How we make money.

The longer version

Geaux To Market is a participant in various affiliate marketing programs, including but not limited to: Impact, Commission Junction (CJ), FlexOffers, ShareASale, and direct partnerships with financial services companies including mortgage lenders, insurance carriers, banks, and personal finance platforms.

When you click on certain links on our site labeled as "Sponsored" or otherwise marked as partner offers, we may be compensated by the company you visit if you complete a qualifying action — such as submitting an application, getting a quote, opening an account, or completing a purchase. This compensation does not affect what you pay; the price or terms you receive are the same as if you had visited the partner's site directly.

How this affects what you see

We want to be straightforward about two things:

What it does affect: Which partners we feature on our calculator pages. We can only show you offers from companies whose affiliate programs we've been accepted into. There are great companies out there we don't feature simply because their affiliate program is closed, restricted, or doesn't exist.

What it does NOT affect: Our calculators' underlying math, our explanations, our recommendations on whether to take a particular financial action, or what we say about specific products. We don't weight calculator results to favor any partner. The numbers you see are the real numbers.

How we label sponsored content

Every paid placement on our site is labeled. Look for one of these signals:

• SponsoredIndicates a paid placement where we earn a commission if you click through and complete an action.
• PartnerSame as sponsored — used interchangeably in some places.

Additionally, all sponsored outbound links carry the appropriate rel="sponsored nofollow" attribute as required by search engine guidelines.

Our editorial independence

No partner has the right to review, approve, or veto anything we publish about them or about any financial topic. We don't accept payment for positive reviews. We don't accept payment to hide negative information. If a partner's product has trade-offs you should know about, we'll tell you — even if it costs us a commission.

We also reserve the right to remove any partner from our site if we receive consistent negative feedback about their service or if their practices change in a way we can't support. Commissions don't buy permanent placement here.

What we do NOT do

• We do not sell or share your personal information with our partners.
• We do not require an email address to use any calculator.
• We do not pre-fill your information into partner applications without your action.
• We do not use deceptive design patterns to push you toward affiliate links.
• We do not write fake reviews or pose as third-party reviewers.

Not financial advice

Everything on Geaux To Market is for educational and informational purposes only. We are not licensed financial advisors, tax professionals, attorneys, or insurance agents. The calculators and content on this site are tools to help you think — not substitutes for personalized professional advice. Before making any major financial decision, consult a qualified professional who knows your full situation.

Questions about our disclosures

If you have any questions about how we make money, how we label content, or how a specific recommendation came to be on our site, please reach out. We'll answer honestly.