beth_sanchez•6mo ago

Showerthought: Local broker websites got way clearer this year.

Finally figured out which fee structures to avoid, saving me a headache.

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danielblack6mo ago

Always thought they were deliberately confusing. Seeing the fees laid out plainly is a game changer.

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fionajenkins6mo ago

Totally get where @danielblack is coming from, but I'm not fully convinced it's always a deliberate choice. A lot of the time it's just bad design from systems that grew over time. Plain language should really be the standard from the start.

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miles_campbell396mo ago

What makes a fee structure go from confusing to clear? I bet it's when they stop burying the monthly account cost inside the fine print for wire transfers and just put it in a simple table up front.

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