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| Subject: | Re: Fidelity unfair in advertising? |
| Poster: | Jerry |
| Date: | Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:55:21 -0400 |
| Related Postings: | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
| Oh, I agree, "come ons" without the fine print is getting pretty common.
One TV promotion that is on frequently in my area is a low price for
unlimited digital phone service. They neglect to mention that one must have
a bundle consisting of phone, cable TV, and internet service to qualify for
this reduced rate.
Jerry
"BrunoR" wrote in message
news:4602f5ef$0$4940$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> Of course, it is all legal, I'm sure of it, Jerry! However, I'm a silver
> guy
> with them and they charge me nearly $25 for the same trade I could get
> executed for $7 at "Scottrade." I'm just discussing this issue on account
> of Fidelity's annoying TV ad in which they so *smugly advertise $8* w/o
> letting viewers know that one has to jump throw hoops in order to qualify.
> This is just my opinion about fair advertising doesn't rhyme with Fidelity
> ;-(
>
> Jerry wrote:
>> Yes, one must be classified as an "active trader" for the 8 rate. I'm
>> not sure how many trades it takes to be qualified as "active" - I expect
>> it's documented on their web. As you can likely guess from my posts,
>> I've been classified as such for years.
>>
>> Jerry
>>
>> "BrunoR" wrote in message
>> news:4602e860$0$27015$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>> ---when they advertise $8 commissions on TV but in reality
>>> their commissions may exceed $8 by several multiples ;-).
>>>
>>> Of course, there is the *fine print* that remains invisible in
>>> their ads. (Which part of government is in charge of fair
>>> competition? "Buyer beware!"
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