Tick marks keep a span honest. Along the distance from gross to fees, each tick is a cited figure: a fee rate, a residual definition, a year on a public table.
Ticks instead of stories
A tick does not narrate lifestyle. It marks where the platform cut sits relative to intake so residual secondary earnings can be read as clearance.
Spacing the marks
Uneven ticks mean uneven sources. Markspan prefers fewer marks with clear citations over a crowded line that cannot be verified.
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