{"id":3338,"date":"2021-04-28T11:49:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T11:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.publicfinanceinternational.org\/?page_id=3338"},"modified":"2021-04-28T11:49:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T11:49:56","slug":"our-methodology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.publicfinanceinternational.org\/our-methodology\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Methodology &#8211; How We Test?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicfinanceinternational.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Public Finance International<\/a>, we have a simple goal: to help our readers find the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicfinanceinternational.org\/best-online-trading-platforms\/\" target=\"_blank\">best online broker<\/a> for their needs. We take great pride in doing our research and testing in the best way possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we do our best to feature the best services possible, you should always do your due diligence. 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Do note we do not offer financial advice and the information on our website is for informational purposes only!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicfinanceinternational.org\/broker-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\">Our reviews<\/a> are based on a variety of factors: <strong>Commissions & Fees<\/strong>, <strong>Investment Offering<\/strong>, <strong>Account Types<\/strong>, <strong>Trading Platform<\/strong>, <strong>Mobile Trading<\/strong>, <strong>Research<\/strong>, <strong>Education<\/strong>, <strong>Customer Support<\/strong>, <strong>Trading Tools<\/strong>, <strong>Regulation<\/strong>, and <strong>Security<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-commissions-fees\">Commissions & Fees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We assess commissions & fees of each broker and compare it to its peers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Are trades commission-free?<\/li><li>How much do you need to deposit to open an account (minimum deposit)?<\/li><li>Hidden Fees (overnight funding fees, 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