Disclosure – The Full Monty
This blog and the content provided here and on the podcast is for informational purposes as well as to build a community and learn from you, my dear smart audience. That said, since December 1, 2009, the FTC requires bloggers to disclose whenever there could be hidden interests or unspoken biases related to recommendations. So here goes…
Firstly: I am an investor, advisor and multiple business owner.
Second, the less obvious: Per the FTC rules, if I interview someone and they grab the bill for lunch, I would need to disclose this. Ditto if I use an Amazon link that gets me 8 cents instead of an Amazon link that gets me 0 cents. If someone gives me a comfy t-shirt with a logo and I wear it in a photo, same deal. Disclaimers all over the place. This would be tedious for me and even more tedious for readers. But rules are rules. To cover myself and preserve your reading experience, please assume that, for every link and product I use, the following all hold true:
Firstly: I am an investor, advisor and multiple business owner.
Second, the less obvious: Per the FTC rules, if I interview someone and they grab the bill for lunch, I would need to disclose this. Ditto if I use an Amazon link that gets me 8 cents instead of an Amazon link that gets me 0 cents. If someone gives me a comfy t-shirt with a logo and I wear it in a photo, same deal. Disclaimers all over the place. This would be tedious for me and even more tedious for readers. But rules are rules. To cover myself and preserve your reading experience, please assume that, for every link and product I use, the following all hold true:
(Illustrations courtesy of Louis Gray and Jeannine Schafer. Thanks to Tim Ferriss for the content.)
