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The TVA basically applies the percentage fee that fits the highest dollar value. For example, if an investor wished to sell $ 3 million worth of stock, he would pay the broker he used a fee of 3% of three million dollars, or $ 90,000. On an investment of $ 50 million, the total fee would be 1% of 50
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The MDA method is the original formula, and applies each percentage to its own bracket. For example, if an investor wished to sell $ 3 million worth of stock, he would pay the broker he used a fee of 5%, or $ 50,000, on the first million dollars of transaction value, 4% (40,000) of the second
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