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by pbreit 3737 days ago
I hear you. I put both since I know the in-the-biz term, basis points, isn't universally understood. I feel like % can be confusing because 0.05 is 5% so putting 0.5% might not always be immediately understood.

My pet peeve is "quarter of a billion" to try to make the number sound bigger.