Good research should show its work.
How StockHitter approaches news coverage, research, product reviews, corrections, and the commercial relationships behind this site.
Explore our review process ↓Useful information, with context.
StockHitter helps individual investors understand companies, investing strategies, and financial research products. Our goal is to explain what the information means, where the limitations are, and which questions a reader should ask next.
Our coverage combines financial news, investing guides, stock analysis, and reviews. Affiliate income supports the site, but a commission is not a reason to give a product a positive assessment.
Meet the people behind StockHitter ↗Separate what happened from what it might mean.
Our news coverage is for individual investors trying to understand a development and its practical implications. The standard is useful context, clear sourcing, and an honest account of what remains uncertain.
Sources that support the claim
Primary sources are the starting point where available: company filings, earnings releases, central-bank statements, official data, and the original remarks or documents being discussed. Reputable reporting can add context or supply information unavailable firsthand. When relying on another outlet’s reporting, credit and link to that reporting.
A source must support the specific claim beside it. Check names, quotations, dates, figures, and context against the underlying material. Distinguish a closing price from an intraday move, an announcement date from a publication date, and an expectation from a decision. Multiple websites repeating the same report are not independent confirmation. Unsupported details should be omitted or clearly identified as unverified.
Reporting, analysis, and uncertainty
Distinguish established facts from company claims, market expectations, and the author’s interpretation. A price move can coincide with several developments; that does not establish one definitive cause. Analysis should explain its reasoning and limitations. Illustrative calculations should identify their assumptions, data dates, and sources so readers can follow the arithmetic.
Headlines should reflect the evidence in the article. Our coverage should give readers a useful question or framework without manufactured urgency, promises of returns, or personalized instructions to buy or sell.
AI assistance and human responsibility
StockHitter uses AI tools to assist with research organization, drafting, and editing. AI output is not a source, and agreement between two AI tools is not verification. Names, quotations, links, and financial figures still require checking against source material.
Our publication standard requires human editorial review before an AI-assisted draft goes live. The named author is accountable for the article; using AI does not transfer that responsibility. Jeff Lenney oversees editorial operations. A separate reviewer should be named only when that person actually reviewed the piece.
Updates that preserve the record
News reflects the information available at the time of publication. Material new developments should be incorporated in an update or covered in a clearly linked follow-up, with dates that make the sequence understandable. News corrections should not wait for a quarterly review. Changing a date solely to make an old article appear fresh is not an editorial update.
When a material factual error is corrected, add a dated correction note explaining the change. Readers can report a possible error through the corrections process below.
Firsthand use and original research.
Reviews are based on firsthand use, original research, or a combination of both. Those are different kinds of evidence: researching a product is not the same as subscribing to or using it.
Firsthand experience
When an article describes personal use, the relevant evidence can include original screenshots, examples from the service, testing notes, and the period of access. An author’s experience is not a promise that another subscriber will get the same outcome.
Research and sources
Research may draw on publisher materials, company filings, financial reports, product terms, and other relevant sources. Marketing claims should be distinguished from independently established facts.
A balanced assessment
A useful review explains the offering, costs, limitations, and potential fit. We consider drawbacks as well as advantages and do not accept payment in exchange for positive coverage.
What readers should look for
- The basis for the assessment: firsthand use, research, or both.
- Relevant costs, terms, and limitations, with sources where available.
- A distinction between factual information, publisher claims, and the author’s opinion.
- Context for any examples or results. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Updates where timing matters.
Important evergreen guides and product reviews are reviewed quarterly and updated where needed. News coverage follows the event-driven update and correction standards above. Other content is updated as needed. A review does not mean every article changes each quarter.
Prices, subscription terms, company results, and other financial information can change between reviews. Check the original source or provider for the current details before acting.
Accuracy and dates
Content is reviewed before publication for factual accuracy and sourcing. When we identify an error, our policy is to correct it promptly and transparently.
A publication or update date gives context for an article; it should not be read as a guarantee that every figure or product term remains current. Material corrections are noted when they occur.
How the site earns revenue.
Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission when a reader purchases through them, at no additional cost to the reader. Affiliate relationships are disclosed on pages where they exist.
Our editorial judgment is not influenced by affiliate compensation. We do not accept payment for positive reviews.
Read the affiliate disclosure ↗Holdings and conflicts.
Where authors hold personal positions in securities discussed, those positions are disclosed within the relevant article. Personal holdings do not determine our editorial assessment.
StockHitter’s content is educational and is not personalized investment advice. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.
Read the risk disclaimer ↗Help us keep the record straight.
If you find an inaccuracy, email jenna@stockhitter.com. Include the article URL, the detail you believe is incorrect, and a supporting source if available.
We assess correction requests against the available evidence. Material factual corrections should carry a dated note explaining what was wrong and what changed. Minor spelling or formatting fixes do not require a correction notice. A new development is an update; an inaccurate statement is a correction.
We take corrections seriously and aim to resolve factual errors as quickly as possible. If your message concerns a subscription, billing issue, or refund, contact the product provider directly.
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