Holly Mckay
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How do we make money?

Written by Boring Money

10 Feb, 2026

We generate revenue through three main channels: research services, content creation, and website partnerships.

Research & consultancy

We provide valuable insights to the investment and pension industry through comprehensive data collection and expert analysis. This includes:

  • Performance metrics and asset management data from providers

  • Customer feedback, ratings, and reviews

  • Reader surveys and broader national polling

These insights help providers understand their market position, customer preferences, and areas for improvement.

Content creation

Our expertise in making financial information accessible leads to several revenue streams:

  • Writing engaging website copy for financial companies

  • Developing video scripts and infographics

  • Speaking engagements and media contributions from our Founder & CEO Holly Mackay

  • Articles in national publications

Website partnerships

We maintain transparency in our commercial relationships through clear visual indicators:

  • Orange buttons signal when we receive introducer fees for account sign-ups

  • Sponsored content is clearly marked and is usually focused on educational value rather than product promotion

Our commitment to transparency means we use orange highlighting and clear sponsor tagging throughout the site to indicate any commercial arrangements.

Note: We prioritise educational value and clear disclosure in all our commercial partnerships, ensuring our readers can make informed decisions while maintaining trust in our platform.

We are talking to you about your money - any investment firm we say we like, we like. And we would say that to our sisters, our friends, our kids’ teachers... We don’t just say nice things about people who we think will pay introducer fees. As well as not being spivvy, this makes commercial sense. If you trust us, you’ll read our stuff and we’ll be relevant. If you don’t trust us, you won’t visit the site and we’ll just disappear. If you're more cynical, you can always filter the tables by other investors’ reviews and use this as your sense check.

Holly MackayFounder & CEO of Boring Money

Just to be squeaky clean and transparent, here is a list of firms that have been invoiced by us over the last six months for research or content projects that we run for the industry. Logo, sponsorships, and affiliate revenues are included separately as these are highlighted and visible on our site:

Fidelity Investment Management Limited
Vanguard Asset Management Limited
Lloyds Bank PLC
HSBC
Wealth Wizards Limited
AJ Bell Business Solutions Limited
JP Morgan Personal Investing
NatWest Group
Quilter Business Services Ltd
Aviva
Interactive Investor Services Limited
Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd
Quilter Invest Limited
Benchmark Capital
Barclays Bank Plc
Lloyds Banking Group
JP Morgan
The Investment Association
Invesco UK Ltd
St James's Place
Capital International Limited
Aberdeen ITs
Walk In The Gate
Penfold Technology Ltd
Killik & Co
IG Index Limited
Allianz Global Investors UK Limited
Alliance Witan
Finextra Research Limited
Telegraph Media Group Holdings Limited
Chip Financial Limited
MFM Investment Ltd
Allianz
We Are Just
Baillie Gifford
Royal London
Freetrade Limited
NuWealth Ltd
Rathbones Investment Management
M&G Plc
L&G Investment Management
Schroders ITs
Lansons Communications Holdings Ltd
Schroders Personal Wealth
Broadridge Analytics Solutions Limited
Lightyear Financial Ltd
XTB Limited
Silverbean Ltd
Unbiased
Polar Capital Technology Trust
Wholesome Financial Planning
Northcap Wealth Ltd
Minos Wealth Planning Ltd
Meliora Financial Planning
Money Farm