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   Dave Fenichel (nek@hear-me.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 00:51:41 JST Dave Fenichel

   • Paul Cantrell
   • David Andersen

   @inthehands @dave_andersen
   As it turns out Ally Invest may not be reasonable. They pulled $400 from my checking account and then immediately froze the new account and denied my access to it. They sent me a cryptic email which states "We need you to contact Ally Invest Client Services. Your Ally online access is currently disabled, and you may not be able to log in or transact in your new Invest account(s) ending in xxx." When I called, the person who responded to the Interactive Voice Response bot for new account assistance had me verify my DOB and phone, then quizzed me on items from my resume, prior addresses, and locations of people I do not know. Then he told me I am under Maintenance Review, and they'll hold on to my cash for as long as they like while conducting it. So now I too am in the 'Annoyed' camp, am likely to demand my funding back, and to look elsewhere for investment services. I already tried Robinhood and Betterment and they had some hoops I found almost as annoying to jump through, which is how I ended up with Ally.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 00:51:39 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • David Andersen

     @nek @dave_andersen
     Ugh, what a headache!!

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 01:15:23 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • David Andersen

     @nek @dave_andersen
     Fidelity and Charles Schwab seem to be the choices that came up most often when I was investigating (albeit distasteful and boring ones).

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     Dave Fenichel (nek@hear-me.social)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 01:15:24 JST Dave Fenichel

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     • Paul Cantrell
     • David Andersen

     @inthehands @dave_andersen
     Yes, I'd welcome suggestions to consider, for after I get my refund.

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     David Andersen (dave_andersen@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 22-Mar-2025 01:31:21 JST David Andersen

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     • Paul Cantrell

     @inthehands @nek +1 to fidelity and Schwab. I've used them both and would use them again.