Our story

We are building the financial guide we wished existed.

Aurwallet is an independent, reader-first publication covering the products, decisions, and trade-offs that shape your money. We don't sell rankings. Partners can't pay to be #1.

What we do

Every day, our editors research a single product category, compare the options against a published methodology, and write a clear recommendation. Then we keep monitoring. When a card changes its rewards rate, our readers know within the week.

How we stay independent

We may earn a commission when a reader signs up for a product via our links. That revenue supports our research, but it never changes the ranking. Our writers never see which links earned a commission. Our editors never know which article is the most profitable.

Who pays for Aurwallet

Two revenue streams. Reader subscriptions for our premium newsletter, and partner referral fees for products we already recommend. That's it. We do not run sponsored posts, sell banner ads, or accept payment to feature a product.

The team

People behind the bylines

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Mira Chen

Editor-in-Chief, Cards

CFA, 12 years covering consumer credit.

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Daniel Okafor

Senior Editor, Banking

Former bank examiner. Knows the fine print.

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Priya Raman

Lead Writer, Investing

Built portfolios for a decade before writing about them.

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Jordan Reyes

Senior Writer, Loans

Bought two homes, refinanced three, wrote about all of it.

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Sam Whitfield

Editor, Insurance

Actuarial background. Translates coverage into English.

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The Aurwallet Lab

Tools & Calculators

Engineers and designers building the calculators.