About Finformed
Our mission Independent research · London
Show the evidence. Say what we don't know.
Finformed is research on faith, finance, business and life, from Proverbs to price charts. We take the claims doing the rounds, from viral videos to official announcements, and check them against the primary source.
Who's behind it
Ja'Van Edwards, writer, researcher and trader
I've worked in commercial finance for more than 15 years, across property, construction and banking, and I founded Reliever Group in 2019. I also trade my own account, which is exactly why I care about the difference between a good story and good evidence.
I started Finformed because the loudest voices on money are rarely the best sourced. Most people don't have time to read an IMF data brief or a Treasury press release. I do, and I'll show you what's in them.
years in commercial finance
founded Reliever Group
sectors: property, construction, banking
Faith matters to me, and the line under our name is meant: Seek God. Find truth. Live well.
What you get
Five minutes. The one thing that matters, three numbers, one claim checked, what to watch.
Read the Daily → Every ThursdayThe WeeklyOne big claim, taken apart properly, with the case against and every source.
Read The Weekly → Always onClaim checksOur running record of verdicts, on one page, so you can judge ours.
See the record →How we check a claim
- Pin it downExactly what is being said, by whom and when. If it's too vague to check, we say so.
- Go to the primary sourceThe IMF, Bank of England, US Treasury, Federal Reserve, ONS, BIS. Not a screenshot of a summary.
- Check the numbers ourselvesDates, units and revisions. "Per operation" is not "per quarter".
- Make the best case againstEvery piece states the strongest argument against our own verdict.
- Say what we don't knowEvery piece has a section for it.
- Give a verdictOne of four, always the same four.
- Supported
- The evidence backs the claim.
- Partly supported
- Some of it holds; part doesn't, or it's overstated.
- Not supported
- The evidence points the other way.
- Unproven
- Not enough evidence yet, either way. We say what would settle it.
Standards
If we get something wrong, the correction goes at the top of the piece, with the date. Spotted an error? Email [email protected].
I trade financial markets with my own money. Finformed never publishes buy or sell calls, entries or targets. Nothing here is financial advice.
Work with me
Research and commercial finance projects
I take on a small number of research, writing and commercial finance projects for editors and businesses. Send a line about what you need and I'll reply within a working day.
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