Editorial Policy
Editorial Standards
MarketVault is an educational video curation platform, not a financial advisory service. Every clip we publish has been manually evaluated against the criteria below. This page explains how we select content, who is responsible for those decisions, and what we do not publish.
Editor
Jamie McDonnell
Founder & Editor
Jamie curates MarketVault as an independent project. He is not a licensed financial advisor, fund manager, or regulated financial professional. All content on MarketVault is educational in nature and does not constitute financial advice.
What We Include
Credible, identifiable expert
The person speaking must be a named, verifiable individual with a documented track record — a published author, credentialed economist, professional fund manager, or established financial educator. Anonymous or unverifiable commentators are not accepted.
Educational value over entertainment
The clip must explain a concept, framework, or analysis in a way that gives the viewer genuine understanding — not just a prediction, a hot take, or a clickbait headline. Content that teaches is prioritised over content that merely asserts.
Principle-based rather than prediction-based
We favour clips that explain how to think about investing and markets rather than clips that tell viewers what to buy or sell. Time-sensitive trade recommendations are explicitly excluded.
Balanced and intellectually honest
Content must acknowledge risk, present counterarguments where relevant, and avoid promotional language. Clips from experts with undisclosed conflicts of interest (e.g. holding the assets they recommend) are excluded unless the conflict is declared.
Correctly attributed and categorised
Every clip must be accurately linked to the expert, topic, and format. Submissions with missing or incorrect attribution are returned before publication.
What We Exclude
- —Specific buy or sell recommendations for individual securities, tokens, or assets
- —Content from unverified or anonymous sources without documented expertise
- —Promotional content paid for by financial product providers (advertorials, sponsored videos)
- —Price predictions presented as fact rather than analysis
- —Content that primarily promotes a course, book, or paid service without substantive educational value
- —Hype-driven content around speculative assets without balanced risk disclosure
- —Anything that could be construed as personalised financial advice
Review Process
All submissions are reviewed manually by the editor before publication. Each clip is checked for expert credibility, educational quality, and compliance with the exclusions above. Clips that pass are categorised by topic and format and published with a brief editorial description. Submissions that fail are rejected with a reason. We aim to review all submissions within 48 hours. MarketVault does not accept payment for inclusion.