.
Human edit and verification. Ravi reviews the draft, re-runs the numbers, swaps in his own screenshots and chart code, and hedges or removes anything he can't verify.
Publish and date. Articles carry a published date. Material updates add a "last updated" line.

How AI Is Used

We use large language models (currently Anthropic Claude) as research assistants and draft generators — never as the final author. AI does not publish here without human review. Full disclosure in our AI Disclosure.

Corrections

If a chart, number, or claim is wrong, email editor@distillfin.comwith the article link and the issue. Confirmed factual errors are fixed within 48 hours, and material corrections are noted at the bottom of the affected article.

Sponsorships and Affiliate Links

Affiliate links are disclosed at the top of any article that contains them.
Sponsored content is labelled "Sponsored" and held to the same factual bar as regular articles.
No vendor, sponsor, or affiliate has editorial control over what we publish or how we rate them.
We do not accept payment to omit unfavourable findings from a tool review.

Independence

DistillFin has no investors, no advertisers with editorial input, and no corporate parent. Coverage decisions are made by Ravi alone, based on what is genuinely useful to readers learning to read fintech data and tools.