Our methodology
Authors + methodology
Every credit card review, best-of list, and answer on ClearValue Cards is scored against our published methodology. We are an independent comparison publisher — not a card issuer or a lender — and cards are scored on a published methodology, ranked by fit and never by commission.
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Published methodology · ClearValue Cards
Every credit card review, best-of list, and answer on ClearValue Cards is scored against a published 100-point methodology and ranked by fit, never by commission. ClearValue Cards is founded by Brian Kim, CPA.
Brian Kim
Founder, ClearValue; CPA + Financial Educator
Brian Kim, CPA is the founder of the ClearValue family of financial-education and comparison sites, including ClearValue Cards. His plain-English work has reached more than 2.8 million people on YouTube.