I agree with everything that you say, except for the part about fees. You get what you pay for. I do make far more from my trading (TOS) than I do from fees. But, this is not a charity. CTAs (I am registered) charge 2% management fees plus 20% of the profits. For my programs AT Pro and ST Pro I charge less than 2% of the nominal size of the leveraged accounts and no performance fee. Long term subscribers have made over 10X their total fees.
If a subscriber is worried about a subscription fee or $250 or more, they shouldn’t be trading futures. Daily volatility can be ten times that or more, depending on the program. The under-capitalized or cautious investor will panic and drop out on the first down day. I have had over 100 cancellations, even though my programs are at new highs.
