Affiliate Disclosure

How Affiliate Links Work

Throughout CrowdfundedWealth, you'll find links to various real estate crowdfunding platforms, financial tools, courses, and services. Some of these are affiliate links. Here's exactly what happens when you click one:

1. You click a link on our site that takes you to a third-party platform or service.
2. A small tracking cookie may be placed on your browser by the affiliate network. This cookie tells the platform that you came from CrowdfundedWealth.
3. If you sign up, invest, or make a purchase within a certain window (typically 30-90 days), we receive a referral commission.
4. You pay the exact same price you would have paid without clicking our link. Our commission comes from the platform's marketing budget, not from your pocket.

Our Editorial Independence

This is the part that matters most. Let us be completely transparent:

• 1We review platforms whether or not they have an affiliate program. If a platform is worth reviewing, we review it. If they happen to offer an affiliate program, we join it. If they don't, we still cover them.
• 2Commission rates do not affect our ratings. A platform that pays higher commissions does not get a better review. Our analysis is based on fees, returns, track record, transparency, and user experience — not referral payouts.
• 3We include negative reviews. If a platform has problems, we say so — even if they have an affiliate program. You'll find warnings and disadvantages in every review because no platform is perfect.
• 4We clearly mark affiliate links. Content that contains affiliate links includes a disclosure notice. We believe in being upfront about how we make money.

Types of Affiliate Programs We Participate In

We may earn commissions from the following categories of products and services:

• Real estate crowdfunding platforms: The platforms we review and compare, including equity, debt, and REIT-style offerings.
• Financial tools and services: Portfolio trackers, tax software, banking services, and other financial products relevant to investors.
• Educational courses and resources: Real estate investing courses, books, and other educational materials.
• Software and technology: Tools that help investors research, track, or manage their investments.

We participate in affiliate and referral programs through networks including Impact.com, Awin, ShareASale, PartnerStack (Kiavi's lender referral program) and Everflow (the WiserAdvisor adviser-matching service), plus direct programs offered by individual platforms. Referral links are marked where they appear.

Why We Use Affiliate Links

Running a website takes time and money. Domain costs, hosting, research tools, hours spent analyzing platforms and writing detailed reviews — all of this has a cost. Affiliate commissions allow us to keep doing this work without charging readers or putting content behind a paywall.

When you use our affiliate links, you're supporting our ability to continue producing independent, research-backed content. And we genuinely appreciate it.

FTC Compliance

In accordance with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines, we disclose that CrowdfundedWealth has financial relationships with some of the companies and platforms mentioned on this website. This disclosure is provided to ensure full transparency with our readers.

The FTC requires that we disclose any material connection between us and the products or services we recommend. This page, along with disclosures on individual articles, serves to fulfill that requirement.

Questions?

If you have any questions about our affiliate relationships or how we make money, we're happy to answer them. Transparency is not just a legal requirement for us — it's a core value.

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