Editorial policy
Who writes our investing education, who checks it, which sources we trust, how we use AI, how we stay independent and how we correct mistakes.
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Summary
The short version. Each point links to the page that shows it in practice.
Primary sources first: filings, regulators and official statistics.
The editorial team fact checks and approves; current AI models help check; the StockEducation team is accountable.
No affiliate links, paid placements or broker payments.
Report an error by email. Confirmed fixes are logged in public with the date.
They are the written rules every StockEducation.com page follows. Each page credits the team responsible and its reviewer, is checked against primary sources such as regulators, filings and official data, discloses any conflict of interest and shows when it was last updated. AI helps the team check drafts but is never a source or an approver: the editorial team approves every page. The site takes no money from brokers or advertisers, and confirmed errors are fixed and recorded in a public corrections log.
Reviewed by Associate Professor Charles Lo, CPA, PhD · Updated 14 October 2026
Investing information can affect your money and your wellbeing, so we hold it to a higher standard and tell you exactly how it is made.
Real, named people. Every page carries a byline with its author and reviewer, linked to a profile with credentials and outside records you can check.
Written from primary sources, reviewed by a subject expert, checked with the help of AI and approved by the editorial team. We say plainly where AI is used and where it is not.
To help people understand investing before they risk money. Not to rank for search terms, not to sell a product and not to push anyone toward a trade.
Clear, accurate and independent investing education that a complete beginner can trust.
| Mission | To teach anyone how the stock market works, properly, in order and for free, without selling them anything. |
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| Who we write for | Complete beginners and self directed learners, mostly investing in US stocks and ETFs. |
| What this policy covers | Lessons, articles, guides, glossary entries, visual lessons, tools, calculators and comparison pages. |
| Where we write from | Sydney, Australia, using US primary sources for US market claims and Australian sources for Australian rules. |
| What we publish | General education only. Nothing on the site is personal financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell. |
They apply to every kind of page we publish.
Pages exist to help you understand, never to push you toward a product, a broker or a trade.
Every page names who wrote it and who checked it, with profiles you can verify.
You can always tell a sourced fact from a worked example or a judgment.
Regulators, government data, filings and company documents come first.
Confirmed errors are fixed on the page and recorded in the public log with the date.
No broker, advertiser or affiliate can pay to change a page.
Credits appear only after the work is done and the person's credentials have been checked.
| Bylines | Every page shows its author, its reviewer and the date it was last updated. |
|---|---|
| Authors | A named editorial team led by publisher Felix La Spina, who designs the curriculum and its sequence. |
| Expert review | Subject reviewers check claims in their own field: finance and advisory, corporate strategy and markets, fraud prevention, and analysis and valuation. |
| Academic review | Associate Professor Charles Lo, CPA, PhD reviews lessons for accuracy, clarity and structure. |
| Approval | Publishing is a team decision, with the StockEducation team accountable for each page. |
| Credentials | Each reviewer links to outside records such as CPA Australia, the CFA Institute directory, university profiles and LinkedIn. Meet the team. |
Financial claims rest on primary sources. The riskier the topic, the deeper the review.
| Every claim linked | Facts and statistics link to the source they come from, so you can check them yourself. |
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| Numbers shown | Calculations and worked examples come with notes on how they were worked out. |
| Dates on facts | Rules, rates and limits that change are dated, and checked again when they change. |
| Review by risk | Topics with more risk for readers, such as rules, tax, leverage and scams, get deeper expert review. |
| No evidence, no claim | A claim that cannot be backed by a record we could show you is not published. |
We use the latest AI models to work faster and check more. People stay responsible for every page.
How the site is paid for, and what can never be bought.
| Funding | Paid for by its operator, Stock Education Publishing Pty Ltd. How we make money. |
|---|---|
| Advertising | None. No ads, sponsored posts or paid placements. |
| Affiliate links | None on educational pages. If that ever changed, each link would be labelled before you reach it. |
| Brokers and funds | Named only as neutral examples. None can pay to be named, ranked or praised. |
| Conflicts of interest | Any conflict is disclosed on the page it affects. |
| Editorial control | Funding decisions are kept separate from what a page says. |
Every page is dated, and every confirmed error is corrected in public.
| Dates | Each page shows when it was last updated. Pages are checked again on a schedule and whenever the rules they describe change. |
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| Report an error | Email support@stockeducation.com or use the contact page with the page address, what is wrong and a source if you have one. |
| Checking | An editor checks the report against the original sources. |
| Fixing | Confirmed errors are fixed on the page and recorded in the public corrections log with the date and what changed. |
| Timing | We aim to correct confirmed errors within five business days. |
Reviewed every year and whenever products, funding, contributors or controls change.
| Version | 1.0 |
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| Effective | 31 July 2026 |
| Last reviewed | 31 July 2026 |
| Next scheduled review | 31 July 2027 |
| Owned by | The StockEducation team |
| Revision history | 1.0, 31 July 2026: first published standards. |
Each policy is written down, dated and owned by the editorial team.
Who stands behind this page
Who is responsible, when it was last reviewed, and how to reach a person, so you can judge this page for yourself.
Accountable for this page
The StockEducation team is accountable for these standards and for the corrections log.
How pages are checked
Team fact checked and approved
The editorial team fact checks and approves every page together; current AI models help check; the StockEducation team is accountable for each page.
Page last reviewed
19 October 2026
This is the page review date. The standards are version 1.0, effective and last reviewed 31 July 2026, next policy review 31 July 2027. Changing facts are rechecked quarterly.
Spotted an error?
A person aims to reply within one business day. Confirmed fixes are logged in the public corrections log with the date.
How this site is funded
No affiliate links, paid placements or broker payments. Education, not advice.
How AI is used
People approve every page
Current AI models help check pages and power the AI tools. People decide what is published.
A named editorial team led by publisher Felix La Spina. Every page shows its author, its reviewer and the date it was last updated.
The editorial team together: the matching subject reviewer, Associate Professor Charles Lo, CPA, PhD as academic reviewer for lessons, and the StockEducation team accountable for each page.
The latest AI models help the team check drafts, figures and sources, and they power the learner tools. AI is never a source, never a reviewer of record and never an approver. The editorial team approves every page.
Primary sources first: regulators, government data, company filings and exchange data. Other websites, forums and AI output are never treated as authority for a financial claim.
Report the page and the problem. An editor checks it, and confirmed errors are fixed on the page and in the public corrections log with the date, usually within five business days.
No. No broker, platform or advertiser can pay to change a page, a ranking or a conclusion. The site takes no such money at all.
Each team profile links to outside records such as CPA Australia, the CFA Institute directory, a university staff profile and LinkedIn.
No. It is general education. It explains how investing works and never tells you what to buy, sell or hold.
Every page shows its last updated date. Pages are checked again on a schedule and whenever the rules or figures they describe change.
On its own public page under the editorial standards. Each entry shows the page, the error, the fix and the date.
Lesson 1 needs no account. The learning path then puts every lesson, quiz and tool in order and saves your place.
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