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JumpSteps Clarity Matching AI Engine
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Your goals have met their match.
Finally.

Claire is JumpSteps' AI matching engine — the intelligence that connects what you're trying to do financially with the products built to help you do it. No guessing. No generic lists. Just matches that actually fit your goals.

Three dimensions. One engine.

Everything Claire does starts here

The Clarity engine runs on three pillars — independent systems that Claire brings together into a single, personalised recommendation. Each one matters. Together they're unlike anything else in consumer finance.

Pillar 01
Ratings That Mean Something

JumpSteps editorial ratings draw from 13 recognized sources — NerdWallet, Bankrate, J.D. Power, Morningstar, and more — normalized to a single 0–10 scale. No pay-to-play. No size bias. Just the most complete picture of each institution available anywhere.

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Pillar 02
A Score Built Around Your Goals

The Match Score isn't a rating — it's personal. Claire measures your goals across five dimensions and scores every product in the catalog against your specific profile. The same bank can score a 92 for one person and a 34 for another. That's the point.

What is the Match Score
Pillar 03
Matching That Never Stops

Your financial landscape changes. Products change. Offers change. JumpSteps+ keeps Claire running on your profile around the clock — surfacing new matches and sending them directly to your inbox before you even knew to go looking.

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Meet Claire

Elegant. Approachable.
Genuinely helpful.

Claire isn't a chatbot. She's not a search engine. She's the embodiment of the Clarity engine — an AI system designed to do one thing exceptionally well: understand what you're trying to accomplish financially and find the products that actually help you get there. She works quietly in the background, surfaces only what matters, and delivers it in plain language you can act on.

Let Claire match for me
Always working, never intrusive
Claire runs continuously on your profile but only surfaces a match when it's genuinely relevant — not just to fill an inbox.
Scores every product, not just the sponsored ones
The Clarity engine evaluates the full catalog — 375+ products & growing, across every major category — against your profile, every time.
Plain language, clear reasoning
Every match comes with an explanation — not a score dump, but a short, specific reason why this product fits your goals right now.
No financial relationship with the outcome
Claire's scores aren't shaped by revenue. Partner brands earn the verified badge through data quality, not spend.
The process

Three steps. One match.

You don't need to be a power user — just answer a few questions and Claire will take it from there.

Goals
Timing
Profile
Build your profile

A few simple questions about your goals, priorities, timing, and situation. Your answers are saved and get richer every time you interact.

Claire scores the full catalog

The Clarity engine scores every product against your profile in real time — weighting editorial ratings, approval fit, growth alignment, access type, and timing.

Your matches surface

Top-scoring products are ranked and displayed with their reasons. JumpSteps+ subscribers get their matches delivered directly to their inbox — no login required.

Pillar 01 — Ratings

The most complete picture of any financial institution

JumpSteps aggregates ratings from 13 recognized sources — normalized, filtered by industry, and weighted by data quality. No size bias. No sponsored rankings. Just the most rigorous consensus score available to any consumer.

Four components. One transparent score.

Every JumpSteps rating combines consensus scores from up to 13 publications with an editorial anchor, a structural completeness signal, and independent trust factors — each weighted based on how much coverage is available.

NerdWallet Bankrate Investopedia Forbes Advisor Motley Fool CNBC WalletHub J.D. Power Morningstar Barron's Kiplinger Policygenius
Consensus
50%
Editorial
30%
Structural
10%
Trust
10%

Weights shown for Tier 1 (3+ consensus sources). Weights shift automatically when fewer sources are available — editorial anchor takes precedence when coverage is sparse.

Full methodology →
Pillar 02 — Match Score

The same bank can be perfect for one person's goals and wrong for another's

The Match Score isn't a brand rating — it's a compatibility score built on your profile. Claire scores every product against five dimensions drawn directly from your funnel answers, weighted for your specific category and timing.

Five dimensions. Scored for you.

Every funnel answer feeds a dimension of your profile. Claire uses all five — plus motivation and income signals — to rank products in real time. The score updates as your profile grows richer.

Claire measures the how, who, what, when & why of your financial goals — five dimensions that shape every score, weighted for your specific category and timing.

How the Match Score works →
Clearfield Bank
High-Yield Savings
91
Match Score
Strong overall JumpSteps rating
High APY aligns with your growth goal
Fully digital — matches your access preference
No minimum balance — open immediately

Example match for profile: Grow · Digital · Now · Standard · Building

JumpSteps+

Pillar 03 — Matching that runs 24/7.

A single match result is helpful. A system that keeps working on your behalf — updating as rates change, new products launch, and your own goals evolve — is a different category entirely. That's JumpSteps+, powered by Claire.

$3 / month  ·  $24 / year.  Cancel anytime. No contracts.

Claire delivers your matches by email
New matches land in your inbox — with the product, the score, and the reason — so you never have to come looking.
Your profile keeps getting smarter
Every interaction enriches your profile. Claire's scores become more precise as she learns more about your situation and goals.
Preferred partner offers, surfaced first
Partner-verified products with confirmed data score with highest confidence — so you know exactly why a recommendation reached you.
Full cross-referenced rating dashboard
See the full component breakdown behind any rating — consensus sources, editorial score, structural data, and trust signals.

Your goals have been waiting long enough.

Let Claire match you with the products built for where you are right now — not the ones with the biggest marketing budgets.