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How The Esk is funded

The costs of research, hosting and the podcasts are met by CWTE. CWTE’s income comes from advisory and consultancy work for investors, professional firms and media organisations. The Esk does not accept advertising, sponsored content, affiliate links or paid placement, and all of its analysis is free to read.

How advisory work is kept separate

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• Advisory work does not buy coverage, and does not buy silence.
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• Confidential information received in advisory work is never used in published analysis.

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Questions

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