Users criticize UBS for exorbitant fees, citing a calculated trading fee of nearly 600 CHF for a trade that cost 70 cents on IBKR, as well as high custody fees of 0.35% and opaque fees on managed...

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        "excerpt": "Yes UBS and old banks still think they can get away with these crazy fees ! I went to them for financial advise and the first solution they advised was their actively managed funds with fees totaling 3.%-4% per year, with opaque fees systems and the like I had to repeatedly ask him to get the total fee number. I said it was too expensive and would stick to IBKR and he had the audacity to say to be",
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